What would this diet tell me?

[mdithrich]

Hey there. My doctor put me on a chicken, white rice and water only diet for 2 weeks. After the 2 weeks, if I feel better, I can start adding in different foods every 3 days. (I'm guessing to see what triggers me) I'm almost done with the 2 week diet and, if anything, I feel worse.

Our only communication has been through email as he is states away from me (had to travel to try to get some answers). I'm just not sure what this diet is supposed to tell. And with me not feeling any better, what does that tell you? Just trying to get some answers here.

Thank you so much!

 

[ronroush7]

He might have you on a bland diet to keep the symptoms down. Your doctor might have to change your medicine. Hope he can come back and get you some answers.

 

[Beach]

The diet your doctor recommends reminds me of Dr. Walter Kempner's diet. He was a famous Duke University physician in the 40s, 50s and 60s, that created a rice diet to help patients treat their kidney disease, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes conditions.

The first phase of the diet was simply rice, fruit, sugar a few supplements. If I remember correctly around 70% of his patients responded positively to the diet, seeing their health conditions improve. If a patient improved on the first phase of the diet, new food were added.

If no improvement was seen, then it was felt diet wasn't an answer to the person's health issues.

You can read about Dr. Kempner and his diet here in this long article:

https://rawfoodsos.com/2015/10/06/in-defense-of-low-fat-a-call-for-some-evolution-of-thought-part-1/

There are also a few books on the doctor and his diet on Amazon.

The only thing I can think of that might help with the rice and chicken diet is to avoid soy and corn fed chicken. You might ask your doctor about this. Some feel soy meal allergens in particular, fed to chickens will show up in chicken eggs and meat.

I only mention as I've been doing this idea myself for a few months, avoiding soy directly and indirectly. I've been eating wild caught salmon for protein, and as a result seen improvements in my gut, appearance, and greater energy levels.

I recently added grass fed beef to my diet the other day. So far so good. I'm hoping the beef works out. I enjoy salmon, but it does get tiring.

Hope that helps and good luck in finding answers that work.

 

[wild_one353]

white rice is the worst, no antioxidants, fiber or vitamins because it has been polished to remove the outer layer, try oats instead. you are going to at least need a multivitamin too.

is this a real doctor or like a naturopath or something like that? how are you getting your calcium requirements? I would think cheese would be another must for your plain starter elimination diet.

And actually I've tested tons of food through an elimination diet over the years so ill save you some time, avoid refined sugars and reduce high sugar fruits and fruit juices, the best tolerated fruits for me are cranberries and apples, the worst are grapes. oats and refried beans are fine, some wheat is ok I can only use gold medal whole wheat flour, some other brands have caused issues perhaps due to glyphosate residue. raw veggies do not work and many have bad bacteria on them cooked your veggies overcooked, broccoli cauliflower is a great start. some veggies have herbicides and pesticides on them so choose organic. make a tea every day with ginger black pepper green tea, italian herbs, lots of basil, and fresh ginger. never drink milk due to lactose mozzerella cheese and parmesan have the lowest lactose content. potatoes, corn and rice all may cause problems for you.