The FODMAP diet is a bit different than many other elimination diets. You may not have difficulty with foods in all of the FODMAP groups. For example, I cannot handle foods in 4 of the 5 groups while I can handle small amounts of foods from the other group. Also, during the elimination phase you remove all foods from all FODMAP groups. However, as time goes on you re-introduce some foods to see if they are a problem. The reason for this is that it is the quantity of a given constituent that determines if you may have a problem. For examples, some individuals cannot handle foods such as wheat that contain fructans while other people can handle a small or even moderate amounts. The FODMAP approach is not 100% eliminate forever. It involves some experimentation to determine how much of a food in a given group may be a problem. This might explain why you see some foods on the FODMAP unfriendly list that don't seem bother you.
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Re: Not getting much help from EFI diet - any suggestions?
