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Posted 4/6/2011 12:22 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone,
I'm new and I suffer from IBS and I am really interested in the FODMAP diet. I am just today starting to feel 'normal' after a bad attack - 3 weeks tomorrow! A little about myself - I had my appendix and a portion of my bowel removed at age 15. I have suffered reflux since about the same time. I have issues with diahorrea but mostly constipation - big time! GAS, bloating and abdominal pain (Most of the time it is in the lower left part of my tummy but in the recent attack started here and moved to lower right side of tummy). I have had numerous top and bottoms to be told its my IBS! Bloods show I have a high creatinine and CRP levels when ever I have an attack. This apparently means infection/inflammation in the body somewhere! I would on average have at least several attacks a year, the last three years I have had REALLY bad attacks at the beginning of each year. I was within a week of the same time this year as I was to last years attack!! Doctor now looking into food intolerances or allergies with me, suggesting I see a Dietitian that specialises in IBS. What sort of luck have people had with this Fodmap diet? Any feedback would be most appreciated. So good to know your not alone

Cheers guys,
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Posted 4/23/2011 7:06 PM (GMT 0)
Hi just out of interest i too get bad attacks at beginning of the year ( more of them and very bad). Can anyone shed any light on this??
I am waiting to see a dietition trained in fodmaps diet, i am doing it off my own back at the moment, not an expert but early indications are VERY GOOD!!

Good luck.
Posted 5/17/2011 3:27 AM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone,
My daughter Katie has IBS and is currently following the FODMAP diet under the guidance of Shepherd Works in Melbourne, Australia. Shepherd Works, Monash University and Box Hill hospital have worked together to research FODMAPs - they are the world leaders in this field. Katie is having great success with FODMAP diet - her IBS symptoms have significantly reduced. Rather than duplicate information I have already posted in other forums I suggest you try www.facebook.com/glutenfreeguerrillas and click on the 'discussions' - you should see the FODMAP diet topic posted by Valda Davis - this has a lot of FODMAP information, some of which I have posted. It should be a good starting point for you. From my own experience with Katie (from how severe her IBS symptoms had become to now where she is almost symptom free) I highly recommend FODMAP diet.
Posted 6/12/2011 8:08 PM (GMT 0)
Hi there, I am new to this too. I v been on the fodmap diet for about 5 weeks. 1st two weeks was great, proper stools then it got worse. Todate all my problems which is all ibs symptoms are alot worse. I joint here to see if I was missing something. I v had an endoscopy to look at Bowles and a ultra sound scan done but nothing found. Yet my sister has all the same symptoms but she bleeds from her rectum her endoscopy was also clear. I m starting to give up trying to find out what's wrong.
I would say the fodmap diet is good if you want to start introducing wheat, gluten, dairy (lactose) etc slowly after a few weeks. It s a very long way to find out what's going on in my mind. It also costs loads more on your food bill, because your buying more food to cook from scratch, watch out for the free from foods, they always contain something you shouldn't have e.g onions and fructose. Chat sites are good they contain recipes that other people have done. You can cook your normal food just change what your using e.g dairy free butter, dairy free Mayo.
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