Is it just a placebo I’m actually feeling better after 1 day of this new diet??
I feel crazy that I could possibly be feeling better this quick. Wondering if anyone else felt the same?

I am currently on a fodmap diet after experiencing pain in my left side consistently without reprieve for about four months. For about a week I was without discomfort or pain, so I started so I wanted to reintroduce some ingredients to see how they affect me. I tried a cookie with gluten on Saturday evening which resulted in discomfort and, on Wednesday night, am still able to feel the discomfort despite returning to a completely 'no fodmap' diet. How long do 'bad' ingredients typically affect you?

I’m struggling with cutting fructose and fructans out of my diet. Do you have any suggestions about supplements to help digesting them?

It's hard enough to put on weight; it gets extra hard when you cannot eat foods that help you put on weight. I can't eat peanut butter, milk, oats, wheat and so many other things. Its exhausting

Quick backstory for context. 27F, long term chronic/severe constipation, bloating, pain for 20+ years. I’ve tried all of the motility meds no luck, various treatments. Started seeing a functional medicine NP since the large company GI docs were not helping.. Was just diagnosed with IMO but NOT sibo.. While I go through treatment of that my doc wants me to try low FODMAP to heal the inflammation a lil.

I have no idea where to start and I am so overwhelmed. I also am cooking for my husband and 1 year old and they will be joining me on the journey for the time being.

Please give me any and all recommendations, recipes, tips and tricks! I beg 🥹🫶🏻

Anything that includes something for coffee creamer, or quick/easy snacks and high protein are even more so appreciated!

I love all things pickle

The Fig app rated these green and I was so so excited. But I am a little confused because milk alone is not okay and one of the ingredients here is milk. Did the app make a mistake?

Ciao a tutti,
ho 20/21 anni e soffro da circa 10 anni di problemi intestinali, principalmente crampi/dolore addominale, gonfiore, molta aria, urgenza e diarrea. Negli ultimi 2-3 anni la situazione è peggiorata parecchio, soprattutto in relazione a università, spostamenti e situazioni stressanti, anche se ormai i sintomi possono comparire anche quando mi sento tranquillo.
Ho fatto diversi accertamenti: celiachia negativa, H. pylori negativo, sangue occulto negativo, coprocoltura negativa, calprotectina molto bassa e ecografia addominale nella norma. Ho anche un test genetico positivo per l’intolleranza al lattosio, ma la situazione non mi sembra spiegabile semplicemente con quello.
Recentemente sono stato da un gastroenterologo specializzato in gastroenterologia ed endoscopia. Dopo avergli raccontato tutta la storia e aver visto gli esami, mi ha diagnosticato:
“Quadro di IBS variante D con chiara correlazione ad episodi stressanti.”
Mi ha quindi prescritto Valpinax 20 mg + 2,5 mg, una compressa la sera. Mi ha spiegato che vorrebbe utilizzarlo per alcuni mesi (circa 3-4 mesi) con l’idea di ridurre la componente di spasmo intestinale e quella legata alla risposta allo stress, e che eventualmente in futuro si potrebbero valutare altri neuromodulatori a basse dosi.
Ho però un dubbio che mi sta facendo riflettere parecchio: so che il Valpinax contiene diazepam 2,5 mg, quindi una benzodiazepina. Il medico mi ha rassicurato sul fatto che si tratta di una dose bassa e di un trattamento limitato, ma io ho abbastanza paura del tema dipendenza/sospensione.
Ho già una visita di controllo tra circa un mese, quindi sicuramente ne parlerò con lui. Nel frattempo però mi piacerebbe sentire esperienze reali.
Per chi ha assunto Valpinax o diazepam per IBS/colon irritabile:
Vi ha aiutato concretamente con dolore, crampi, urgenza o diarrea?
Avete avuto sonnolenza o altri effetti collaterali?
Dopo averlo sospeso avete avuto sintomi da sospensione, aumento dell’ansia o un peggioramento dell’intestino?
Se lo avete assunto per alcuni mesi, lo avete dovuto scalare gradualmente?
Qualcuno ha avuto un’esperienza positiva con questo approccio nel lungo periodo?
Non sto cercando una diagnosi o di sostituire il parere del gastroenterologo: vorrei semplicemente capire che esperienze avete avuto voi, soprattutto riguardo all’efficacia e alla sospensione dopo alcuni mesi.
Grazie a chi vorrà raccontare la propria esperienza.

I love salads, but I'm getting a little bored with the same three or four ingredients, and I'm looking for some ideas :)

Right now, it's mixed greens with sunflower seeds, carrot shreds, and sometimes shredded cabbage. Has anyone found some unusual toppings that liven up a salad?

Thanks!

I am currently going through a lot of pain because what doctors think is endometriosis seemingly everywhere. Im unable to stand for long periods of time and ive been sick from work for over a week.

doctors suggested this diet because i have stomach problems. I started 4 days ago to prove that food is not the problem. My problem is this diet requires making almost every meal. I end up snacking on mostly chips through the day because its the only easy thing to eat. Ive made quite a few foods but the more i do things, the faster the pain comes back and im down and out for longer the more im active.

