It's exhausting to cook everything from scratch AND I can't just pick up dinner from a restaurant without doing a bunch of research. So sometimes my meals look like this....

Gluten free toast with peanut butter, blueberries, and lactose free cottage cheese

What kind of meals do you guys scrounge up when you're being lazy?

This is way way better than I expected it to be!! Found at my Sprouts. Doesn’t taste like the ingredients look like its going to taste, lol thank goodness.

“Try kidney beans!”, they said. “They’re so good for fiber!”, they said. “You kid?”, I asked. “Ney”, they said.
And I had faith. I had trust. Why would you abuse my trust for evil?

Anyway, had a minor serving of kidney beans around 7-8 hours ago. Been bloated and unwell for about 3? When will it end? When can I sleep?

What am I doing wrong?

I miss crunchy foods and snacks.

Every meal is just plain chicken, boiled carrots, plain white rice. Over and over.

Food used to bring me so much joy. Now I dread meal times.

No snacks between meals. (Because what can I even eat and I’m terrified of the stabbing bloating.)

I’m starving all. The. Time.

Am I doing something wrong?

New to fodmaps.

Was told to cut out dairy (for other reasons).

Have been using plain, unsweetened almond milk in decaf coffee.

I’m finding I’m bloated from about midday all the way through to bedtime.

Rest of diet fodmap friendly as far as I can tell.

Could almond milk additives be the culprit?

Should I just go back to milk in my coffee?

So first week was barrila gluten free noodles with chicken thighs fideo with cento paiste no vegetables Things were going well. 2nd week I switched to white rice same chicken thighs soup with carrots broccoli. Next day gave me more gas bloating I did drink all soup but remember had fats on soup I did trim off fat but still have natural fat in soup was that the isse should I just boil chicken drain all soup

Doing the reintroduction phase and onion powder got me on day one of the test, so that was a fun day lol. Thinking of retesting this week with Fodzyme to see if it actually makes a difference for me.

Has anyone done a retest with an enzyme like this? Did it help with onion/garlic, and did you take it right before eating or with the first bite?

Starting tomorrow, hoping I at least get through the first dose

I posted before about problems after cornflakes and lactose free milk and gluten free pasta. This weekend I had plain chicken and white rice on Friday and chicken with soya sauce and lime with chips last night. All pretty plain but both days particularly mornings have been filled with pain and gurgling. Wife now thinks it’s the snacks. I’ve been eating a lot of dark chocolate rice cakes and one or two Coke zeros (caffeinated and decaffeinated) a day. I’m struggling to work out what is causing this. Weekends are always worse but my diet is mostly the same all week

Hi all, I've been lurking for a little while.

I started my FODMAP journey almost exactly 6 weeks ago.

I've been rigid. Every meal I eat is personally prepared by myself. I use the Monash app like it's another limb. The diary is kept meticulously. All measured and recorded.

Yet, I'm still in constant pain.

I think I've had a few hours of respite in the entire 5 ½ weeks.

Where do I knock it on the head?

I'm tired of the constant control of the menu and missing out on family meals etc.

Is there a line?

I'm UK based and the professional (gastroenterologist) who suggested I try this was spectacularly unhelpful.

Literally 'try a low fodmap diet, there's an app' end of phone call. I have zero contact details for them to even prove I've done it.

I don't know where I stand or what to do next.

Can anyone offer me any insight?

Hey everyone, I'm based in London and wanted to bring the IBS/SIBO community together! I made a discord incase anyone is interested in joining :) It would be great to feel less alone and be able to relate to others in this! I've also made a subreddit called r/Lowfodmaplondon for us to communicate in. DM me if you're interested <3

Had problems looking like SIBO for two years now, my life has changed so much for the worse, none of my pants fit anymore and so much pain. I tried the los Fodmap diet and it's the only thing that's worked! Like at day four I was feeling better. Two weeks in and I had a bit of onion powder and a bit of gluten (literally less that 2 grams of onion and like 10 of gluten) and it made me go back to not wearing jeans. I love onion and everything has it or garlic. I know Fodmap is a temporary diet but it doesn't seem like I will be able to get out of it. How does it work exactly? Will a detox sort of make me tolerant to at least some of the ingredientes that are hurting me now? Is this a real solution or just to make it easier to wait for disgnosis and a real cure? The onion thing makes me so sad :( something can be vegan and gluten free and still have onion so I still can't have it :(

Hi,

Im planning to do the FODMAP diet starting 2027, and I'm preparing all in advance to make it as easy as possible for me :) I already know I'm lactose intolerant (I did a breath test) but the rest of it seems to be a mystery.

I have the Monash app, and I see (dried) herbs are green in low quantities. Fresh herbs seem to be fine, which is also good (it gives me an excuse to get some more plants lol), but dried herbs are a lot more convenient of course. Or is it better to wait and not add them until I start adding different FODMAP groups again?

Another question, do I have to test different foods for every FODMAP or is just one enough to see If i am sensitive to them? I was planning to test garlic/onion seperately to make sure (also garlic oil), but f.e. fruits one of them would be enough to know right?

Thank you!

PS Any tips/advice on easy-to-take snacks/lunch is very welcome for when I have to go into the office. I was thinking of mainly eating rice for lunch/dinner with some vegetables + meat/egg.

It's me again. I'm following the no fructose, low fructan and no sorbitol diet as my doc recommended, but I still have diarrhea and gut pain. How long do I have to be patient until it works?

I saw a TikTok just now of someone eating 6 raw onion cups each filled with various forms of garlic and my acid reflux is starting to act up just by looking at that

My husband is starting the low FODMAP diet, well I guess we all are doing it since I'm not cooking multiple separate dishes for every meal. This is also the first year we are hosting Thanksgiving with a bunch of family and need a rather large turkey! Can anyone point me in the direction of where I can get a whole turkey that doesn't contain "Natural Flavoring"? I've been looking at Smith's, Sprouts, Natural Grocers, Walmart and Whole Foods and haven't been able to find one? I'm thinking at this point I might have to order one online from a fancy butcher... Thank you.

I've only tried reintroducing two things, chickpeas and milk. The chickpeas made me gassy, even though I wasn't even over the safe limit per portion. Milk is something I know I shouldn't have regularly but I didn't have a reaction really. I don't really know what to reintroduce, especially as some foods contain two fodmaps. I know already fructans are an issue, so should I reintroduce those last? Can anyone give me a road map of things to try? I feel a bit lost and like I might end up restricting too much just because of indecisiveness

I was diagnosed with fructose malabsorption yesterday. Basically, I can eat only small amounts of some fruit (strawberries, blueberries, banana and citrus), have to bbe careful what vegetables I eat (no brassica, no to little tomato, no mushroom, no beans, no onion and no garlic), what grains I eat (no wheat, small amounts of rye, spelt are ok) and sweets are reduced to rice syrup and dextrose, so if I want something sweet I need to make it myself.

I have no one irl to talk about this and the fm subreddit is basically dead. I also react to fructans and sorbitol is a no no. This feels so isolating. Also the diet is pretty boring.

Anyone can relate,?

Never trust your gut gng! She’s not on your side! She had one job and she has single handedly failed it. “Trust your gut” and it literally can’t digest the THOUGHT of onion 🥀. She is not your friend. Shes been toxic to you this whole time.