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Is Heather's acacia fiber compatible with FODMAPs diet?
      #367915 - 07/25/12 01:15 PM
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I'll soon be starting a FODMAPs elimination diet. One of the principles of the diet is to avoid fermentable carbohydrates and fibers.

Does anyone know if the acacia fiber that Heather sells is a fermentable fiber?

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Chris

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Re: Is Heather's acacia fiber compatible with FODMAPs diet? new
      #367917 - 07/25/12 01:45 PM
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Most soluble fibers are fermentable. However, some fibers such as inulin ferment quickly while others like acacia ferment slowly. The FODMAP diet focuses more on carbs and fibers that ferment rapidly which are the short-chained carbs and fibers.

Only a few soluble fibers like inulin are FODMAP unfriendly and these ferment rapidly. Given that most FODMAPs ferment rapidly in the colon and acacia is not a rapidly fermenting soluble fiber it is likely considered FODMAP friendly.

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Re: Is Heather's acacia fiber compatible with FODMAPs diet? new
      #367922 - 07/25/12 02:29 PM
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Cool. Thanks, Syl.

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Re: Is Heather's acacia fiber compatible with FODMAPs diet? new
      #367960 - 07/29/12 06:50 PM
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Thanks, Syl - that's very helpful.

I noticed that my probiotic actually includes inulin - probably as a binding agent. I suspect I should avoid this during the FODMAP elimination diet, even though it's a small amount.

Chris

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Re: Is Heather's acacia fiber compatible with FODMAPs diet? new
      #367961 - 07/29/12 07:39 PM
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Inulin is frequently added to probiotics as a prebiotic

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Heather's Tummy Fiber Acacia has no FODMAPS at all! -nt- new
      #370179 - 09/13/13 12:49 PM
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Re: Is Heather's acacia fiber compatible with FODMAPs diet? new
      #370190 - 09/15/13 11:48 AM
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Thank you for answering this! I wondered why inulin gave me such trouble!

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