r/FODMAPS

I keep noticing how split people are on probiotics here. Some swear they helped, some notice nothing, some get more gas/bloating and stop immediately.

That makes me wonder if choosing one without any information about your gut is just another experiment on top of an already complicated diet.

Has anyone actually done microbiome sequencing first and then used the result to decide what kind of supplement made sense? Curious whether that was more useful than just trying different products slowly.

M22, weigh 47kg, 5'6", vegetarian, have IBS.

Is there a solid way to increase weight....

I tried calories surplus intake, but always end up doing more harm to my digestive system than gaining weight.

Looking for tried and tested advice, not some generic one of increase calories intake.... The question is how to effectively increase my calories intake.

Hi everyone.

For a bit of context, I have been suffering with stomach/gut problems since Christmas last year. I still don’t know what caused it, but one day I woke up with stomach ache and feeling sick, and then had to rush to the toilet twice, as then again later that day. I presumed it was a stomach bug at the time, but whatever it was it still seems to be causing me issues 9 months later. The only two things that changed at the time were:

1. I drank more alcohol in the run up to Christmas (but not masses - probably 2/3 drinks 4/5 nights per week, as opposed to my usual 2/3 drinks across 2 nights per week).

2. I started taking M&S Gut Boosting Mix. My symptoms seemed to cool off a bit around the time I stopped taking this, and then seemed to come back when tried it again. Could be a coincidence, or could be a factor, I’m not sure.

Anyway, since then I’ve had intermittent issues like I had on the first day. I noticed that I would get acid reflux every now and then, which coincided with needing to go to the toilet urgently, so I started taking omeprazol. That seemed to help a bit but not completely. I tried a few other drugs that the doctor prescribed but they didn’t seem to do anything.

After a while I tried taking loperamide (2 x 2mg each morning) and that seemed to work like a silver bullet, at least for a few weeks. However, after a while it seemed to stop working, so upped the dosage to 4 x 2mg per day (one dose first thing, one dose before bed) and that seemed to stop the urgent toilet issues, but it seemed to make my intermittent stomach ache worse. I then decided to try reducing to my original dosage, and that again worked well for a while, until one day when I had really bad stomach cramp and several urgent trips to the toilet. This really worried me, but I’ve been keeping a diary for a few months, so I pasted that into ChatGPT and boom! It spotted a pattern with onions - in particular, the recent night where it all seemed to go downhill coincided with me having a very onion-rich dinner. They led me to do some research, and voila, this FODMAP thing pops up.

Since then I have tried to avoid onion and garlic wherever possible, and it really seems to have made a massive difference. Not only do the really worrying symptoms of stomach aches and toilet urgency seem to have stopped, but the mild nausea and the mild ‘need to poo’ feeling I get intermittently both seem to have stopped.

I then made the mistake of eating a packet of cheese and onion crisps, which absolutely knocked me back again - nowhere near as bad as the onion meal thankfully, but still not good. That was yesterday - I am feeling mostly better today, but still not 100%.

So that’s my story. I don’t really have any specific questions, but I would love to hear any tips/ideas people have, or just hear about similar experiences people might have had. The whole FODMAP thing is completely new to me, so feel free to give me even basic tips or suggestions!

Thanks.

Hola, soy estudiante en la cual está próxima a irse de movilidad a Chile.

Pero, ya no se si es realmente lo que quiero. Al principio cuando salió la convocatoria metí rápido mis papeles y conseguí documentos que se necesitaban y no tenía; es la primera vez que le llega esa convocatoria a mi escuela.

Durante el proceso, tuve mucha incertidumbre de si quedaría o no, ya que solo son máximo 20 personas en el país. Al final, quedamos solo 17. Al principio, me sentía bien, solo pensaba a qué país me asignarían, como sería y que sería una buena experiencia, después me dieron la noticia de que sería Chile, que estaba dentro de los países que yo quería.

Pero estos últimos días no se que me ha pasado, me han entrado muchas dudas, me siento estresada, casi ansiosa, no me siento bien con esto. De momentos digo: estoy será bueno para mí, para adaptarme y vivir experiencias, pero después me invaden muchos pensamientos que no son buenos.

(Es importante decir que tengo SII, hipotiroidismo y SOMP, aunque estoy controlada del hipotiroidismo, me preocupa el SII; antes tenía ansiedad, estuve llendo a terapia durante tiempo, al día de hoy no me dan ataques, también implemente ejercicio para sentirme mejor conmigo misma)

En este aspecto, me vienen pensamientos como: ¿Y si me siento mal?, ¿Y si pasa algo y estoy sola?, ¿Y si me da una crisis de ansiedad?, ¿Y si la manera de evaluar de la universidad es tan diferente que no me adapto?

Todo esto me da dolor de cabeza, y siento y que al mismo tiempo me empeora los síntomas del SII (como el dolor de estómago y la inflamación, entre otros).

Mi mamá puede acompañarme la primera semana y quizás la segunda, pero después estaré por mi cuenta. Pienso en qué quizás sea bueno para mí seguir, por qué mandé mi carta de aceptación, pero al mismo tiempo, pienso en declinar por todo esto, ya que aún no me han depositado el dinero de mi beca para mí estancia allá y tampoco elegí mis materias (tengo hasta el 20 de este mes para hacerlo).

Mi mamá me apoya en lo que haga, aunque me dice que me vaya y viva la experiencia por qué es lo quería.

Hoy me la pasé llorando todo el día, he estado muy emocional. Al hablar con mi pareja, me menciono que haga lo que yo quiera hacer, que el me quiere y me apoya, que el si se iría, pero, que sabe que yo no estoy al 100% de salud, y que tengo que pensar en mi.

