The six-food elimination diet (SFED) is the most frequently employed dietary therapy in patients with EoE. This diet typically trials the exclusion of wheat, milk, egg, nuts, soy, fish and shellfish. An upper endoscopy and biopsy is performed after six weeks of the SFED diet.

The most common diet to treat Eosinophilic Esophagitis is the Six Food Elimination Diet, treating patients successfully 70% of the time. SFED removes the top 6 most common food allergens from your diet, including: Milk products Wheat Eggs Soy Peanut/tree nuts Fish/shellfish