Thanks, Syl. It is from reading about FODMAPS that I asked those questions. In all the categories I saw, there are foods that have never seemed to cause symptoms for me. Yet other foods that possibly have. I realized it's the same with Heather's lists of triggers.
I can see there are no easy answers. I've done an elimination diet for food intolerances in the past, but it was loaded with insoluble fiber and high in some fats like avocados and olive oil. I felt fine while on it, and only one item came up as questionable when I added it back in: beef.
You mention something else that rings true for me: "a few times in a row." That has often been the case for me with coffee. Such a gateway substance for me! If I stay off, I don't crave it. But one cup one day--and I want another the next day. One cup one day and I feel fine, a cup the next I feel fine, a cup the third . . . very risky.
Anyway, thanks. My instincts and previous self-research tell me that coffee (caf or decaf), alcohol and red meat are pretty solid triggers, at least after consecutive offenses, and that insoluble fiber and healthier fats are less so. Just trying Heather's approach, with the soluble fiber cushioning, is very new for me, so I'm going to start there before I explore FODMAPS too much further, especially since there's nothing obvious in the FODMAPS charts.
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