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    Exclamation Vegan on a low Nickel diet?

    Hi All,
    I suffer with hand eczema, and there is a small amount of research that suggests that following a low nickel diet may help for those with nickel allergy (which I have).
    Problem is it means I have to exclude the following:
    all beans and pulses,
    soya,
    chocolate,
    whole wheat products
    buckwheat, oats
    unploished rice
    all seeds and nuts
    dried and canned fruit
    anything that comes from a can
    baking powder
    some veg (onion, garlic leek) and limit fruit to apples - 3-4x week, orange 3-4x week

    I can have white rice, potatoes, and corn (phew!)

    I was a vegan for about 2 years, then for about the last 2 years I became a vegetarian again (just eating cheese, the odd yoghurt here and there, no pure milk *bleugh tastes yucky*).
    Now I'd like to become a vegan again, but am concerned that I won't be able to consume enough protein/energy....
    Anybody got any great ideas/opinons?

    I really like soy yoghurt...any rice version anyone know of?
    Btw I live in the UK, so this can limit my choice.

    Thanks in advance for any help/advice,
    Meg xxx

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    Default Re: Vegan on a low Nickel diet?

    Megan, if your medical professional has genuinely diagnosed a specific condition that requires such an extreme restriction of foods, I really think you need the support of a dietician specialising in this sort of very restricted diet rather than internet advice from vegans who eat a normal range of foods.

    If you're not doing this on the recommendation of a doctor, I'd be really cautious about cutting out so many important sources of nutrients, though your choices about your body and your diet are, of course, entirely up to you.

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