Fodmap Eating Plan

No, it’s a blood test that test for food sensitivities. Some consider it “quackery” , but when I cut the foods out that I was sensitive to, my GERD vastly improved and my Sjogerns pain subsided significantly.

Thank you

What is a Finctional medical doctor?????

Ah, garlic. This is also my béte noire. Everyone else I encounter seems to think it's the best food in the world, but sometimes even the smell of a coating of garlic on deli meat makes me gag.
I also believe that my problematic response to the Covid booster may have been precipitated by my once again deciding to experiment with just a little garlic. At one point in my life, I could tolerate roasted (black?) garlic and very small amounts if I couldn't smell it.
Also of note is the fact that my dad couldn't stand garlic, and my brother and I once got off an airplane ride overseas, both with diarrhea after meals prepared with recipes from the kitchen of Maneet Chohan (sp?) which featured garlic. Makes me think we have a genetic intolerance, different from FODMAP, since I tolerate without apparent problems, members of the onion family .

https://www.ifm.org/functional-medicine/ Usually not covered by insurance or Medicare, so out of pocket. More of an holistic approach, and the doctor usually spends much more time with the patient than the doctors we usually see. Supposedly seeks root cause of a problem, instead of addressing symptoms.

Get the Monash University Fodmap App. It tells you what you can eat and what should be avoided. If you are lucky, that is all the change you need to make!

If you don’t have a dietician, I suggest you download the Monash u APP . There’s tons of info online as well as cookbooks. You should ask your Gastroenterologist if they have a dietician or any educational materials for you.

That’s what I thought thanks

I started m journey with a dietician. I learned how to gradually manipulate my diet to determine my FODMAP. I was cautioned that you may still be able to eat your FODMAPs, just in lower amounts. Some people cannot eat their fodmaps at all. I recommend undertaking this journey with help from a registered dietician.

I have pancreatic atrophy and just had my gallbladder cleaned of lots of sludge and stones. It's interesting to learn at 65 how all this digestive stuff works. I wish it was under different circumstances. I'm taking Creon and I'm going to check out this diet as I seem to have very slow digestion. I was eating lots of fiber thinking it was best but it takes too long to digest. I need another approach to what I eat. I also eat basically the same things every day. But slow to empty my bowels now so I'm glad I found this forum to talk and read others comments because not many people, including myself, understand what this is and how to handle it.