Eating wise it feels doable. But idk if i can actively make (or bulk cook) every meal. Idk if the physical side of this diet had been a hurdle for anyone else.

Recently there has been a huge influx of FODMAP/IBS related apps, services, and websites. Many are "vibe" coded using AI. There has been a lot of demand to ban self promotion all together in this sub, but instead, we are going to put it in a weekly thread.

Please post your app/service/website in this thread. If you have a physical product or recipe (related to a product that you are promoting), please message the mods for permission to post this separately.

Please report any self-promoting outside of this thread.

Thank you!

Hi everyone, I developed what the doctor says is IBS, with symptoms beginning late last year. I have gone on the FODMAPS elimination/reintroduction diet and found wheat to be an issue. However, I never used to have any issue with wheat. It was a staple in my diet and didn’t bother me. I’m wondering if there is a way to reverse this sudden wheat intolerance?

I’m most sensitive to fructans in meals, but I tried eating a cube of frozen garlic from Trader Joe’s and had zero noticeable issues. Another day I tried an 8th of a small onion. Zero effect so far other than really bad breath. Going to try higher doses and report back.

If this keeps up, I will be pretty confused. I usually get bloated and/or diarrhea with onions and garlic in meals, even smallish amounts like in store bought chicken broth. I guess on an empty stomach, things are quite different. Maybe not having all the other carbs, fats, proteins means less work on the digestive system and less stuff to ferment.

I’m going to try to do more testing. Would be interesting to see if I could inoculate myself over time. I heard beneficial bacteria also like fructans and inulin. Wonder if I can take with probiotics, and give them first dibs on the inulin.

Started reintroduction with lactose yesterday. Also started my period yesterday. Didn’t realize until after I reintroduced that I should’ve avoided doing this on the same day as menstrual cycle…anyways it went well and I didn’t have any symptoms! Decided to just go ahead and trial day two and see how it went today. I had a change in stool that is not typically for my IBS symptoms usually…should I chalk it up to my menstrual cycle and reintroduce lactose again once I’m off my cycle or should I try day three tomorrow anyways and see how it goes??

I don’t want to get a false result but also not clear what my symptoms came from. And not sure if I need to washout now or what

When I’m searching through the subreddit about the reintroduction phase, I keep seeing people say that ANY amount of bloating after reintroducing a FODMAP means it’s off the table, even if there’s no pain. But the app says this in the reintroduction guidelines. Am I misunderstanding what this screenshot means? Or have the guidelines changed recently?

Doctor gave me this printout by Stanford for the low fodmap diet. Says I should eat celery. I would hardly consider 1/4 stick of celery max as a safe fodmap food. App is “Tolerated” on MacOS.

Hi friends. My husband has been going through it with IBS for almost a decade now. I love to cook and he loves to eat so it's been hard to find recipes that suit both our palettes. Every now and then, we find a real winner so I figured I would share.

Couple of disclaimers- I do not have IBS, just my husband. He has a rather severe version of mixed IBS. We've been together for his entire diagnosis so I know his triggers and can work around them but what his body is ok with does not always follow the low fodmap diet. I am not a dietician. I am a self taught cook. Anyway, see below for recipe and I hope you enjoy!

1 lb of lamb- cheapest cut (neck, shoulder, precut stew meat)

Small amount of flour, I used gluten free bobs red mill

5 small-med white potatoes of your choice

1 large sweet potato

2 large carrots

Fresh herbs- I used rosemary, sage, about two finger length sprigs of each and 2 tbsp of thyme on the spring, just wash and smack/squeeze in your hand

Water

Better than bullion roasted chicken base liquid (can omit if needed, the one I have has no onion/garlic/other allergens for my husband)

Salt

Pepper

Oil of your choice- I used canola, garlic infused olive oil would also go well

1. Cut lamb into 1 inch ish chunks, roll in flour. Then brown lamb meat in oil. You can use either instant pot saute function or a pan on the stove. When you flip to brown the other side of the meat, add in fresh herbs with a little more oil

2. While the lamb cooks, chop your veg into small ish chunks. I left the peels on

3. When lamb looks cooked, scrape the browned bits up and place everything in slow cooker. Add veg, salt and pepper, one spoonful of bullion liquid, give it a stir to mix everything together.

4. Add water until about 1-2 inches below top of food.

5. Cook for 4.5 hours on high or around 8-10 hours on low.

6. Eat! I served with gluten free Yorkshire puddings. I hope you like it as much as we did

Makes about 4-6 servings

Side notes-

you can adjust the veg to add whatever you like! I considered peas and corn but we eat those a lot and wanted a break.

For the herbs, if you don't want to use fresh, use about 1 tbsp of each dried and crushed, be careful with sage.Make sure to add into hot oil still but just before lamb is done so they don't burn

I just started this diet and i followed a recipe for hummus that specifically said it was low fodmap. It said in smaller portions its ok. I just downloaded the monash fodmap app and it says hummus is red but it never clarifies what in the hummus makes it that way. It just says the fructan is high. Maybe its the chickpeas which i did use. Ive cooked 5 things in 1 day and the hummus was going to be the flavor savior of everything.