Low FODMAP: prepared products, recipes, friends?

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  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    mathandcats wrote: »
    Do any of you have trouble getting enough fiber? Before starting low FODMAP I had no trouble reaching my fiber amount (often, I was getting more like 40g - which didn't seem to be a problem), but now a lot of my fiber sources are out of my diet for now. I'm getting some from certain fruits like oranges and strawberries, but still have to pay a lot of attention to this now.

    Also, do any of you find steel cut oats are not as well tolerated as rolled or quick for you? I vastly prefer steel cut oats for both texture and taste, but am starting to suspect they are contributing to gas.

    I'm low fiber as fiber messes up my Crohn's and ibs

    I know I am always recommending soluble fiber. But, of course, for some people lower fiber is best.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    With IBD (not IBS but not sure) when you are flaring they always put you low residue and sometimes liquid. For some reason anything that isn't low fiber gives me massive diarrhea so I avoid it. Unfortunately that means hardly any fruits or vegetables but I test it every once in a while and even a tiny piece of lettuce has my gi tract not even attempting to digest it and it goes through super fast (it goes through in about 4 hours meaning I can see pieces of the "bad" food in the toilet sorry very tmi). The d hits sooner but it usually takes way more than 4 hours for something to go from mouth to *kitten* even with d. The joys of Crohn's lol
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    That's what happens to me if I eat grains! Exactly what you just described.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    BinaryPulsar wrote: »
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    I was just prescribed the low FODMAP diet for IBS, and will see a dietician in about 4 weeks. I've downloaded the Monash app, have been reading all the literature he gave me and doing my own research. I saw the GI on Thursday, but know the FODMAP diet is pretty strict so I will actually be starting on Monday. I hope it helps my symptoms because, well......I'm miserable.

    I hope you find it as helpful as I have. It's difficult at first. But, I got used to it. And getting better was worth it. I am now starting to add some small serving sizes of foods back. But, I still need to be careful.

    Thank you. I also plan on keeping a food symptom dairy from when I start through when I start adding foods back in. I am already lactose and soy intolerant, and I don't drink soda because it exacerbates my acid reflux/gastritis, so I think I'm off to a good start. :)
  • pjowkar
    pjowkar Posts: 36 Member
    I had a recent flair up from my Crohn's and I'm at the point where I'm nervous eating raw fruits and veggies. I know that melons are low- residue so that's been my go-to for fruit. I'm used to drinking green smoothies for breakfast but lately I've reverted back to old habits of cheese (for some reason cheese doesn't affect me like plain milk does) and eggs, despite eating a plant-based diet.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    @pjowkar, cheese is actually on the green list for the FODMAPS diet, which makes me happy as well. Being lactose intolerant, I can only eat the aged cheeses. Anything with lactose gives me a migraine except for aged cheese and Greek Yogurt. However, I just started the FODMAPS diet today as prescribed by my GI, and only lactose free yogurt for me for awhile. I will be interested to see how all turns out with this.
  • mathandcats
    mathandcats Posts: 786 Member
    Trader Joe's has started selling ginger paste that does not have fructose in it (like every single other one I've seen anywhere). This is really convenient if you don't like peeling and grating fresh ginger.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    mathandcats wrote: »
    Trader Joe's has started selling ginger paste that does not have fructose in it (like every single other one I've seen anywhere). This is really convenient if you don't like peeling and grating fresh ginger.

    Wonderful! I love ginger!

    After being on the low fodmap diet for 3 weeks, I feel significantly better.

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