Im currently doing a nutritional thing with Zoe Health (I have no relationship to them, but have 3 welcome codes if anyone is seriously interested) This one is different to just cutting out the various sugars in milk and wheat. Although there is a good set of information on cutting out all the bad sugars, known as low FODMAP on the NHS website, including dietary videos and an app to barcode foods to check whats in them. The Zoe one is the next step, where I am having blood, stool, and continuous glucose monitoring alongside food logging. They then test my reactions to sugars and fats, and dna profile the gut microbiome. Its a few hundred quid, so had to think carefully, but am really excited to get my results back, and then I have 4 months of refining my diet to reduce dietary inflammation with their nutritionists, usually via chat on the app. Its very new, and I got early access thanks to being a regular logger of my covid health throughout the pandemic. I did indeed find fodmap helpful, but then I had developed IBS during peri menopause as is so common. It is quite restrictive, but you soon find what sort of balance you can literally stomach. Its been a slow and steady journey, but has been good in expanding my food intake. I now try to stick to homemade yoghurt bread made with spelt - which is dead easy to make, and wonderful still warm. I also know which fruits and veg to be wary of. It has made me very interested in Japanese cuisine, which has very little in the way of dairy, thanks to higher level of lactose intolerance in asian genetics. I definitely recommend the NHS IBS pages for a start, as its free of course! Also try increasing your probiotics and variety of plants in your diet (includes seeds, beans, nuts, funghi….) so basically try simple things like swapping a mixed fruit and nut cereal for one of just wheat or corn and then its easy to up the variety. 😉
thank you for the suggestions. ijust went gluten and dairy free shopping yesterday and i'm all stocked up on that so i'm gonna stick with that and see if it helps. i also see a naturpath dr next week so im interested in what he has to say.