Low FODMAP diet ...is it worth trying?

@hopethereisnothing, There is another discussion started by @hopeful33250 on the topic here that might answer your questions:
--- Fodmap Eating Plan: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/fodmap-eating-plan/

Thank you for your reply.I had a quick look at the link you posted and found a couple of useful posts. I will be happy if I receive more replies 😃

Maybe test for SIBO? Those symptoms seem like SIBO. I tried FODMAP its really very hard… 🙁 I changed my diet to whole grains - low fat low sugar high fiber diet and have been very regular since. My weird bowel movements gas bloating burning guts suddenly stopped after being on antibiotics for another issue. Gastro thinks I may have had SIBO.

I have the same issues.
My doctor had me do a SIBO breath test and a GI Mapping stool test and both showed bacteria in my gut. 😩
So I would find out if you have the same problem.
Good luck!

I also thought of SIBO but I can't get the test as it is not available where I live ( developing country). I have read that low FODMAP diet could be helpful for SIBO as well, I don't know whether this is true or not.

So do you know if SIBO can be treated without changing your diet ? I can manage to get a prescription for antibiotics to try as SIBO test is not available where I live, but should I have a restrictive diet along with the antibiotic ?

I did FODMAP diet last fall when horrible abdominal pain occurred. My PA recommended it. The diet worked for me. If I remember correctly you restrict yourself from 3 to 4 weeks, something relatively short-term. Then you slowly add in one non Fodmap food at a time to see what your digestive tract can handle. I didn't think the restrictions that big a deal, especially for such a short term. I suspected I had SIBO but no one would refer me for a test. I read the Johns Hopkins write up on the FODMAP diet which said it could help with SIBO and IBS. Depending on what is causing your problems, it may work for you. If I were you I'd try it and see what happens. Print out the Fodmap list of food to eat/don't eat and go shopping. If it doesn't work for you, that adds one more piece of information for you. If it does work, life changing. Here is a link to a list of foods acceptable in a FODMAP diet; there should be somewhere on the internet a printable chart. You can spend the time finding it. Good luck! https://dietingwell.com/low-fodmap-foods-list/

It can be helpful. I tested positive for SIBO and low food map was recommended. Try it and then slowly add in foods you love to see how you feel. What is also very helpful is to go sugar free (if you need a sweetener for tea or coffee or plain yogurt, use organic stevia), also go gluten free. This may help a lot as it did for me and I have permanently done so. Eat only fruits in the berry family. Try also going dairy free for at least two weeks as the fat in dairy can be hard to digest. Then add one product back in and see how your gut reacts. Drinking Kefir is good as are pickles from the refrigerated section of the market. These foods are fermented and good for the gut to build up the good bacteria in your digestive tract. There are also other fermented foods such as kimchi and kombucha if you like the flavor.
Best to you, it’s a journey to find what works and doesn’t as each of our bodies are different.

Thank you.
This sounds great. I am glad that low FODMAP diet helped you.
For me, I just hate the idea of restriction but it is not difficult for me to follow this type of diet. I just needed some positive experiences to give me the (push). As I have bothersome symptoms and no formal diagnosis, the only thing I can do is to experiment with diet. I will try to start soon and hope it helps.

Thank you. Another positive experience. The fact that low FODMAP diet helped you is encouraging to me.I think I am going to give it a try.