Food intolerances or food sensitivities share a common reason: your gut microbiome! While some people tolerate foods we cannot tolerate, it’s because their bugs (microbes) are different than ours. Yes, our microbiome is as unique as our fingerprint.
According to Dr, Will Bulsiewicz of Fiber Fueled, your unique gut microbiome has strengths and weaknesses. It may be really good at digesting certain foods while lousy at others. Since your diet and your microbiome are intertwined, your diet needs to be just as personal to you as your microbiome is.
You need trial and error to discover your ideal diet. While some doctors recommend total elimination, that doesn’t make sense for the 90% majority of us who just need their gut’s microbiome diversity stimulated to produce the right bacteria to digest the foods we are sensitive to. If we eliminate that food completely, we’ll never grow its microbe to proliferate our gut.
“The goal is to hit that sweet spot where your dietary choices are perfectly matched to the strengths and weaknesses of your gut, and then magic ensues. No digestive distress, maximum plants, healing your gut and body.”
Fine tuning is the key, not by eliminating foods but by going slow.