@guthealth, @baponline. I just posted an addition to the Very Low Fructose, etc. recipes and diet I listed above earlier. This entry talks about the drugs and supplements I take to augment/help digest the food. fyi. Hope it helps.
I just posted an addition to the Very Low Fructose menus and diet I entered above earlier. It deals with the drugs and supplements I take to augment/ help digest the food. fyi. Hope it helps.
@guthealth, @baponline. I just posted an addition to the Very Low Fructose, etc. recipes and diet I listed above earlier. This entry talks about the drugs and supplements I take to augment/help digest the food. fyi. Hope it helps.
@guthealth, @baponline. I just posted an addition to the Very Low Fructose, etc. recipes and diet I listed above earlier. This entry talks about the drugs and supplements I take to augment/help digest the food. fyi. Hope it helps.
If you go back up this page you'll come to it - it is a very long entry (5 pages when I typed out the draft on computer!) You can't miss it. Let me know if you have any other questions. Here is a sample of what we ate today. Brunch: oatmeal, a little bit of leftover salmon and rice, a few potato chips (for energy). Snack. Potato chips. Dinner: hamburger without the bun, baked potato, broccolini, baby carrot, a few potato chips with cinnamon for dessert. I'll eat one more time a couple hours before bedtime to insulate the stomach from the bedtime meds. That is always just a bit of Trader Joe's chunk white chicken in water. Hope this helps. Not too exciting today because I've tried too many new things lately.
Thanks to everyone. Alot of good info.
Regarding seasonings, have you tried any of the seed spices such as coriander, mustard, cumin, caraway, dill see, sesame seed, poppy seed, etc. to see if you can tolerate those?
I was diagnosed with FM with breathing test. I would highly recommend taking hydrogren breathing tests to anyone who doesn't have a definite diagnosis yet. (FM, Lactose, SIBO).
Regarding diet, I didn't just try low FODMAP. I did NO FODMAP. Total FODMAP elimination except for lactose since I know I don't have an issue with it. All I can say is my diet is very bland (but I'm not a foodie anyway). But never felt better. Slowly adding new foods per the Mayo Clinic FODMAP Eating Plan. It is very specific in the order in which you add categories and individual foods to see if you can tolerant them. I'm doing all of this with a nutritionist at Mayo. I know this is 'no fun', but for me having minimal food options is worth it.
I've also learned to get very good at reading labels. OTC meds are especially a problem. You wouldn't think cough medicine could cause an issue but it can.
Also, GI doc took me off Prilosec and said don't go back on. My stomach felt like it was on fire for at least 2 weeks but apparently it was part of the problem. Also absolutely no ibuprofen products or aspirin for me.
Don't know if any of this helps.
Are you doing this in person with the Mayo nutritionist or remotely? I looked online and couldn't find the Mayo Clinic FODMAP Eating Plan. How do they determine the order of food reintroduction? What if you can't tolerate a food? Is that it for that category or do you just try each food separately regardless? For example, if you can't tolerate cabbage, do they then assume you can't tolerate cruciferous vegetables so you don't try them? How long do you wait before introducing a new food? Thanks. I'd appreciate any info you could give.
Are you doing this in person with the Mayo nutritionist or remotely? I looked online and couldn't find the Mayo Clinic FODMAP Eating Plan. How do they determine the order of food reintroduction? What if you can't tolerate a food? Is that it for that category or do you just try each food separately regardless? For example, if you can't tolerate cabbage, do they then assume you can't tolerate cruciferous vegetables so you don't try them? How long do you wait before introducing a new food? Thanks. I'd appreciate any info you could give.
I see a nutritionist face to face every two to three weeks and can access her by email if I have a question. I don’t work with the Mayo Clinic. Another major medical center in another city. Even though my insurance does not cover the sessions, the $92.00 I pay for these sessions is the best money I have ever spent, and I am not exaggerating. I went from being an emaciated 105 pound person who experienced diarrea several times per day to a much healthier, functioning adult. Have not experienced diarrhea in nearly two months and gained ten of the 20 pounds I lost. I am a fairly intelligent person, but the whole reintroduction aspect of the diet and what to eat and not eat and the amounts were too hard for me to do on my own. These diets have to be individualized, as we are all different. My efforts to implement this low FODMAP diet on my own were a disaster. I had no clue until I met with a professional. Can’t emphasize this enough. Neither my general nor my GI doctor were of any help. Both encouraged me to eat “normal” and eat high calorie foods to gain weight. Therefore, I kept relapsing while eating wheat toast, rice, jello and baked potatoes. All the typical bland foods you are supposed to eat for colitis and diarrhea. Once I knew I needed nutritional help, I kept asking, insisting and making phone calls until I found someone. Every GI practice should have a nutritionist on staff. Sadly, not the case.
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@guthealth, @baponline. I just posted an addition to the Very Low Fructose, etc. recipes and diet I listed above earlier. This entry talks about the drugs and supplements I take to augment/help digest the food. fyi. Hope it helps.
I just posted an addition to the Very Low Fructose menus and diet I entered above earlier. It deals with the drugs and supplements I take to augment/ help digest the food. fyi. Hope it helps.
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Where is the information on this diet.sample.of your menues for 1day
Thank you very much for taking the time to share such valuable information.
Thank you for taking the time to write all this information. Much appreciated.
If you go back up this page you'll come to it - it is a very long entry (5 pages when I typed out the draft on computer!) You can't miss it. Let me know if you have any other questions. Here is a sample of what we ate today. Brunch: oatmeal, a little bit of leftover salmon and rice, a few potato chips (for energy). Snack. Potato chips. Dinner: hamburger without the bun, baked potato, broccolini, baby carrot, a few potato chips with cinnamon for dessert. I'll eat one more time a couple hours before bedtime to insulate the stomach from the bedtime meds. That is always just a bit of Trader Joe's chunk white chicken in water. Hope this helps. Not too exciting today because I've tried too many new things lately.
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1 ReactionAre you doing this in person with the Mayo nutritionist or remotely? I looked online and couldn't find the Mayo Clinic FODMAP Eating Plan. How do they determine the order of food reintroduction? What if you can't tolerate a food? Is that it for that category or do you just try each food separately regardless? For example, if you can't tolerate cabbage, do they then assume you can't tolerate cruciferous vegetables so you don't try them? How long do you wait before introducing a new food? Thanks. I'd appreciate any info you could give.
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2 ReactionsThanks for letting me know it helps! I'd like to think it does.
I see a nutritionist face to face every two to three weeks and can access her by email if I have a question. I don’t work with the Mayo Clinic. Another major medical center in another city. Even though my insurance does not cover the sessions, the $92.00 I pay for these sessions is the best money I have ever spent, and I am not exaggerating. I went from being an emaciated 105 pound person who experienced diarrea several times per day to a much healthier, functioning adult. Have not experienced diarrhea in nearly two months and gained ten of the 20 pounds I lost. I am a fairly intelligent person, but the whole reintroduction aspect of the diet and what to eat and not eat and the amounts were too hard for me to do on my own. These diets have to be individualized, as we are all different. My efforts to implement this low FODMAP diet on my own were a disaster. I had no clue until I met with a professional. Can’t emphasize this enough. Neither my general nor my GI doctor were of any help. Both encouraged me to eat “normal” and eat high calorie foods to gain weight. Therefore, I kept relapsing while eating wheat toast, rice, jello and baked potatoes. All the typical bland foods you are supposed to eat for colitis and diarrhea. Once I knew I needed nutritional help, I kept asking, insisting and making phone calls until I found someone. Every GI practice should have a nutritionist on staff. Sadly, not the case.
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