Success story collections

Here are inspiring collections of stories, organised by symptom or by additive keywords and taken from the Success Stories. They'll be added to as time permits. You can nominate a priority area for a collection by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Inspiration

“This diet has literally saved my life” eg lifesaver, saved my life, saviour, life-threatening, ambulance (14 pages, February 2017)

Courage Awards - these are the stories of our members that showed extraordinary bravery and perseverance (40 pages, April 2021)

Babies 0-18 months (33 pages, May 2017)

Symptoms

ADHD eg attention deficit disorder, ADD, ADHD, hyperactive, hyperactivity (98 pages, June 2015)

aggression eg aggressive, aggression, violent (67 pages, June 2015)

anger issues eg anger, angry, anger management (42 pages, June 2015)

arthritis eg osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile arthritis, gout, joint pain (10 pages, June 2017)

asthma eg asthma, chronic cough, persistent cough, ventolin, puffer (54 pages, June 2015)

autism eg autism, autistic, ASD, spectrum, Aspergers (52 pages, January 2021)

constipation eg constipation, IBS, irritable bowel symptoms, diarrhea, diarrhoea (28 pages, June 2015)

depression eg depression, self-harm, suicide, panic attacks, anxiety (59 pages, July 2016)

eczema eg eczema, rash, psoriasis, rosacea (34 pages, June 2015)

encopresis eg encopresis, sneaky poos/poohs, soiling, wetting, incontinent (22 pages, June 2015)

epilepsy eg epilepsy, epileptic, fits, seizures (8 pages, April 2021)

FODMAPS eg fodmaps, fodmap, fructose, sorbitol (5 pages, June 2018)

headache and migraine (30 pages, June 2015)

heart eg arrhythmia, palpitations, tachycardia, fast heart beat, atrial fibrillation, chest pain,"heart attack" (21 pages, June 2015)

hives and urticaria (29 pages, June 2015)

IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) eg IBS, bloating, reflux, stomach pain, stomach cramps, wind, diarrhea, diarrhoea (39 pages, June 2018)

menstrual issues eg PMT, PMS, period, menstrual, premenstrual, pre-menstrual, menopausal, peri-menopausal (10 pages, June 2015)

OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (14 pages, June 2023)

ODD eg oppositional defiance disorder, defiant (59 pages, June 2015)

reflux (21 pages, June 2015)

sleep issues eg sleep, apnoea, apnea, night terrors, difficulty falling asleep, insomnia, nightmare, bad dreams (94 pages, June 2015)

speech eg speech delay, loud voice, vocal tics, silly noises (72 pages, June 2015)

stutter (5 pages, June 2015)

tonsillitis (3 pages, June 2015)

withdrawals (3 pages, June 2015)

violence and aggression (54 pages, August 2019)

Additives and natural chemicals

160b annatto (common natural yellow colour) (53 pages, April 2021)

200-202 sorbates (preservative used more and more) (8 pages, November 2015)

210-219 benzoates (common soft drink preservative, usually 210 and 211) (8 pages, June 2015)

220-226 sulphites/sulfites (common in dried fruit and wine) (21 pages, July 2020)

282 propionates eg bread preservative (28 pages, May 2021)

621 MSG monosodium glutamate eg flavour enhancer (6 pages, Jan 2017)

635 ribonucleotides MSG booster, also 627 and 631 (77 pages, June 2015)

fish oils (7 pages, September 2017)

fragrances eg fragrance, perfume, scent, aroma (15 pages, Sept 2016)

salicylates (83 pages, June 2015)

Other

doctors and food intolerance (7 pages, January 2023)