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Questions about the Fodmap Eating Plan - any success stories?

Posted by Teresa, Volunteer Mentor @hopeful33250, Jun 13, 2020

I will be starting on the fodmap eating plan next week and I'm looking for some suggestions about following this plan for the first four weeks. Did you have the guidance of a dietician? Did you find any books, recipes, YouTube videos that helped you? I'm also wondering how you went about the addition of foods after the four-week restricted period?

Any success stories (I'd really like to hear them). Anything that was particularly helpful or difficult for you?

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gussie | @gussie | Jun 1 7:48am
In reply to @kit11 "Trying the FODMAP diet again. Any suggestions on the best place to get simple list of..." + (show)
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Trying the FODMAP diet again. Any suggestions on the best place to get simple list of what to eat and what to avoid?

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There are lot of them just on your computer. I just print it out and hang it on my fridge

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kit11 | @kit11 | Jun 5 8:44am
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Hi @kit11, and welcome to Connect!

As you probably know, Low FODMAP is an elimination diet designed to determine if some types of sugars, (Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, and Polyol sugars) are food triggers.

Here is a medically reviewed article on using a Low FODMAP diet.
https://communityhealth.mayoclinic.org/featured-stories/fodmap-diet
What condition (IBS, IBD) are you trying to address?

Elimination diets are usually done while working with a dietician, is that something you are doing?

You mention that you have tried this diet before, what is different this time?

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@susanf8 it was probably more than 10 years ago that I tried this diet, for an IBS related condition that was never really clearly diagnosed. Question of the day, is it OK to take Bino while I’m trying the Low FODMAP diet? Also totally agree that the Mona FODMAP app from my phone is enough to keep me from being totally distressed about what I cannot eat. The serving sizes allow me to practice moderation rather than totally giving up all the foods I love.

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Susan F, Volunteer Mentor | @susanf8 | Jun 5 12:12pm
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@susanf8 it was probably more than 10 years ago that I tried this diet, for an IBS related condition that was never really clearly diagnosed. Question of the day, is it OK to take Bino while I’m trying the Low FODMAP diet? Also totally agree that the Mona FODMAP app from my phone is enough to keep me from being totally distressed about what I cannot eat. The serving sizes allow me to practice moderation rather than totally giving up all the foods I love.

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@kit11 I don't know what Bino is, so I can't help there.

Here is a great post on the different ways you can use the FODMAP diet to figure out your food triggers - it sounds like you might be more interested in a "bottom up" approach.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/gastroenterology-and-gi-surgery/newsfeed-post/what-exactly-is-the-fodmap-diet-dr-wang-explains/

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