A personalised box full of low FODMAP goodies and recipes! All you need to get you started on the low FODMAP diet. Imagine you are new to the low FODMAP diet and someone tells you that you can get snacks and foods tailored to your particular taste and intolerance? That’s exactly what Drew and Cory […]
Fiona Kendall is a qualified nutritionist and dietitian, and has recently completed a Master of Dietetics at the University of Otago in NZ. Fiona was diagnosed with IBS in 2014 and soon after started to heal her gut with a low FODMAP diet, which has completely changed her life. Fiona loves whole foods, yoga and […]
How to get your IBS under control We know that battling Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is painful, stressful, exhausting and often embarrassing. Diarrhea, constipation, running to the toilet, feeling bloated like a woman pregnant with triplets, passing wind at the worst time and in the wrong location, dealing with the constant fear of ‘accidents’ when […]
Dietitian Laura Manning and author Karen Frazier enlighten IBS sufferers through their book The Flexible FODMAP Diet Cookbook, which offers over 100 tasty and nutritious FODMAP friendly recipes, that can be customised depending if you are prevalent IBS-D or IBS-C and can also accommodate other food intolerance, in addition to FODMAPs (GERD, SIBO and more). Quote […]
Canadian Registered Dietitian Lauren Renlund proves that is possible to eat delicious foods when having food intolerances. Lauren Renlund is a registered dietitian and nutrition coach from Ontario, Canada. She is also a food lover and blogs about good food and digestive health issues under the name The Tummy Troubles Dietitian. She was diagnosed with IBS […]
Are you a vegetarian and suffer from IBS? Has your doctor/dietitian suggested you to go on a low FODMAP diet? Do you feel confused on what food you can or cannot eat? Keep on reading then, as this low FODMAP vegetarian food article, may just give you the information you need. The low FODMAP diet […]
I’m halfway through week two of my ‘real’ low FODMAP food experiment. YEAH! For those who haven’t read my previous post, you should know that after all the overeating of the Christmas festivities, I have decided to cut out from my diet, all processed food for 21 days. Twenty-one days of only healthy low FODMAP […]
Simple Low FODMAP Gingerman Bread Save Print Prep time 20 mins Cook time 12 mins Total time 32 mins These delicious low FODMAP Gingerbread Men Cookies will give you a lot of fun time with your family! Author: Larah Recipe type: Christmas, Dessert Serves: 20 Ingredients 2 cups (240 g) gluten free low […]
Simple And Tasty Low FODMAP Main Courses and Side Dishes To Prepare For Your Special Holidays This is the second episode, where we are talking about special low FODMAP recipes, perfect for Christmas and also for any other special holidays and celebrations. These are recipes that are FODMAP friendly for you, but will also taste delicious […]
Our guest for this episode is Alana Scott, the founder of the website ‘A Little Bit Yummy’. On her website Alana combines her passion for cooking and love for writing, to provide us with delicious low FODMAP recipes and science-based articles. Learn more from Alana Scott on how she manages her IBS symptoms and learn some amazing […]
The Health Food Aisle Trap Within the last decade, when the gluten-free craze hit the food industry, there arose with it the misconception that ‘gluten-free’ was synonymous with ‘healthy’. This idea lingers still, and it is shown in most of our major grocery stores; if you were to ask a store clerk where you would find a […]
Top Low FODMAP Diet Books Available On Amazon (revisited February 2017) When I was first diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, my GP referred me to a dietitian, who was familiar with IBS symptoms and advised me to go on a FODMAP elimination diet. She also suggested to download the Low-FODMAP Monash University smartphone app, as a […]
The low FODMAP way around your Christmas meal Christmas festivities can be a real pain when you suffer from food allergies or intolerance. I’ve realised that last year, when I went to Italy to visit my family for Christmas. The majority of the food that my sisters prepared was unsuitable for me and it was […]
Is the low-FODMAP diet too complicated for the average person? The diet is complex, there is no doubt about that. For best success, a person should work with a dietary professional to ensure that all nutritional needs are being met. Also, it does take time to figure out what one can eat and what one […]
Low FODMAP and Paleo Diet, let’s clear some points out. With a myriad of diet options coming out every few months, it is often all too easy to be overwhelmed, not knowing which diet is best for your particular situation. With this post I am trying to clear up some of the confusion that seems […]
If you have IBS and are lactose intolerant, what milk can you have? In a different post I researched and wrote about lactose intolerance and what that means for IBS sufferers. Here I am going to look into lactose-free and low FODMAP milk options, following the information and recommendation of Monash University (Monash University app, […]
If you are one of the 15% of people, suffering from it, you would surely know that Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS, is a disorder causing abdominal pain and frequent visits to the toilet. IBS can really exhaust a person, but you don’t need to discourage, there is help. Just like me, some IBS sufferers […]
As previously discussed Irritable bowel syndrome, more commonly referred to as IBS, is an uncomfortable and sometimes debilitating disorder of the large intestine (colon). It causes symptoms such as bloating gas, abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea, and constipation. Fortunately, IBS doesn’t cause permanent damage to the structural organs and it doesn’t cause inflammation or changes in […]
How Some Healthy Foods can be Harmful for People with IBS We all know the popular saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” In the case of IBS sufferers apples actually give people those nasty IBS symptoms. While it is important to eat fruit and vegetables as part of a well balanced diet, […]
Do IBS sufferers need a gluten free diet? Most people think that eating a healthy diet means having a wide variety of low-fat and nutritious foods in moderation. However IBS sufferers have to avoid some of the healthy food too, as they may often find that certain uncomfortable symptoms seem to arise whenever you eat certain […]
