IBS - Low FODMAP Diet

Digestive health
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Hi everyone, I suffer with IBS and have just started eating to the Low FODMAP Diet. How long has everyone else persisted with the strict low FODMAP diet before bringing in other foods? And which foods do you find the easiest to bring in? I don't feel like I am loosing weight, more so lots of flatulence and a tight stomach. 

I've found this eBook so helpful as it is certified by Monash University if anyone else needs it! https://fodmaphealth.com. 

Thanks in advance, 

Chelsea

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Hi Chelsea

Ive been on and off the low FODMAP diet a few times since August. Now I’m seeing a nutritionist who has me on a new FODMAP plan that introduces a new high FODMAP food each week for six weeks in each of the categories. For instance this week I’m introducing foods within the OLIGO category for 4 days starting with a small amount and gradually increasing over the 4 days. On days 5,6,7 I’m to only eat low FODMAP foods. Next week I’ll introduce LACTOSE, then the following week it’s SORBITOL and so on. But now both my nutritionist and I believe that in fact my condition could actually be a histamine intolerance rather than IBS. The two conditions have very similar symptoms but in my case when I have a bad flare and my bucket is full I can take an antihistamine and the symptoms subside temporarily, this is an indication that my case could be histamine related. The more I read about it, the more convinced I am. The good thing is that the low FODMAP diet works for both. I’ve also found a great app for managing foods for these intolerances, it’s simply called “food intolerances “  by Baliza on the apple store. 

Good luck, I hope you find relief 

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Hi, there's quite a lot of choice eating low FODMAP, sourdough bread seems great with me, worst things I find is onions, high sorbitol and inulin containing foods.