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Old 01-22-2012, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by zorrro13 View Post
it mostly comes down to luck in identifying what is the Trigger that causes the inflammation so a complete lifestyle change may be needed even then we probably wont know the exact trigger since it may be a combination of many irritants at once and the same applies to supplements, which one is it? or is it a bit of each.
I think a systematic approach can take most of the luck out of it.

I've been on two lifestyle change diets: the SCD (Specific Carbohydrate Diet) for IBDs (Inflammatory Bowel Diseases) and the Intractable Pain Diet. Both effectively removed all the triggers, and by slow experimentation, things can be tried/added back in one at a time, or identified as triggers and avoided like allergens.

The same method works with supplements, adding only one at a time. If, after a reasonable time, there's an improvement, keep it; if not, stop it and try another.

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