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The first thing you should do is rule out any medical conditions, including Coeliac, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. If you don't have any of these, see a dietitian who knows about the FODMAPs diet. I've had a couple of friends do it. One of my friends successfully did the elimination diet and food challenges under…

I was turned away once for being under 50kg when I was around 19. I was too thin and it wasn't a sustainable weight for me. I'm 5'4"-ish. I've also been turned away more than once for my iron levels being too low.

My friend uses spelt flour, and our local bakery bakes spelt bread to order on certain days, so she orders it once a week. Spelt flour is a little bit more expensive where we are, but it works perfectly in everything I've used it in. There is a low FODMAPS app that both of my friends bought. It ranks foods in a traffic…

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…

When my husband was training for a triathlon, he went to coaching clinics at our local gym/pool. He says they were really beneficial, even though he was already a good strong swimmer. Is there something like that near you?

Speak to your doctor first and check for any significant conditions such as Coeliac, Crohns or colitis because the dietary restrictions will be different from if you have IBS with unknown causes. If medical causes are ruled out, then look at doing an elimination diet such as the low FODMAPS, and make sure you do it under…

I have 2 friends who have been on low FODMAPS diets for their IBS.The first had extensive testing to rule out Crohns, coeliac and ulcerative colitis first, and I think this is important before tackling diet. She did low FODMAPS under the guidance of a dietician, followed the diet for 8 weeks or more, then reintroduced…

I think you've misinterpreted what I wrote. My friend did weeks of the elimination, then reintroduced one food per week, not eliminating one food per week. She was able to identify 2 specific triggers for her IBS.

FODMAPS is specifically designed to target foods that typically cause IBS, not allergens, so, for example, wheat is out, but gluten is OK, so you can eat bread made with spelt flour (non-wheat, but contains gluten). Can you see a dietician? I have 2 close friends who have done the FODMAPS elimination and challenges. One…

What sort of crutches do you have? The elbow ones are much easier than the shoulder ones, but they'll still take a bit of getting used to. When I broke my ankle (at the age of 29!) I slept a lot - early to bed, sleeping in when I could, but I was back at work 8 days later. I can still remember pushing myself too hard (to…

I had a bad ankle break in January, 2000. Broken tibia and fibula, plate and pins. One bone never healed properly, so I had the plate, pins and a chunk of bone removed in August, 2000. One thing I would suggest if you're in a lot of pain is going back for x-rays to check that the pins aren't affecting the joint. One of…

I agree. I had gestational diabetes during one of my pregnancies and was never told by the dietician to avoid fruit. I was given information about fruits that have fast and slow release sugars, same as other carbs and their GI ratings, so I ate strawberries, citrus fruits, apples, mangoes, stone fruits and not more than 1…

Yes, I am about to start ballet as an over-40 adult. I think starting ballet as an adult might be more common if there were more places that offered classes for beginning adults. My daughter's dancing school is the only one I've found in our whole city that does, and ballet is not their main focus dance-wise. I know if my…

My just 8yo weighs 77lb, but he is over 6 inches taller than your daughter. His BMI (which I don't really believe in) is just under 18. He would graze all day, but that's not how we run. We eat all meals at the dining table - doesn't matter what it is, we sit at the table, so I know exactly what and when the children are…

2 fruit and 5 veg is the recommendation. Not all fruits sugars are equal either, so I try to eat things like apples, citrus fruits, stone fruits, mangoes, strawberries and bananas, which are slower release, and avoid watermelon, rockmelon, pineapple and dried fruits.

I've never done ballet before, but my daughter has been going for 18months and is really keen, and her dancing school offers a class for adult beginners. I am mainly going so that when she asks me if she's doing something correctly, I might know the answer! But I'm really looking forward to it - I always wanted to do…

I'm not a dancer yet, but I'm starting classes in 2 weeks time.