AN AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSION DIET

Exclusion diets may have a practical place in determining of precipitating dietary factors in certain clinical conditions. We present an exclusion diet which is based on the exclusion of food commonly known to cause food allergies, and the exclusion of food which contains salicylates, benzoates, tartrazine, yeast, and penicillin. This provided a basis for challenge with these additives and natural chemicals. Preliminarv information in urticaria suggests a use for this diet h some allergic conditions.