If you go through the withdrawal symptoms, feel greatly improved for a while, but then begin to go downhill again, this is a rather bad sign. It does not happen to many people, but if it does happen to you then you need to think very carefully about the situation.
The most likely explanation is that you are developing a new sensitivity to something allowed on the exclusion phase – probably something you are eating a lot of. Look at your food record for the exclusion phase, and try to work out what this might be – foods you ate plentifully before the diet are also suspects. Cut out any such foods and see what happens. Meanwhile make great efforts not to eat too much of any one food. Introducing some rare foods – may be the answer, but don’t overindulge in these either or you may spoil your chances of doing a rare-food diet later.
If you get better again, and stay better for two or three days, then you can begin the reintroduction phase. Continue to vary your diet as much as possible during this period – if you can, go on to a rotation diet. If you can’t manage a four-day rotation, then three days will be some help at least.
If you are still not well, or if you have unclear results during the reintroduction phase, then the best plan is to go straight on to Stage 3, preferably a rare-food diet. As a last resort, you could try an elemental diet but only with medical supervision.
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