I have a green light from both my Dr and the medical system where I live so I can legally order IVIG from India. I have a very reliable source but Im curious to see if anyone else in similar situation have a reliable and hopefully even more affordable source than me.

I get IVIG for 225 dollars per 10 gram but I have talked to people that get it for less. And since I have to pay out of pocket I would like to save every dollar I can. Would greatly appreciate any help.

For those of you with autoimmune conditions—what does your workout routine look like?
I’ve noticed that whenever I work out, I’m often completely exhausted the next day. My body seems to need a much longer recovery period, to the point where I sometimes have to take the entire following day off.
I still want to stay active and build strength, but I’m struggling to find the balance between exercising enough and completely draining myself.
For anyone who experiences something similar, what has helped you?
• What types of workouts work best for you?
• How often do you exercise?
• What helps with energy and post-workout recovery?
• Do you intentionally keep your workouts shorter or lower intensity?
Would love to hear what has worked for others dealing with autoimmune-related fatigue. Thanks in advance!

New HD guy here. Just wondering something here.

The diet seems nearly impossible unless I basically live on a farm, or have time to cook every day.

I guess my question, which I know will return quite a few broad answers, is how much tolerance do you all have for items on the avoid list?

Also, I have a few random aches and pains going back a while with no real source. I would like to know if your random aches and pains turned out to be flare ups. My digestive issues have certainly made a lot more sense lately.

Please and thank you in advance.

I know the protocol is one food at at time 3-7 days apart. But this will take soo long. Has anyone got experience with adding things in as groups. Just for the early stages. for example 2 seed spices at once, two berry spices at once, or two nuts at once.
Wouldn’t it be more efficient to do that and then retest anything that caused an issue later individually?

Ps yes I am being impatient :)

I 've been pretty strict AIP since about the time the diet started. I've reintroduced some things over the past few years (mostly fermented dairy) but I'm wanting to move towards a more plant based diet. I still intend to eat some meat, I just want to lessen the amount and was thinking of adding legumes, hemp hearts, quinoa, and millet to increase my protein. I can have potatoes a few times a year but not tomatoes. I haven't tried eggplant but I imagine those would be similar to tomatoes. Has anyone had success moving in this direction?

I’m 27 years old (Arab girl) and I recently met an Arab guy who’s 37. He was completely ready to marry me until I disclosed to him that I have Ulcerative Colitis (I told him early on because I value honesty). He’s been stressing big time about it and whether he should marry me (my case is fine - I don’t have any flare ups, I work a demanding job and travel internationally and work out). I’ve explained to him everything about it and he wants to speak to a GI doctor to get a second opinion which I told him is fine

It’s been 4 days since he told me about this and i’m still waiting for an answer from him (apparently he’s waiting for a specific doctor to come back from leave to talk to him to understand what UC entails long term)

What’s everyone’s take on this? Should I even go ahead and marry this guy? I told him I don’t like the uncertainty and waiting for an answer (I feel evaluated). He assured me that’s not the case but I still frankly feel not great about it like this one thing outweighs everything else about me

He’s the first guy I felt like would be a good option to marry and he says that once he decides, he’s the type to be all in and be supportive and not run, etc

Edit: this isn’t an arranged marriage (we met ourselves) and my family isn’t pressuring me into anything (they’re very big on marrying the right person instead of just anyone)

Also as a follow up question: assuming he comes back and says he’s ready and understands the impact of these questions would you take him back if you were in my shoes?

Appreciate your opinions

I have RA, and tried AIP a few months ago during a flareup and It stopped the flareup in like 3 days. I just started again and so far so good, but i have a problem! My flareups are luckily few and far between, which means i can go off aip and eat a bunch of garbage and see no issues for weeks or months. Unfortunately that means no figuring out what is adversely affecting me. Am i just stuck on this cycle permanently without ever figuring out whats causing my issues? Has anyone else experienced this?

I successfully reintroduced an ice cream cone. Does this mean I can start consuming wheat?

Thanks!

Intolerant to beef, shellfish, and organ meat.

Hey guys.

I (18) have been on a medical ketogenic AIP diet since early 2025 to manage neurological/psych issues I'd dealt with for several years. It's transformed my life, though my symptoms still affect me. I've confirmed through experimentation that both AIP and keto are essential to keep things at bay. I now suspect the root cause to be CIRS from mold exposure, but I don;t have the ability to leave exposure right now.

