in my experience, I get bloated from fibre, whether soluble or insoluble. I have found that while I get bloating from wheat (not FODMAP friendly), other foods such as potatoes and porridge are equally if not even more bloating, due to the v high amounts of fibre (which is mostly soluble, but still). Eating white flour tortillas or white bread actually reduces the amount of fibre in my diet, which may help with overall gas reduction. I am a health food freak, who tries to eat as plant based a diet as possible. Lean meat is IBS friendly and will not bloat you, but I find there are many counter-indications to eating too much meat/protein.
Even the FODMAP diet concludes that you can eat the equivalent of two thin slices of bread safely, which of course is a bit laughable esp if you convert that to how many pieces of pasta you are permitted to eat, but the various foods listed contain different amounts of fructans too, ie I eat white bread/pasta/tortillas and (overcooked, soft) broccoli in largish amounts, but would never eat onions/garlic (which have plenty more fructans than wheat or broccoli).
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now: stable through EFI+FODMAP dieting (no lactose/no fructose/some fructans and some polyols)
before: IBS-D(pseudo-diarrhoea), bloating, often unbearable pain esp from too much fat: Apr 2007- Dec 2010
FODMAPs: http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/072710p30.shtml
[I've tried VSL#3 -> I could tolerate v good amounts of IF (even with less SF), it worked great (but overall I find it too expensive)]
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