La cosa es que, estás oportunidades son únicas, y siento miedo de decirle a mis maestros (estoy en una escuela normal) que ya no, siento que me juzgarán, que se enojaran o disgustaran por qué se movilizaron y están al pendiente de darme seguimiento para irme, también de que vayan contra mi. no quiero decepcionar a nadie, pero tampoco quiero que esto se me vaya de las manos.

Me da cosa declinar y que al final este bien de salud en ese momento, pero a la vez me da temor el no declinar y que en ese momento no esté bien y al final la pasé mal o me tenga que devolver y me penalicen o tenga que devolver el dinero (que son 130 mil pesos mexicanos).

Me da miedo no hacer amigos, que el ambiente escolar sea muy diferente al mío (pesado o tóxico) y la forma de evaluar de los docentes.

Esto es más deshago, tengo poco para decidir.

Te leo ante cualquier opinión, opina todo lo que quieras, republica en cualquier foto, por qué la verdad no se qué hacer y esto ya me dio migraña, bendiciones.

I’ve been following this low FODMAP diet for my SIBO maybe about 80 to 85% of the time and it’s so hard it’s almost not even worth it because I have such a small list of foods that I’m allowed to eat and it’s driving me absolutely crazy. I feel guilty for not really following it close to a T. I just don’t know how to follow it all day every day and I’ve been trying to follow this for about 6 to 8 weeks and I feel like I’m losing my mind. There’s some days I follow it perfectly and there’s other days I follow it 80% perfectly. On top of that I found out I have a complete dairy intolerance so I can’t even add aged cheese to anything. And my intolerance test showed that consuming grain and fruit at the same time cause inflammation. I wish my natural path would give me a strong antibiotic to get rid of this hydrogen SIBO. We’ve been doing a tincture and ginger capsules. I just wanna wipe it out completely and get back to normal.

TW: ED

Do i have to be perfect for this to work? I have binge eating disorder and I desperately need to find out what is wrong. I have extreme pain and bloating. And I've been doing low fodmap for two weeks but have "restarted" a few times, sincei feel like ive failed. I find myself binging (with no symptoms most of the time aside from some bloating) I am able to stick to eliminating what is on the no list, but it's serving size on the yes list the ones that push it into high fodmap. I guess what im asking is, do I have to be perfect for this to work? Or can I afford going over serving size every now and again?

Does anyone have a soy milk made from soy protein isolate that they like?

So I’m on the reintroduction part of the low FODMAP diet.. I have not had a symptom from anything yet and I’ve had garlic, onion, avocado, bread, pasta, mangos etc (well a little soreness from the bread)

I’m away on holiday to a few countries in Europe soon.. will it set me back if I go a little crazy and have some potentially upsetting foods.

I’m going to places I’ve never been before and would love to eat a bit more normally considering it’s very difficult abroad to go out for dinner and order low FODMAP foods.

I don’t want to ruin the holiday for my bf by not going out to eat anywhere :/

(We don’t go out for food anymore as it’s so difficult to be in a restaurant where soemtbjng isn’t pre marinated in garlic or onion)

I have now done 4 weeks on the elimination phase (with a nutritionist). I fart less, but I'm still so bloated my skin is taut and I look very pregnant. I get so many cravings, I feel miserable and it's really hard to have such a restricted diet with a history of ED. I'm feeling discouraged.

Last night I made Fody's recipe for Shrimp skillet with rice and I've been in digestion pain and discomfort ever since. I don't understand 😩

This is venting mainly but I’m open to any and all suggestions!

35F Indian American. I eat SPICY. I lovvvvve seasoning. And just everything delicious.

A meal isn’t complete without rice. Or naan. Or roti. Mainly always rice.

Everything was fine. I could eat all the things, no major issues.

Until these past couple of years I started getting very sensitive to foods.

I get SO bloated. So damn bloated. Like my stomach is distended and painful and lumpy. Sometimes I throw up every day, at least once a day.

And holy hell do I get constipated now.

My GI specialist is stumped so next step is to get a gastro emptying radiation test done but that’s a few months out while I recover from surgery i got last week.

Due to surgery and its location (starting from my tailbone, continuing down my butt crack) my poor 💩 shooter is swollen and traumatized and just not having a good time. And my stomach is so distended.

I’ve been eating kale and tilapia for 2 days now. Still miserable

Oh and I can’t have starches bc of where the incisions are.

So no rice.

No naan. Roti. Luchi. Paratha. Nothing. NOTHING.

I did order some digestive enzymes right now. And some shirataki noodles?

I feel like my life is over 😩 please send any and all suggestions my way. Idk wtf I’m doing but I’m in desperate relief that is consistent and not fleeting

kids birthday party yesterday.

ice lollys were purchased.

I ate a green one, not thinking what flavour it is.

spent the night on the toilet.

that is all

Has anyone had an allergic reaction to HOME-MADE kefir? I’ve been drinking kefir for many years and decided to start making it myself to save money and to get better-quality probiotics. At about the same time I start getting gigantic red welts on my body. Very itchy, in clusters of 3-4 and they go away 4-5 days later. It might also be insect bites since I walk around outside a lot and moved areas, but wanted to check in if anyone has experienced it from kefir. Clusters of 3-5 huge red welts that are super itchy but completely disappear within a week tops. Thanks!

But I'm fucking starving 😭

Today I had:
-sunflower butter gomacro bar
-a kiwi

-2 egg bites (spinach & bacon)
-a banana

-slice of cheddar cheese
-a few chips

-rice, salmon, green beans

-popcorn and dark chocolate

Yesterday was pretty much the same except I had GF pancakes for breakfast.

How are you guys doing this without being hungry all day? 🥲🥲 and I feel like I'm going to the grocery store every 2 days!!