Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: I have no problem with them if they're well-cooked

Hi - This is one of my big, big frustrations with the FODMAPS plan. The whole point is that people are supposed to determine their very own specific FODMAPS sensitivities - to fructans, polyols, etc. And about 1/3 of people with IBS have NO problem with FODMAPS and get no relief from that diet.

Instead, too many folks are getting the impression that they're supposed to remove all FODMAPS from their diet, forever, which is exactly what you shouldn't do. It would be a really unhealthy diet if you did that.

This is why people with IBS are supposed to only do the FODMAPS restrictions with a trained dietitian - to remove that risk. But it doesn't seem to be working like this in real life - I'm so sorry.

You may well have no problem with fructans. Since onions don't bother you, that is quite likely. I don't agree - at all - that fructans are the top IBS irritant. That is ludicrous. The much more common - and definitely much more universal - triggers are IBS stimulants and irritants like fats, coffee, alchol, insoluble fiber, etc. NONE of those are FODMAPS - they're triggers to be minimized/avoided as a baseline, and then you'd determine your specific FODMAPS limitations (if any) on top of that.

Onions can also be trouble because of the insoluble fiber and sulfur. But - you can minimize those greatly by cooking them. Cooking will not affect fructans, however, so if FODMAPS were the issue raw vs cooked won't matter.

So - if you don't have a problem with fructans, you are not alone. Many other people with IBS won't, either.

XXOO
Heather

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