Polenta Crostini with Gorgonzola Save Print Recipe type: Starters Ingredients For the polenta (cook polenta following the instructions on the packet): 250 g (2 cups) fine grain instant or fast cooking polenta Water (as per the packet instruction, usually 8 cups) 1 teaspoon salt 50-60 g (1/4 cup) butter 110 g (1 cup) freshly […]
Stuffed Eggs with Creamy Tuna Save Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 6 mins Total time 16 mins Recipe type: Starters Ingredients 8 large eggs 200 g or medium size canned tuna in olive oil (drain it completely) 2 tablespoons of capers to be blended plus a few left whole for decoration […]
French Toasts With Sliced Strawberries Save Print Prep time 5 mins Cook time 10 mins Total time 15 mins Easy to prepare Recipe type: Starter Ingredients 3 eggs 1 tsp vanilla essence ½ tsp ground cinnamon ½ cup of low FODMAP milk six slices of gluten free and low FODMAP bread 1 tblsp […]
Introduction For the past few months I had the pleasure of getting to know, via social medias and through his blog, Lee Martin a Registered Dietitian from London. He is also a researcher of the Low FODMAP Diet and author of the book Re-challenging & Reintroducing FODMAPs – A self-help guide to the entire reintroduction […]
Can Acupuncture Relieve IBS? From following this blog you will know already that it is possible to improve Irritable Bowel Syndrome symptoms by following a low FODMAP diet, but there are also non-diet related ways that can help to reduce the pain caused by IBS. I have previously wrote about how having some hypnotherapy sessions, performing regular exercise and […]
What are the differences between food allergy and food intolerance? In a previous post, I wrote about lactose intolerance and what it means for IBS sufferers. For this post I have researched the subject of milk allergy and its effects on people dealing with IBS and also investigated the difference between these two ailments. First of […]
At present the relationship between SIBO and IBS is not completely clear, but some medical studies show a connection in symptoms in people suffering from Small Intestinal Bacteria Overgrowth (SIBO) and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). What is SIBO? Turn on the television and you will see a commercial for probiotics or a yogurt product that promotes […]
“What? So I’m not going to be able to eat bread, garlic and apples ever again?” Not necessarily, in fact the good news is that the low FODMAP diet is not for life, at least not in its most extreme form. It is actually recommended that one doesn’t stay on a strict low FODMAP diet for an […]
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 […]
Is It Possible To Test Irritable Bowel Syndrome? It took me two years, from the time I started to feel unwell, to finally get an IBS diagnosis and it was mainly an elimination process. It is not easy for a health practitioner to definitively diagnose Irritable Bowel Syndrome, because in appearance the bowel seems normal, even […]
Real Low FODMAP Food Experiment With Christmas, New Year’s eve and two daughters’ birthday parties finally over, it is time to go back to a healthy eating plan. My diet is already 95% low FODMAP, but during these holidays I have indulged in a ‘few too many’ low FODMAP treats and I can see that […]
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 […]
We know that Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is not exactly a disease; it is referred to as a functional disorder. This means that the bowel is not functioning as it should. This syndrome, can afflict people of all ages, unfortunately also children. What are the symptoms of IBS in children? Verifying IBS in children is […]
Eating Out At A Restaurant When You Suffer From IBS Can Be Challenging IBS sufferers often fear eating out at restaurants with friends and family, I know I did. The reason being, that we have to be on a very particular diet, which doesn’t allow us to enjoy eating out what we want and where we’d […]
Would you like to try some tasty low FODMAP pesto? When I found out I was suffering from IBS, one of the food that was really hard to give up, was my beloved pesto sauce. Being Italian I grew up eating homemade pesto sauce all the time. I used it as a fresh and summery […]
Introduction If you have read my initial blog posts you will know that I was diagnosed with IBS in 2013, but for two years prior to my diagnosis I was feeling sick every time I ate. I loved food, but I was dreading eating, as I knew it always ended up with me running to […]
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 […]
It is common knowledge that smoking tobacco can have a number of adverse effects on the human body. The smoke you inhale passes from your mouth, proceeds to move into your respiratory system, and then wreaks havoc on all the internal organs and systems it can reach, which are more accessible to cigarette smoke then […]
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 […]
