Search Results for: Low FODMAP Diet

A wide range of therapies have been used to control IBS symptoms including various medications, bulking agents and laxatives, and a myriad of lifestyle changes. Most individuals with IBS believe that their symptoms are related to the consumption of certain foods, but advice in this area has been conflicting and confusing and offered little relief for IBS sufferers. Our research team has developed a new dietary management approach – the Low FODMAP diet – to control symptoms associated with IBS. In Australia, the low FODMAP diet is increasingly being accepted as the primary management strategy for IBS, recently adopted by their National Therapeutic Guidelines.

This article builds on the article ‘Dietary Triggers for IBS Symptoms: The Low FODMAP Diet Approach,’ providing a description of FODMAPs and a low-FODMAP diet menu guide.

Who is the Low FODMAP Diet for? Research has shown the Low FODMAP diet can help improve GI symptoms in people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). FODMAPs are short-chain carbohydrates (sugars and fibers) that are often poorly absorbed in the small intestine and delivered to the colon. This may cause gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms such as […]