Hi Hannah – Several food intolerances indicates a leaky gut and possible gut infections and/or hormonal issues. What we’d suggest is taking this customized quiz to get an idea of where to start: http://solvingleakygut.com/quiz/my-health/

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Are those tests actually accurate?

No, do NOT give aspirin to children! https://myria.com/why-shouldnt-kids-take-aspirin-reyes-syndrome

HI Stephanie – thanks for sharing! I can’t say we’ve done the research to give you a solid answer on glycine and if it would help…we will keep our eyes and ears open for information on it, though:)

Would taking glycine supplement help?
It is also found in gelatin, bone broth etc.

I find this very interesting as I also have ehlers-danlos which is a collagen defect.

Do you have any information which could be helpful? My mother and grandmother discovered it when they stumbled across Feingold’s diet when I was a child. I am now 42. I’ve also been diagnosed with Mast Cell Activation disorder and salicylate are very high trigger for mast cell degranulation.
I’ve had severe salicylate intolerance my whole life and through research found that phenols and terpenes are also an issue.

Hi Michael, how exactly did Dr Dale help you?

I’m leaving a response on the latest date on this thread. I was diagnosed with salicylate sensitivity about 10 years ago and find the blow sal diet works for me in conjunction with plenty of sunshine and steam rooms help to lower my bad reactions. I have crohns disease and have had most of my intestine removed( I have 2 out of 7 metres left if I’m right) peeling and cooking fruit and veg makes absolutely no difference to my intolerance and I still react. I eat nuts about 3 times a year as they cause reactions faster than anything other than alcohol. I was told to only drink quality champagne ( which made my husband laugh!) But it’s true. I found great relief on a combination of natural supplements including daily sulphur (msm) which can make you a very smelly person to be with?. I’m not sure anything apart from a low sal diet would work for someone in my position due to not only compromised gut but lack of it. I often get the feeling sals can also affect your eyes as mine get very red but I’m not sure that could be yet another thing crohns disease blesses me with.

Hi, I would also like to know what formula you used for salicylate intolerance.

Ashlee, did you ever find help with your issues?

Thanks for sharing this, Tanya! Glad the kiddos are doing better:)

We have a similar story and the only diet that worked as grain free, dairy free failsafe. My kids are sensitive to all chemicals including salicylates, amines, glutamates, chlorine….. the list goes on. But after 2 years, we’re in a great place and the biggest skeptics have actually turned around and apologised…because our kids have a had such a dramatic turnaround. It seems our chemical sensitivity started after mould exposure in our house.

How wonderful for your son that he has a Mom like you! It seems like you trusted your instincts and didn’t stop looking for answers until you found them. ?!!

Thanks for reaching out and sharing this with us! What an amazing accomplishment. I’m really curious as to what diet you used to achieve those results! Would you mind sharing more? You can email me at lorijo@scdlifestyle.com if that is something you’d like to do. Or here is fine too:)

If you do have a salicylate allergy and you ingest aspirin, you can have aspirin toxicity. That can kill you.

Hi Jane

Is your son on a strict phenol free diet whilst taking the supplement?

Can you email me the cheap way to desensitize the phenol intolerance? I’ve been struggling with this for 9 years before I figured out that this was causing my brain fog after eating, it’s no wonder I seems to react to everything when I thought I was eating healthy!

Not sure what youbused from thisbsite, can you help

Hi Jenn
My son is NT but highly sensitive to phenols. Bananas, chocolate and vanillin (fake vanilla flavour) Block the phenol sulfotransferase enzyme and are also high in phenols. Apples are high in phenols.
It has taken me years to work out what is wrong with my son, and I’ve finally realised it’s phenols.
He now takes No-Fenol enzymes with meals and is 100% better. I also give him epsom salt baths to increase his sulfur and that seems to work, especially if he’s particularly toxic from an exposure.

Thank you for the post Michael, that website gives me a lot of hope – will definitely give the homeopathics a go 🙂

Hi Jenn – there is no reliable blood tests for this that Steve and Jordan recommend – it is more something you can test on your own by eliminating foods. A diet like SCD is best for finding out what foods your son is reacting to – you can learn more here: https://healthygut.com/about-the-scd-diet/

Hope this helps!

Hi Beth – thanks for reaching out to us 🙂

We recommend you check out this video: https://healthygut.com/2012/11/episode-4-food-allergy-vs-food-intolerance-showdown/

We don’t recommend you eat any foods that make you feel bad or cause a reaction. If you have a reaction to glucosamine and chondroitin and decide not to eat bone broth or gelatin, you may consider using colostrum – it’s another amazing gut-healing supplement.

I hope this helps!

Hi Arjane, I’m really sorry but we aren’t familiar with these medications and can’t tell you if they produce phenols. We recommend you consult with your doctor about any medications.

Hi Nancy, thanks for commenting.

Many people react to the grape juice and gelatin. We recommend you just skip it entirely, as the same nutrients in the gelatin are also in the broth.

Another option is to mix the gelatin with water or with lime, lemon, or another plain juice you tolerate.

I hope this helps and you’ll give the diet a try – everyone has to modify it in some way and thats what we specialize in helping people do 🙂

Hi Linda, we highly suggest testing this with food as mentioned in the article and as always, please contact your practitioner as well.

Hi Lisa, thanks for reaching out! Please sign up for our Free Quick Start Guide here: https://healthygut.com/scd-quick-start-guide/

Hi Michael, which ones did you use for salicylate/phenol intolerance? I took a look, and I’m really interested, but my sure which would be best?! My daughter has salycilate and additive intolerance (msg/preservatives etc)

I have recently been diagnosed with an intolerance to benzene, am I correct (after reading) that naturally occuring phenols could be as hazardous to my health as chemically made ones?

Help!! Im going nuts..