From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. An elimination diet is a method of identifying foods that an individual cannot consume without adverse effects. Adverse effects may be due to food allergy, food intolerance, other physiological mechanisms (such as metabolic or toxins), or a combination of these.
Dowager's hump: An abnormal outward curvature of the thoracic vertebrae of the upper back. Compression of the front portion of the involved vertebrae due to osteoporosis leads to forward bending of the spine (kyphosis) and creates a hump at the upper back.
A spine with kyphosis curves back and outward in a C-shape. The thoracic spine has a natural kyphotic curve, but a curve of more than 40 to 45 degrees is considered abnormal kyphosis. The most common cause of kyphosis in adults is osteoporosis. Kyphosis is sometimes called roundback or dowager's hump.