Why Spotting Trigger Foods Without a Food Diary Is Just Guessing
Cutting more foods rarely fixes IBS. Here’s why memory and intuition aren’t enough to spot your triggers — and what a structured food diary actually does.
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How IBS can be mistaken for food allergy
This article was written by Marianne Williams, a Registered Dietitian in the UK, and refers to experiences in her clinic which is not affiliated to mySymptoms. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic and debilitating condition which can cause a myriad of distressing gut symptoms….
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The Low Fodmap diet on a budget – 12 tips to make it more affordable
Data suggests that a gluten free diet can add to the cost of the average food bill. With the Low Fodmap diet requiring someone with IBS to be following a virtually wheat free diet plus the additional costs of lactose free milk, how can someone follow this diet within a tight budget, without being limited…
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5 things you need to know about the Low FODMAP Diet
For an introduction to the Low FODMAP diet, please read our earlier blog post ‘The Low FODMAP diet: What is it and can it help my IBS?’. The diet is only for 8 weeks and must not be done for much longer as it can negatively affect the bacteria in your gut. There are 3…
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The Low FODMAP diet: What is it and can it help my IBS?
You may have heard about the Low FODMAP diet in the press, online, or through friends and family as it’s been creating quite a buzz! Unlike the faddy diets that promise much and deliver little, (I think most of us have tried these at some point!) the Low FODMAP diet is a new type of…