It's good to hear there are safe FODMAP alternatives for garlic and onion since they're used in many savory dishes. I did download the pdf chart you posted a while ago as it seemed to be the most updated reference online. In addition, I picked up a copy of Patsy Catsos' "IBS: Free at Last, 2nd ed." since the cost of ordering one of Sue Shepherd's books or from Monash University was well over $60 CAD.
Out of curiosity, are highly fermentable foods responsible for the distention while high fat foods are responsible for the cramping? I'm wondering if I eliminate the high FODMAP foods from my diet will I still be distended after every meal. It doesn't seem to be gas, but rather water (osmosis?) which makes me believe that it's related to excess fructose, fructans, GOS, and polyols and not necessarily fats. Unless I'm mistaken and even consumption of high fat foods (i.e., ground pork, peanuts) can cause distention.
Currently I'm taking 500 mg of Jamieson magnesium a day for IBS-C which has been working. I've read that excess magnesium that isn't absorbed works by drawing water into the colon to soften the stools. If not FODMAP foods, could this be causing the distended stomach after every meal?
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