title: Use of a chemically defined diet in the diagnosis of food sensitivities and the determination of offending foods.
abstract: A chemically defined diet of low allergenicity was used to provide complete nutritional support for a week in a referred group of 27 patients. Food-sensitive patients remitted 70% of their allergy symptoms, supporting a diagnosis of dominant food etiology. For those the diet was continued while selected foods were orally challenged. Safe diets were thus established in about three weeks of largely patient-executed effort. Patients without remission were given concentrated attention toward establishing other etiologies. Remission was thus achieved in 85% of the cases.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012138:Respiratory Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects