{"id":6086,"date":"2022-07-13T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=6086"},"modified":"2024-02-08T09:52:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T09:52:27","slug":"diet-bloating-do-i-try-fodmap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=6086","title":{"rendered":"HEALTH & WELLBEiNG: Diet & Bloating – Do I Try FODMAP?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In recent years I\u2019ve started to experience what might be IBS: one moment constipated, the next suffering from diarrhoea. Not much fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have a whole range of issues, health wise. The chief of which are psoriasis and psoriatic arthropophy. These are, thankfully, being dealt with by meds I currently take. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But a whole constellation of other issue also plague me, from bouts of depression to total and utter physical exhaustion one moment and insomnia the next. Again, not that much fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And in amongst all this, as well as being a bit overweight, I definitely suffer from bloating. A recent trip to the doc\u2019s (re)confirmed this. The guy I saw – a clinical practitioner, not a fully-fledged GP – tapped on my torso: tapping on his cupped hand on my chest produced a dull thud. On my belly? A drum like \u2018thock\u2019. \u2018You\u2019re full of gas\u2019, he told me. A if I didn\u2019t know!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years and for varying reasons I\u2019ve tried numerous exclusion diets. I was a veggie for many years, on ethical grounds. Having ditched that, I tried other diets to try and address the psoriasis and arthritis. Such as no dairy, avoiding certain food groups, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

None of that latter stuff appeared to make any difference whatsoever! Certain regimes I\u2019ve either never ties, or only in a half-arsed way. FODMAP looks scarily hardcore. Loads of our most common foodstuffs are in the avoid category!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, encouragingly, or at least softening the possible blow, it\u2019s a three step process. Cut all that lovely stuff out for say a month. See if things improve. And if they do, strategically reintroduce stuff, to see what causes a return of bloating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to info I found on a a nutritionist\u2019s website, FODMAP is a three step process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three steps are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Elimination \u2013 In this first step, you eliminate all FODMAP carbs for several weeks. Your symptoms may improve immediately or over several weeks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Reintroduction \u2013 In this step, you\u2019ll introduce FODMAPs one at a time to identify which foods you can tolerate and in what amount.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Personalization \u2013 Finally, you\u2019ll modify your diet to increase variety while adjusting the type and amount of FODMAP carbs you eat, based on what you learned in step 2.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    In recent years I\u2019ve started to experience what might be IBS: one moment constipated, the next suffering from diarrhoea. Not much fun! I have a whole range of issues, health wise. The chief of which are psoriasis and psoriatic arthropophy. These are, thankfully, being dealt with by meds I currently take. But a whole constellation … <\/p>\n

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