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Low FODMAP diet ...is it worth trying?
So I (39 yr old female) have been struggling with unresolved digestive issues for months, did lots of tests, all negative, and tried almost every OTC and prescription medication with no improvement of symptoms. My most bothersome symptoms are: abdominal pain and cramps, excessive gas, belching and irregular bowel habit (sometimes diarrhea, sometimes constipation, rarely normal BM ).
Out of despair and lack of other options, I am thinking of trying low FODMAP diet.
I need your opinion and real life experience: does it really help with digestive symptoms ? And if so, how long does it take to start feeling better?
Are there any tips to make this diet work ?
Thanks in advance .
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Twocoastsm,
I believe that it takes about 3 months for the issue to resolve.
You literally are starving the bad bacteria (and their offspring 😂) from the foods that turn into the yummy food they thrive on. This is how it was explained to me. Takes time.
(Who would think that garlic and onions, two of my favorite foods, are the worst things you can eat when trying to cure SIBO?)
Don’t give up, take a big sigh and restart the diet; give it more time.
After SIBO was gone for about 7-8 months, I made Christmas cookies…and ate a bunch of them! symptoms started and I immediately went back to the diet, was better in a couple weeks this time. All about the sugar…I guess some of those creatures were still hiding
Favorite salad that has stayed with us…carrot shreds, radish slices and cucumber pieces. Little kosher salt to taste, tiny bit of black pepper, light olive oil and tablespoon or so of approved vinegar, (red or white) again, to taste.
So easy and beautiful! Carrots pre-shredded, radish coins, and small cucumber chunks can be unpeeled. Takes minutes to make and so fresh!
Vinegar takes the bite out of radishes.
Enjoy!
I just loaded it yesterday so we’ll see!
Purchase inexpensive rice cooker, and try to find approved chicken beef etc, broth to use instead of water with rice. Easy and delicious!
If you have time, just boil any leftover chicken with bones, tied in cheesecloth, and make your own broth with herbs. Can freeze.
Also learned about other things that I’ve never tried-roast on a sheet pan, tiny potatoes with microwaveable carrots, light coating of olive oil, and yes, a sprinkling of kosher salt.
Never had kale before, but remove stems, cut leaves into 1” +/- pieces, roast with bit of olive oil, wait for it-and a pinch of kosher salt. Adds variety and taste to meals that start to get boring.
Roasted chicken of any kind with herbs is great, make gravy with rice flour…works pretty good!
Make broth or soup with any leftovers of the last ideas mixed together. Don’t forget to put the chicken In cheese cloth to keep bones out of the broth/soup.
Sounds like may have Mast Cell Activation syndrome like me. Most or all of protocols are plant based but they all made me worse. I decided to flip it 180 and went on carnivore and got well after a long 8 months of ill Ed’s after last booster COVID I’ve tried to add back some veg and carbs. No dice. I have another flare. I am and need to stay strictly carnivore because I am sick of being sick! I’m in ! Good luck!
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1 ReactionSorry, don’t mix salad in with the soup…😂