Re: what does it mean to tolerate something?

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> What does tolerating food look like? This might seem like a strange question

but what if there was something in the intro diet that you can't tolerate? What

would you do? If you consistently have diarrhea, how can you ascertain if you

tolerate anything?

That's when it gets tricky. If nothing you do change your symptoms at all - it

may indicate that

something in your base diet is bad for you. In that case, I would rotate them

out, one by one

for at least a week, and see if anything changes.

I'd start with all the dairy or the eggs. As Elaine says with constant D, you

may want to remove

eggs. If nothing changes after a week like that, add it back in and see if

anything gets worse

and if not, keep on going.

Mara

[Guest guest]

If you consistently have diarrhea, how can you ascertain if you tolerate anything?Again, one of life's tougher questions =) I also had/have consistent D, and I think as long as introducing a food doesn't make the D/cramping/blood any worse then you can assume you tolerate it. Cheers!Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Prednisone 10 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!)