I appreciate the answer.

Two reasons why I still try. If there are foods irritating me, I want to cut down on them forever. Really not having any trouble with four, still. Dairy is getting there, except cheese. I'll have to come to terms with that, and I am fairly certain I can. Eggs, I'm fifty fifty on. I think I can make baked goods, on the rare occasion I do, with substitutes. I still can't fathom how to make other things at all without an egg. At all. Maybe the four will be enough.

Until they find out for certain I only need medication, it's still on the table as a way of life. I want to be ready to go cold turkey in a way that will succeed should that happen. It could be the rest of my life without one or some.

The next endoscopic test will have that answer. I find it appropriate that it'll be on Halloween. Could be a trick, could be a treat. 🤞🏻

Nutmeg gives a rich flavor to custards and other milk based dishes, IMO. I use it often - freshly grated.

Ah! If the test will determine the status of eggs, then you don't need an elimination diet. We were talking about different things. Sorry to be so noodgy! I was thinking in terms of letting you have your eggs back, if the outcome was negative. Check with the experts on the baking. My mother was allergic to eggs but didn't have a noticeable reaction to background eggs, like in a cake or bread, or any similar cooked quantity. A friend is so allergic to eggs that he'll have a severe reaction to qantities too small to require listing on the ingredients. I know you don't have an allergy, per se, but the same kind of tolerance might be true for you, too. But that's not custard. I love custard, too, and sympathize.

The test will tell if medication alone is enough. If it's all inflamed even with medication... well, I'll burn that bridge when I get there. There is still one more medication I can take, so I might still be ok without dietary changes.

I remember reading your first post and thinking how benefical a Whole 30 type elimination cleanse would be. It is an eye opener and since it is only for 30 days it is much easier to deal with mentally. When I did my first one it showed me that I have a serious problem with dairy but I also found my body rejected foods that were allowed like onions and black coffee. The temporary strict elimination makes it so much easier to add back a single item and monitor your body. No two human bodies are the same anyway. Maybe you should consider finding the truly offending items first and then spend time later trying all the substitutes.

I don’t know how many posts I may have missed between the first one and this one and it is awesome that they have tests for some of this stuff but you are going to be the best one to isolate it and figure it out. It still blows my mind that switching my black coffee habit to black coffee cold brew concentrate was the last item needed to get off those heartburn drugs. It took determination to figure out my bodies triggers. I really miss Irish Cream the most (deep sigh). First world problems huh?

Oh yeah and my body really rejects all the sugar I have learned. I am sitting here eating an apple donut knowing I will pay for it later. I have made peace with making calculated choices, mostly. (hot tip-only buy one donut) LOL

Is soy out? Soft tofu is a marvelous sub for eggs. I used to make an "eggless egg salad" with mustard, curry powder and tofu. A friend once asked, "How did you get the egg taste?" I also sub it for custards and pudding.

I have read a lot about the supposed problems with phyto estrogens or other phyto chemicals in soy, but in my experience, that is not the case. ("Phyto" as in "plant-derived") On the flip side, my brother is truly sensitive to soy, gets a histamine reaction with phelm whenever he eats it, which is why he has to stay away from a lot of processed foods--some type of soy, either oil, protein or byproduct.

pinkmountain, I made that "egg salad" from tofu also. I like it better than real eggs salad as I dont really care much at all for eggs. I am glad that it does not have the egg taste to it. It gives the visual illusion of eggs because I use tumeric in it and that makes it look like egg yolk and adds a bit of taste of it's own. Like you, we like it with a bit of curry in it.

Soy is out. If I have to go that route :(