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Fodmap Eating Plan

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?

@astaingegerdm @thull @nancybev

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peggyjean | @peggyjean | Aug 31, 2022
In reply to @kamama94 "@peggyjean, I feel the same way about gastros in my area! And I'm not the only..." + (show)
@kamama94

@peggyjean, I feel the same way about gastros in my area! And I'm not the only one who's unhappy with the GI peeps, I've noticed several others around the USA are equally disappointed in GI care.

As someone with renal failure, diabetes, and gastroparesis and with the three diets in conflict with one another, I'm having to do quite a balancing act with meal planning, food choices, insulin management, etc.

GP is serious enough in and of itself but not immediately life threatening (for now) while renal failure and diabetes can be. So I have had to exceed recommended fiber on the GP diet, for example, in favor of kidney friendly and diabetic friendly foods which have more fiber than a GP diet recommends. At my age I have dentition problems as well, so soft foods work for me but I've had to get creative with acceptable seasonings added to baby food turned into soups which are renally acceptable and don't interfere with blood sugars and/or insulin.

Because I had to switch to a vegetarian diet to slow down the progress of CKD, getting enough protein is a challenge because GP acceptable breads with enough protein (added to plant protein) put me over the diabetic diet carb limit.

Other foods I can tolerate which are good for a renal diet and a diabetic diet can be higher fat than recommended on a GP diet.

I appreciate all the help and suggestions I can get.

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Understand all of this….I carry protein in my urine from my amyloidosis diagnosis that I had a stem cell transplant 15 yrs ago & my husband is diabetic. Going through tremendous fatigue right now….. I have hypothyroidism & wonder if that’s it or long term effects of having covid 2 times…. I called & can’t get into see my PC until Oct…..☹️

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mast4329 | @mast4329 | Aug 31, 2022

Under the guidance of a certified dietitian I followed FODMAP plan. The first think my dietitian had me do was download the Monash FODMAP app. I was advised to eliminate the foods I used that were rated red. My diet was rather bland. After a couple of months the reintroduction phase started. That lasted for quite a while. I have learned to monitor what I eat. Every once in a while my body lets me know that I have eaten something I shouldn’t have. My diet remains bland. I try to avoid processed and prepared foods. I mainly shop the perimeter of the grocery store.

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mpeters | @mpeters | Sep 1, 2022

I went through the process with the help of two sessions with the Mayo dietician. It is a meticulous process with big payoffs. Some have tried to do it on their own but I don’t recommend that. For me it’s a lifelong diet, with very few changes from the DASH/ Mediterranean diet we are on. There are two foods I have omitted for most of the time, with eating small portions if invited out for a meal. There are other foods that I use in small portions when cooking at home. Really the changes for me were not dramatic but a friend went through the same process at Mayo and she absolutely cannot eat any garlic. This is hard for her at restaurants. I have tried many things in my lifetime to solve my gastro problems. Nothing helped until FODMAP came along. My suggestion is to be patient, find a dietician trained in this, and enlist family and friends to be helpful during your time of discernment of what you can eat.

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dsmad4 | @dsmad4 | Feb 19, 2023

Thank you for your reply ~ I am just considering this Fodmap low diet. Please let me know how it goes. Was there a charge for the consult and follow up?

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dsmad4 | @dsmad4 | Feb 19, 2023
In reply to @stefspad "Hello. I'm with the Neuropathy group but just noticed the FODMAP discussion and can't resist adding..." + (show)
@stefspad

Hello. I'm with the Neuropathy group but just noticed the FODMAP discussion and can't resist adding my two cents. I've been on the diet for about two years now and it works for me. The first month I went lactose- and gluten-free, then gradually added them back. I can pretty much tolerate both but try to limit myself to A2 milk, which is naturally lactose-free (hard to find but worth it the trip to Sprouts). Every once in a while I'lll try something that I love but that's on the FODMAP list (yes, I'm sick of carrots and green beans, too) but it usually ends badly. Like the sauerkraut I couldn't resist last week. I should add that I am self-diagnosed. When IBS kicks up, I sip apple juice, which works as a binder for me. Since there's not much fiber on the non-FODMAP diet, I also keep little cans of prune juice in the pantry. I started out following the advice of dietician Kate Scarlata (katescarlata.com) and have two FODMAP apps on my iPhone so I can check the occasional temptation. I've just started taking fruit & veggie capsules and am waiting to see the results. BTW, I love and eat red meat, which seems to agree with me. Until now, when I've mentioned the word "FODMAP" to people they just stare blankly. I'm glad to find a group that knows whereof I speak.

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Thank you for your comments. I have decided to also go lactose free and gluten free. If you have suggestions re: Fodmap diet, please share.

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Mary D | @maryd | Aug 18, 2023
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@nanafaye

I am on the Fodmap diet. I am also gluten free and dairy free. My doctor has me on Colestromine to help absorb some of the liquids in my intestines. I still have breakthroughs.

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How do you feel on the colestromine? Is it easy to take? My doctor has suggested it.
Thank you

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lsdd13 | @lsdd13 | Aug 19, 2023
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@dsmad4

Thank you for your comments. I have decided to also go lactose free and gluten free. If you have suggestions re: Fodmap diet, please share.

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I must admit gluten free and lactose free really helps. Easier to find good lactose free products or take a lactase pill than finding great tasting bread!
Gluten free baking though is fantastic!

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Twocoastsm | @marlenec | Aug 19, 2023

I agree that lactose and gluten free seem to help. I’ve followed low FODMAP for about two months and use both the Monash U and Fig apps and totally endorse both. My GI diagnosed SIBO so I’ve just finished a two week course of Xifaxan. I refused to take Neomycin due to my mild tinnitus and my GI supported that decision. I had started some reintroduction but stopped when SIBO results came back since the GI told me to stay on low FODMAP while on the Xifaxan . I am debating at this point working with a dietitian. It’s costly since Medicare won’t reimburse for it. Also wondering if anyone in SoCal where I am or in Seattle area has used the IBS Treatment Center with Dr. Wangan, etc.?? Saw him on YouTube. Again very costly to pay out of pocket.

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cpd54 | @cpd54 | Aug 20, 2023

Totally understand you being hesitant to pay out of pocket for health care. But I bit the bullet and paid for functional medicine doctor. Best $ I’ve ever spent. She helped me tremendously!! Might I also suggest doing a food sensitivity test. That was one of the things that helped me the most.

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lsdd13 | @lsdd13 | Aug 20, 2023
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@cpd54

Totally understand you being hesitant to pay out of pocket for health care. But I bit the bullet and paid for functional medicine doctor. Best $ I’ve ever spent. She helped me tremendously!! Might I also suggest doing a food sensitivity test. That was one of the things that helped me the most.

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What is a food sensitivity test? The breath test?

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