Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: A few questions..THANK YOU

Hi - get tested, and don't worry about not making changes if you have good reason to believe they won't help you.

The fructose/FODMAPS issue varies tremendously from person to person, and even with just one person they can have a sensitivity to some elements, but not others. It involves some trial and error to figure out what you, specifically, might be sensitive to. You eliminate everything at first, then carefully add back in elements one at a time to identify what, for you specifically, causes problems. Might be all of them, might be a few, might even be none at all.

If you know you have a safe staple, don't give it up because someone else has issues with it. I'm on the same page as you when it comes to plain white breads, for example. I don't give a darn if other people are sensitive to fructans or gluten in wheat - I know for a fact I am not, so I am never giving up French bread when I know it is a guaranteed safe staple for my gut. But this is my gut - people who DO have issues with fructans or gluten are going to have to go with rice, or some other safe staple, that fits their gut. I have to pass that info along to them, but I don't have to apply it to myself when it doesn't fit.

So stick with what you know works for you. And cautiously trial and error potential triggers you are not sure about. And get tested for those you can be tested for to proactively identify as much as possible.

Best,
Heather

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