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Permalink Reply by Christi Q. on July 20, 2017 at 1:54pm

Will you please describe what you eat on a typical day?

Permalink Reply by illustr8r on July 20, 2017 at 3:06pm

Breakfast: Easiest is a skillet meal: Ground beef, bacon bits, butternut squash & leeks with fresh parsley for color. An apple and tea (with honey). Make a big batch so it lasts a few days.

Lunch: Salad with cucumbers, radish, dried cherries or cranberries. Homemade no noodle chicken noodle soup (made after I am done slicing the good meat off of a Costco chicken for previous meals), carrots, celery, swiss chard, onion, lotsa basil, thyme and garlic and a little turmeric for color). Left over pork tenderloins for extra protein. More fruit if I want something sweet.

Dinner: Pork tenderloins (breaded with coconut flour, basil, onion and garlic powder) fried in olive oil. Veggies on the side (yellow squash or broccoli or cauliflower or sweet potatoes...any veggies just not night shades) and salad. I use my crockpot a lot for chicken breasts and baby back ribs.

Pork tenderloins sliced 1/4 thick and breaded are a must have when I get snacky- very satisfying. So, I make those all of the time. Breakfast is the toughest meal to adjust to if you are used to coffee and a pastry- or an egg.

I had a weird craving for molasses cookies and found a AIP recipe for them. They turned out OK. Not like what real cookies are but they tasted good enough! :)

Permalink Reply by CarolJ on July 20, 2017 at 2:54pm

Yes! I started this diet right after I was diagnosed. It was the thing I found and read about that made the most sense to stop this. I started it 2/16 and stayed on the strict aip diet for 2 months and then added back in eggs (for breakfast) and pepper...I couldn't go on without those but stayed strictly aip for another 3 months. It worked exactly as you described...felt bad for a couple days then felt great. I had roscea too and that went away completely and I like to think the hairloss hass stopped, although it could still be there but just so so slow I can't even tell anymore. The rest of my hair has thickened back up too. I'm cheering you on...keep going!!!

Permalink Reply by illustr8r on July 20, 2017 at 4:09pm

CarolJ :)

It was because of one of your posts some time ago that I was inspired to attempt this diet. Thank you so much for doing that!

I've been helped so much and have learned so much from all the nice ladies here doing their best they can living with this crappy weird disease.

Permalink Reply by sallylwess on July 20, 2017 at 3:54pm

I have a recipe book for the Paleo Diet.  Do you think that would work the same way a AIP diet works?  I have IBS and this book incorporates the FODMAP Diet for IBS with the Paleo.  I am finally ready to try diet changes.  I am so tired of skin flares and scalp flares.  I have had FFA for years and have lost a great deal of hair.  I have a great deal of scarring.  I don't think I even care about the hair loss stopping anymore.  LIE Who am I kidding? I want it STOP.  I just am more interested in stopping all the other side effects from this condition.  Much of what you eat on a typical day are things I am to avoid for IBS.

Permalink Reply by illustr8r on July 20, 2017 at 4:16pm

I have CKD so I have been used to a limited diet already. One thing with AIP is that avocados and bananas are popular ingredients and I can't eat those because of their high potassium content. I imagine with a little research you can find good AIP alternatives for your IBS required diet. There is a lot of reading in the beginning and then you learn how to adapt.

This book (and website: http://www.phoenixhelix.com) was very helpful in breaking down the do's and don'ts for me: http://www.phoenixhelix.com/simple-guide/

:)

Permalink Reply by sallylwess on July 20, 2017 at 4:21pm

Thank you.  I will check it out.

Permalink Reply by Christi Q. on July 20, 2017 at 3:54pm

Oh my......kudos to you for being able to do that!  I know myself, and I just wouldn't be able to put that kind of time and effort in to it.  I'm sure it's SO very healthy for you!  Good Luck to you.

Permalink Reply by Jess on July 21, 2017 at 12:06am

I wonder if weight loss in general helps, at least for those who are overweight to begin with? I was reading that being overweight can contribute to a kind of constant low-grade inflammation, and it appears that some other autoimmune disorders can lessen in severity with weight loss.

Permalink Reply by Mel on July 25, 2017 at 1:40am

I have been super tired lately for a number of reasons unrelated to AIP (or perhaps in part because I need to get BACK to the diet!)
I will write some now.
Yes, I tried AIP and yes I had success. With many autoimmune conditions you can see or feel a difference in 30 days to 3 months. But I listened to a podcast about how your skin (and I think that relates to hair disorders) is the "last priority" organ in your body, meaning your body nourishes and heals other organs first. SO, the tough part for people with FFA is that the elimination phase could take a year or more. Once you see improvement, that's when you add foods back one at a time. I did the diet for 10 months, 100%, and after month 5 I had regrowth of hair in the FRONT!!
Then I traveled abroad for a month and got off the diet.
I never thought I had tummy trouble or any problems with grains or foods, but on AIP I realized I did because on the diet any occasional bloating or pain was GONE! It took about 3 weeks to react to eating other foods while traveling but I definitely got a stomach ache. Long story about why I'm still not back to AIP 100%, but I am getting ready to try again. It made me realize I think I relied a lot on grains and dairy before. On AIP you have to fill up on vegetables so you eat them every meal -- and our bodies need all those enzymes and nutrients. I am still off gluten and try to eat ALL organic. Grass fed meat is also important. Organ meats and fermented foods are a plus, and the podcast said oysters and pineapples are key for hair/skin conditions. Avoid mango.

Permalink Reply by Halfbakedwho on July 30, 2017 at 8:52am

Hi, here in France the diet suggested is a bit different, so I'm on that (no gluten, no milk products, and cooking things at a low temp or eating things raw). So for me, no ground meat (high temp cooking) - what I am eating resembles a bit more of a vegan diet except that I do eat some meat and steamed fish, and eggs. I also take a LOT of supplements given to me by a nutrionnist-doctor, and the dermatologist I saw in Paris recommended that I stay on this diet as well.
I have been on it about a month, with a handful of cheats (a small piece of son's BD cake, a coke zero, and some ice cream). I'm on vacation now which makes for some temptation but I'm doing okay. So far - I too notice my digestion is much, much better... I never thought I had issues with gluten or dairy until they left my diet! My skin too looks better, and I just feel different in general but it's sort of hard to qualify.
I admit one reason that I find it not too hard is that it allows dark chocolate (I just had a square) and honey, as long as you don't go crazy. I need a bit of sweet. OK, I really like a bit of sweet...!
Other than that, I don't have weight to lose and I think I am stable.
Here is what I'm following if anyone is interested and reads French:
http://www.seignalet.fr/fr/
Bises y'all...

Permalink Reply by Mel on August 8, 2017 at 10:27am

Check out Sarah Ballantyne, the Paleo Mom, or autoimmunewellness.com. Or what I really live by is the cookbook by Mickey Trescott, although there are many AIP recipes online.
https://www.google.com/shopping/product/16985144615960231975?lsf=se...

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