Got IBS?

[ODB]

Helping out a family member with her IBS symptoms and keep coming back to the FODMAP elimination/reintroduction diet.

Anyone gone through this process and have any feed back good or bad? Anything you learned on the way that might be helpful for someone at the start?

 

[Titan]

Sprouts carries a FODMAP free stuff. All those items are fairly expensive, so it's much cheaper to make your own food and leave out the FODMAP ingredients.

As far as restaurants go, onions and garlic will be in nearly everything, even if the server says "I don't think they add any".

 

[BadDogPSD]

Maybe a bit extreme for many, but the lion diet (beef, salt, water) is very effective.

 

[Dab65]

It works well for a lot of people with IBS.

50-80% see solid improvement in bloating, pain, and bathroom issues during the strict elimination phase usually 2-6 weeks. The reintroduction phase is key many learn their specific triggers onions garlic, certain fruits, dairy, etc. and end up with a much less restrictive long term diet.