FODMAP

Foodmap will help you to identify the foods that cause your digestive issues , these are often different from person to person , once the elimination/ testing phase is done you will know which foods are an issue, then you plan your eating eliminating those foods .
I have used foodmaps and found gluten and wheat are irritant for me , other people can react to any thing from dairy to nightshade plant types .
Most people once they identified the problem foods manage to eat well with good nutrition, lose and gain weight as they need to and feed performance.
It can be a slow slightly frustrating process but my tummy and my skin like me so much more now . Good luck with it it's worth doing .

Low FODMAPs isn't supposed to be a way of life, but a means of identifying your particular triggers. My friend who did the elimination and then weekly food challenges discovered that she is fine with gluten, but wheat is a problem, and also garlic and onions. It has made a huge difference to her life to be able to pinpoint the actual causes and manage her diet properly.

I am following Sue Shepherd's book and still in the ellimination phase. Feeling better than I have in years and lost 7kg already. It's not easy but worth sticking with it. MFP helps a lot.

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I'm following it at the moment and I am at the end of week 8, so about to begin reintroduction. It has definitely helped me, there's been a market improvement. Most of the Low Fodmap food is healthy- veggies, fruit, lean protein etc but you still have to watch portions and it isn't healthy to restrict for so long. I found getting enough fibre a challenge!

If you suffer badly from IBS, it's worth a go.

Have you been doing this with the help of a dietician or on your own? I've been considering paying a dietician as the research I've done points to this being the wisest course of action for FODMAP, but if it can be done without then I'll save my money!

DH did that for about a month, then started adding foods back. It was hard.