[gwn7]

Not reading recommendations, but here are a few keywords of topics that are directly connected to food allergies:

- leaky gut

- gut flora / gut microbiota / intestinal bacteria

- autoimmune disease - food allergy connection

- scd, gaps, paleo, autoimmune diets

And some people whose online/offline content may be helpful regarding the topics above:

- Mark Hyman

- Joe Mercola

- Natasha Campbell Mc-Bride

While educating yourself is extremely important, finding the right professional is priceless (which is really hard these days). I'd recommend to look for a functional medicine practitioner, or a good naturopath, or maybe a gaps practitioner.

Good luck with your daughters. Digestive disorders can breed all kinds of other health issues; so I'd recommend trying to cure their allergies (it's possible for many people if not all) before accepting to live with them.

[snsr]

As a parent of a child with multiple life-threatening food allergies, I cannot stress enough the degree to which the references you've posted are actively harmful.

The quackery promoted by some of the people you've mentioned can have real consequences for people who have anaphylactic reactions to foods.

[jMyles]

Without knowing anything about the specifics of the subject or these particular people, I think that if you are going to make such an argument, you need to say more or provide compelling source of your own that convincingly support this position.

Otherwise, this seems like an unsubstantiated ad hominem.

[seagoat]

As someone with two bowel resections (first at age 12) and both severe Crohn's and Colitis for over 20 years, I can say you're wrong. It's very surprising how much diet affects health. Very few members of the medical community have much knowledge of nutrition and a lot of the medical journal information is flat out misleading.

[gwn7]

Can you be more specific or give an example?