There is a science behind this? Tell them you have to eat low fat and that you have certain food intolerances/sensitivities. French fries are high in fat because it's basically potatoes fried in hot oil.
As for pizzas, again in the circles I move in, it's common knowledge that cheese is a dairy and I tell them I am lactose intolerant and can't have dairy. Vast majority of adults (worldwide) apart from fortunate good-gened white people can't have dairy so again something for you to educate your hosts on perhaps!
I do have a confident (and some might say forceful) personality, which helps, so noone has ever 'dared' roll their eyes at me but it's really just about sensibly and concisely explaining what you can and can't have, which will help. Everyone in my family is ignorant and knows nothing about science so they know nothing on this front. But I'll just explain it all to them.
if you can't have FODMAPs it's easy, just say that you can't have fructose or whatever. then say which foods have fructose. again it's simple science but I've found that it actually impresses people. one good thing about IBS is that we do kinda, inevitably almost, become more expert on food and nutrition as a result so show off that knowledge?
for fat, caffeine, alcohol and insoluble fibre, you can just say that you have sensitive digestion and you're in pain from too much of these. you don't have to spell out that you have C or D from anything, in my experience that's when people cringe, but if you say there are certain foods you can't have, have you ever seen anyone deride someone with an egg or nut allergy? It's more like they'll go out of their way to accommodate your needs once you've explained. or at least that's my experience, be it either with intelligent friends or dim relatives.
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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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