Your Guide To A Low Fodmap Diet

By Angela Phillips


It is true that food and water is one of the reason why people survive. However, if one does not consider their intake that much, it could actually be a leading cause of triggering some symptoms or issues on your digestive system. Know that there are few individuals who are quite sensitive and immediately restricting certain kinds of food is not the immediate answer to such dilemma. You could at least try having some low fodmap recipes.

According to reliable studies, this is by far one with effective approach to problems which are related in triggering some digestive conditions. This would normally give you some idea what foods you would most likely has to stop eating. But, there are few things you should try to understand about this diet first prior to trying it.

Initially fodmap means fermentable oligo, di, mono saccharides and polyols. It is a scientific term which is being used in classifying several types of carb which are nutritious and yet triggers digestive issues such as gas, stomach pains and bloating to some individuals who are highly sensitive to it.

Mostly, it could cause several conditions like bloating, gas and some obvious stomach pain as soon as you finished eating foods with any of these nutrients included. And the worst part is that its percentage on a certain serving is not always fixed. It will always vary on the food you are eating which carries the following nutrients.

However, you could have better sense of prevention for cases like this is you particularly know what the classifications of these dietary sources are. Aside from that, being aware about the foods which are high of fodmap will help you lessen your intake or probably eliminating it on your diet to at least keep your stomach from hurting.

Anyway, one of the four classification is the oligosaccharides. This is the nutrient you would normally be having and take advantage of when you eat legumes, wheat and other vegetables as well as fruit similar to garlic and onion. Second one is classified as the disaccharides with lactose as its main carb.

Now, if you choose on having low fodmap diet, you basically will restrict yourself from eating foods that has those particular nutrients. Thus, as a result it will provide you an effective benefit in treating IBS. Though, it is not completely eliminated on your system, it still is reduced drastically.

Then last will be polyols. Lychees and blackberries are usually the ones with these nutrients in them. However, you may as well find this infused on those sweeteners with low calorie which are added to products like sugar free gums which you are probably munching from time to time.

This also was mentioned to improve the quality of life of people with IBS. Well, its kind of normal for them to feel a bit weak and in low quality life especially if they happen to deal with problems on their stomach from time to time. If there are chances to improve their lifestyle with such diet then most probably it is the right time to go see their dietician for their food guide.




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