Fodmap diet - IBS

2»

Replies

  • mercurysfire
    mercurysfire Posts: 144 Member
    i just found this diet a few days ago. my hubs has been suffering for the last few years with digestive issues and the docs seem to be confounded. he's had cameras up one end and down the other, scans, blood work, the works. nothing. we tried gluten free for a year and a half, which seemed to help a little sometimes, but it didn't make sense still because he could still eat some regular wheat products with no ill effects. alcohol seems to be a big trigger for him. and after it's triggered it seems to be everything. he's also diabetic which doesn't help anything. but it seems like avocado is a huge no. apples aren't good. it really seems to be fruits and veggies that are giving him the biggest problem and sweetened yogurt. plain seems to be ok and he doesn't really react to lactose.

    i know this probably varies widely, but how long after you eat a trigger food do the after effects take to go away? he ate an avocado the other day (before we discovered that this could be a problem) and the cramps and nausea seem to be lingering.

    what about unsweetened cocoa?

    we have been to dieticians, GE's, Gp's... right now he can eat meat, cheese and carrot ginger soup. and he's getting pretty tired of the soup....
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    FODMAP is a good start, but it certainly isn't the be-all, end-all answer to everyone with a bowel disorder. It needs to be tailored to each individual by using a food diary and trying one (ONE!) new food at a time every days to see how it is tolerated. Some foods on the diet may work for some, but some may not. I've been on it for a year and a half now, and I've found that some of the foods work and some do not. When it comes to peppers, for most users of the diet, green bell peppers are definitely NOT okay, but red bell peppers will be tolerated. The painful effects of eating a food that causes trouble will often last for several days. I don't necessarily have IBS, but following the diet seems to work for me, with a few tweaks here and there.
  • lunamare
    lunamare Posts: 569 Member
    I've been battling stomach issues for years. I finally freaked on my doctor when she told me for the millionth time to add fiber to my diet. The GI doc I went to identified a few issues and sent me to a specialist in Boston. That specialist scheduled me for more tests and a nutritionist visit. I got the most out of the visit to the nutritionist. I was sure to bring a couple of week's of MFP diet logs with me which really helped her to see what I'm eating. One thing she told me to do was change my multivitamin. Mine had 100% RDA of Iron which she thought might be giving me issues. She suggested I try FODMAP for 3 weeks to see how my stomach reacts. She gave me a ton of good information and I found more that I saved off on Pinterest. I'd be interested in a MFP Group as well.

Categories