Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: No - it's the dairy, not just the lactose in the dairy -

Hi - you really need to work with a dietitian if you want to follow the FODMAPS approach. This is a highly, highly individualized approach. The point is to find your specific (if any) FODMAPS sensitivities. It takes a few months to do that, and you have to do it methodically and carefully.

What you don't want is to eliminate all FODMAPS, forever and ever - that's not the point of that diet, and it would leave you with serious nutritional shortfalls.

Start with the eating for IBS diet foundation - eliminate the trigger foods completely (red meat, dairy, greasy foods, coffee, soda pop, alcohol).

Get a soluble fiber foundation to all meals and snacks.

Use that foundation to carefully add as much insoluble fiber as you can, following the guidelines (cook, chop, blend, etc. these foods to break down the insoluble fiber before you even eat it).

That's your baseline - see how you do. If you need to, add in the FODMAPs on top of that - but seriously, work with a dietitian trained in both IBS and FODMAPs diet issues to do this safely and effectively. It's a very personal diet, so once you find your specific FODMAPs triggers, modify recipes to suit those needs. Almost any recipes I have you can likely easily modify to suit your own FODMAPS needs - but you have to find those needs first. It's not a blanket exclusion of all things for all people.

Clif bars didn't used to have inulin. Always read ingredients - things change constantly. You made a really good catch with the inulin in these bars - avoid inulin like the plague. I'll update the snack list.

Egg yolks are a trigger due to high fat - whites are fine. Small amounts of yolks can be safe - you can't go fat free, but go low fat.

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