The Low FODMAP Diet
Having been around for some time we look at the low FODMAP diet, and ask has it worked.
We write the following blog with the following in mind. As part of our attempt to help IBS sufferers we have three Low FODMAP Recipe sites. As with all our work, the purpose of the sites are simply to give IBS sufferers free and easily accessible information, they are not there as financial opportunities.
Mixed
It is with this in mind we are able to be relatively objective about the subject. We use the word relatively as the low FODMAP diet has worked for us , thus we are aware that it can work. The trouble is that for any IBS treatment it is unlikely to work for all and herein lies the problem.
While the low FODMAP diet has been a wonderful move forward in the treatment of IBS, helping thousands to feel so much better, it has alienated many when it has been oversold as being the panacea of IBS treatment.
We continue to believe that the low FODMAP diet can be a tremendously advantageous for many sufferers, particularly in the reduction of bloating and cramping. With that said, we would not suggest to any IBS sufferer that the low FODMAP diet will resolve their IBS. It is one of many treatments to try, one that is very successful, however it has no guarantees.
Our Advice
We are always concerned when we see any IBS treatment aggressively pushed as experience tells us that the diversity of IBS symptoms means there is no sure things. As a result we would always keep our advice simple on this or any other IBS treatment matter. Try it with an open mind, and give it everything, if it does not work you have learnt something else which will benefit you in the long term.
