AIP diet for autoimmune illnesses

Thanks to all who responded to my questions about AIP diet. A BIG problem where this diet is concerned is that in addition to my 3 autoimmune illnesses (celiac spruce, UC, lupus), I also have congestive heart failure. So I absolutely have to watch fats and salt. And unfortunately, most of the high-calorie items on AIP (coconut products, bacon, chicken fat, meat fat, red meat) are forbidden to me! So I am left with only the leaner AIP allowables. The dietician who proposed I go on AIP encouraged me to eat lots of olive oil and avocado oil; I use both to cook with, but I have no gall bladder, so I don't deal with lots of oil/fats well anyhow. I did not get much guidance from her after I brought up my heart-related (and gall bladder-less limitations). Hence my hollering for help to all of you. 🙂

While I realize this is an elimination diet, I expect I'll have to abide by it for several weeks before I add things back in. Bottom line is I don't know how I'm going to get through those several weeks without dropping weight, and at 89 pounds, I don't have much to spare!

Another issue: Most of the recipes I've seen online are WAY complex and require more energy than I've got. And AIP prepared meal services don't suit as they won't tailor to my low fat and sodium requirements.

Someone asked re: scientific basis for this diet. The jury seems to be out. One Mayo Clinic article called it a fad diet, explaining that the lectins I'm told AIP eliminates are mostly destroyed or altered in cooking. However, some people say it helps... and I could sure use some help! So I'm very willing to try. But one day on this diet left me hungry.

BTW, I have been STRICTLY gluten free for 40 years because I am a severe celiac, and I eliminated refined sugar and sugary products from my diet 30 years ago. So I've had those bases covered for a long time.

If anyone has more suggestions after reading all this detail, please suggest away. And meantime, thanks to all who shared their thoughts.

AIP diet includes coconut, olive oil, bananas, fatty meat, including bacon, chicken fat, meat fat for extra calories. The diet is not intended as a lifetime destination, but as a way to remove trgger foods, rest the body, and use a carefully stepped approach of adding the restricted foods in small quantties and certan sequences. Many have successfully added eggs, peppers, etc., after the elimination phase. The diet has helped me both bfore the Moderna vaccine 1 injury, and now as well, somewhat modified to include minimal cheese, some nuts. After the strict period of food exclusions, you may be able to reintroduce beans. But consider that they may be contributing to your health problems. All the best with your healing food choices.

P.S. to my post above about AIP. When I said "animal protein," I also meant fish and shellfish. And no nuts are allowed on this diet.

P.P.S. I eliminated sugar in almost all forms from my diet nearly 40 years ago, so what's kept weight on me has been legumes, nuts, celiac-allowable grains, cheese and eggs. Hence my concern about losing weight on AIP.

Eat a lot of fat . Add fat like butter coconut oil to your coffee. Personally I would eat eggs loaded with butter, not the same as milk and cheese have no idea why they always lump eggs in with dairy. Might be the whites. In the walh protocol she eats just the yokes. Way too many nutrients in the yoke to be left out. Have broccoli loaded with fats like olive oil or animal fats. By all means avoid seed oils like corn soy they oxidize at room Temps and especially at high Temps like deep frying. Dont eat any fried foods when eating out. I eat ham broccoli eggs frozen beef patties are real convient avocados sardines in olive oil and occasionally cheeses and raw milk that's about it.

Eat a lot of fat . Add fat like butter coconut oil to your coffee. Personally I would eat eggs loaded with butter, not the same as milk and cheese have no idea why they always lump eggs in with dairy. Might be the whites. In the walh protocol she eats just the yokes. Way too many nutrients in the yoke to be left out. Have broccoli loaded with fats like olive oil or animal fats. By all means avoid seed oils like corn soy they oxidize at room Temps and especially at high Temps like deep frying. Dont eat any fried foods when eating out. I eat ham broccoli eggs frozen beef patties are real convient avocados sardines in olive oil and occasionally cheeses and raw milk that's about it.

Is there any documentation of reactions to the Moderna vaccines and auto immune diseases? The day I got my booster, my joints hurt, as in the pain moved from one joint to another. 4 months later, I test positive for ANA, 1:160 on a routine blood test. But I had no symptoms. NOW, I can hardly move in the morning and am trying anything (AIP diet, food sensitivity test) to feel better. In my mind, I think the vaccine caused a “dormant” condition to “awaken”. BTW, the last blood test said Sjogerns syndrome..

Wahls is allergic to eggs so she structures her diet around avoiding them and later that applies to everyone who follows her plan. Since everyone’s sensitivities to food are unique, people following an autoimmune protocol should work to identify which foods do or don’t work for their body. Food allergy tests do not tell all, there’s more work involved.