Hello
This is my first post and just looking for opinions from others who may have tried elimination diets.
I've had Fibromyalgia for 20+ years and currently have chronic pain throughout my body. The only time I have been without pain in all those years, is when I went on an elimination diet last year. I tried the BBBE diet for 2 months and although very restrictive my pains went within a week, I gained so much energy, I started sleeping deeply and I lost a lot of weight. The BBBE is basically beef, bacon, butter & eggs & I drank water. I was never hungry and I felt great. It was admittedly a bit boring, hence why I fell off the diet after 2 months. I did learn a lot about the foods that trigger pains for example the first food I reintroduced was onions and this caused severe pain in wrists and hands. I thought it may have been coincidence so left it a few days before trying them again and the same pains returned.
Over time I give in to other foods and 8 months on, the pains are as bad as ever. I can't sleep for pain and seriously considering returning to an elimination diet.
Has anyone else had experience of elimination diets?
This is my first post and just looking for opinions from others who may have tried elimination diets.
I've had Fibromyalgia for 20+ years and currently have chronic pain throughout my body. The only time I have been without pain in all those years, is when I went on an elimination diet last year. I tried the BBBE diet for 2 months and although very restrictive my pains went within a week, I gained so much energy, I started sleeping deeply and I lost a lot of weight. The BBBE is basically beef, bacon, butter & eggs & I drank water. I was never hungry and I felt great. It was admittedly a bit boring, hence why I fell off the diet after 2 months. I did learn a lot about the foods that trigger pains for example the first food I reintroduced was onions and this caused severe pain in wrists and hands. I thought it may have been coincidence so left it a few days before trying them again and the same pains returned.
Over time I give in to other foods and 8 months on, the pains are as bad as ever. I can't sleep for pain and seriously considering returning to an elimination diet.
Has anyone else had experience of elimination diets?