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Katie Songer

Diet Challenges

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How I Figured Out the Right Diet for My Sensitive Gut

August 27, 2021

This is the Mother of All Elimination Diets.

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Food Porn For Restricted Diets

April 8, 2021

Behold, the food of the gods (of inflammatory bowel disease).

Backpacking Part 2: The Prep

July 10, 2020

By “The Prep,” I mean “The Dehydrating of My Special Food.”

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Why I Was (Justifiably) Afraid To Go To The Hospital, And Why I Needed To Go Anyway

July 5, 2016

I feared the hospital diet would make me worsen.

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After Months on a Severely Restricted Diet, I Couldn’t Stand the Ways It Limited Me

February 28, 2015

Restricted diets are no picnic.

How My Natural Thinness Contributed To My Chronic Illness

November 18, 2014

If you’re already thin, which health advice should you follow?

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How I Traveled Across the Country On A Restricted Diet (And With Cats!)

August 22, 2014

A giant cooler was involved. For the food, not the cats.

The Special Joy of Food Inclusion

August 1, 2014

After months of isolation on my restricted diets, sharing a meal made me weep.

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Why I Went Off the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, Even Though It Gave Me My Life Back (Sort Of)

June 27, 2014

It improved things, but not enough.

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The Special Loneliness of Food Exclusion

June 10, 2014

Sharing food is fundamental to human bonding.

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