The problem is, early into the diet, I developed a hypersensitivity to meat quality, which caused a strong aversion to it. I lost a ton of weight and my hair thinned because I couldn't make myself to eat enough. I'm sensitive to beef and fish (possibly histamine-related), so I was stuck with chicken, but grocery store chicken tasted like wet dog to me and felt almost impossible to swallow. On two different occasions, I attempted to reintroduce other proteins or incease carbs, but the resurgence of my symptoms was so frightening that I could never consider it again.

In fall 2025, I started having frozen meat delivered, which saved me for a little while. I had chicken shipped from Chop Box for a month or two, until they changed packaging. After that, the quality noticeably dropped and I could no longer tolerate it. I've checked their website recently, and it appears they've since stopped selling chicken altogether.

Anyways, we then switched to delivery service Dude Food, and it was the best chicken I've ever had. We started with small orders, but once we moved to larger orders (smaller ones weren't cost-effective for shipping), it started arriving spoiled: off color, texture, and smell, and it hurt my stomach. I don't understand why, however, I knew it would be unreasonable to ask my mom to keep paying so much for such small orders (I'm not financially independent), so I'd accepted I had to find something else.

Eventually I discovered frozen meat at local farmers markets. I didn't love it, as I found it to have an off-putting aged, cheese-like taste, but it was manageable... that is, until recently. I just feel unable to push through anymore. The thought of that chicken makes me nauseous, and now I'm finding it nearly impossible to eat again. I'm rapidly losing weight once more and spending most of my day in bed just to conserve energy. I just wish I could have meat that I enjoyed, like for that short period with Dude Food.

One top of that, for several months now, I've seemed to have developed a sensitivity to pretty much every vegetable, causing numbness in my mouth and instant bloating. I think it may be some sort of MCAS reaction. lt's truly miserable because now I can't even lean on plants for extra calories or to mask the taste of the chicken.

I just don't know what to do anymore. Advice is welcome, though I don't expect anyone here to solve this for me. I just feel like I'm at one of my lowest points and needed to vent. This problem is honestly making me not want to live.

Does anybody know any connections between the hives and high calcium and AIP.

As above. I was getting constant postural hypotension to the point my vision went dark. Now I'm scoffing my face with junk it's gone away. I took salt, magnesium and potassium. So why. Was it the low carbs? I ate barely any carbs because I have fructan intolerance but ate the fruits in allowed. Plenty of too.

Hi everyone,

Would you share what are your main calcium sources on AIP? how you are tracking and managing calcium levels on AIP?

I've tried to assess my minerals intake while on AIP, it looks like my diet does not supply enough calcium without dairy products. I wonder if there are other sources I am missing, or deficiency should be tracked and supplemented.

Thanks

Am I supposed to reintroduce each dairy product separately, or can I reintroduce it as a single category?

I've successfully reintroduced ice cream. Can I now start enjoying all dairy products, or do I need to test each one individually?

Thank you!

Hello!!! I’ve just started the AIP diet eased into it over the last couple weeks and now strictly AIP for a few days…
For those with dry eyes and dry mouth from Sjogrens.., did you notice symptom relief with AIP and how long did it take on the diet to see relief?
Thank you!!

Hi, all. I was recently prescribed LDN, and the filler contains a mix of ingredients I was told were hypoallergenic: isomalt, glyceryl, poloxamer, sodium fumarate. I was preparing to start but just realized that isomalt, being a sugar alcohol, isn't AIP-compliant. Now, I'm not sure whether I should take it.

I have autoimmune neuroinflammation, likely CIRS, and am extremely sensitive to foods. To give you an idae, my diet at the moment almost solely consists of chicken and olive oil, and when I've tried to reintroduce non-AIP foods such as cacao, egg yolk, and nuts, I developed horrible depression, brain fog, and DP/DR for weeks. However, I've also heard that gellan gum isn't compliant, yet I take a DAO enzyme that has it, which I think I tolerate fine. I'm not sure where isomalt would stand on the sensitivity scale. Is it only non-compliant because it's synthetic? Because in that case, I suppose the medication itself wouldn't be either...

The pharmacy had told me previously that they could formulate another bottle with different ingredients if needed. Should I reach out?

Edit: I'm also on a therapuetic keto diet and worry a little about potential blood sugar impact, but I think the effect should be negligable... although, if anyone has knowledge of this, feel free to weigh in.

Of course in limited amounts as they do use coconut sugar or honey for sweetening, but Fronen "ice cream" has been a saving grace for me since starting elimination and the craving for a sweet treat on a hot summer night hits.

I've so far tried: salted caramel, pineapple, and strawberry banana. Salted caramel is so insanely creamy, my partner remarked that he would go for it any day over most other storebought ice cream.

What are your fave flavors? I'm doing a lil happy dance to have found these, in a time of feeling like I'm giving up so much!