Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: IgG antibody test

Testing for candida overgrowth is another favorite test of alternative medicine practitioners. A link has never been clinically shown between candida overgrowth and IBS. You can read about it in this post.

If your have had a blood tested for celiac disease and it was negative then there is no reason to have the test again. If you wanted to definitively know if you have celiac disease then ask your GP or GI doctor about an endoscopy which is the gold standard method for determining if you have celiac disease.

You can read about the FODMAP approach in the first link in my signature. Or you might get Patsy Catsos's book IBS-Free at Last! Second Edition.

The best approach is to blend Heather's diet with the FODMAP diet which does not deal with triggers like caffeine, fat, alcohol, insoluble fiber, etc which Heather's deals with exceptionally well.

With the FODMAP approach if you find a food category that is a problem you don't usually reintroduce it you eliminate it or eat it in very small amounts

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The FODMAP Approach to Managing IBS Symptoms
Evidence-based Dietary Management of Functional GI Symptoms: The FODMAP Approach
FODMAP Chart & Cheatsheet
The Role of Food & Dietary Intervention in IBS

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