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Discover the Low FODMAP Diet for IBS sufferers. Access detailed research on how this diet can relieve gut disorders. Get accredited to share the Low FODMAP message in your clinic or community.
Low FODMAP choices include plain cooked meats, poultry, seafood, eggs, while high FODMAP options include marinated meats, processed meats (e.g. sausage / salami) and meats served with gravy/sauces that may include high FODMAP ingredients.
The aims of the diet are to: Learn which foods and FODMAPs you tolerate, and which trigger your IBS symptoms. Understanding this will help you to follow a less restrictive, more nutritionally balanced diet for the long term that only restricts foods that trigger your IBS symptoms.
The Monash University Low FODMAP diet smartphone application helps manage symptoms of IBS by restricting foods that are high in certain short-chain-carbohydrates (sugars) called FODMAPs (fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols), which are poorly absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract.
The food guide applies a 'traffic light system' to simplify FODMAP content. A 'green light' indicates safe foods low in FODMAPs, ‘amber' for foods to be eaten in moderation, and a 'red light' indicates a high level of FODMAPs. Scroll through the categories and click on foods of interest.
Mar 31, 2023 · The low-FODMAP diet is an evidence-based therapy that restricts intake of these carbohydrates, which are found in a wide range of foods, and improves symptoms for three in four people with IBS.
Monash University’s Low FODMAP Diet App provides sufferers of IBS with a complete guide to the low FODMAP diet, including related recipes, information and recommendations about which foods to eat, and which to avoid.
