As careful as you may be, it’s often not possible to avoid IBS triggers all of the time. An IBS flare up is nothing to be ashamed of or to beat yourself up over. Eating out, not watching your serving sizes, overdoing your FODMAP tolerance thresholds or a stressful event may lead to an unintentional […]

If you’ve successfully completed the first phase of your low FODMAP diet and are not sure where to go from here, then this article was made for you! Hopefully, you’ve felt improvement in your IBS symptoms and that low FODMAP foods help your gut feel calmer. Now is the time to safely reintroduce FODMAP-containing foods […]

The 1-7th of April marks National Sucrose Intolerance week for 2021. This week aims to raise awareness for Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency (CSID). CSID has a complicated name but may be more common than you think. Today we’ll explain what CSID is, as well as the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for it. We’ll also explore how […]

Breath testing (no, not the one that determines whether or not you’ve had a few too many wines) is a tool that can be used to diagnose malabsorption of carbohydrates – specifically fructose, lactose and sorbitol. It is only available for these three sugars as the remaining FODMAPs (fructans and galacto-oligosaccharides – both under the […]

The 13-20th of March marks Coeliac Awareness Week (CAW) for 2021. CAW aims to raise awareness for Coeliac Disease and the need for it to be treated seriously. Today we’ll explain what Coeliac Disease is, the difference between being this disease and gluten intolerance and how the low FODMAP diet interacts with this type of […]

A common question we get asked is ‘what is the difference between a low FODMAP and gluten free diet?’  As you’ll see, there are significant similarities, but also nuanced differences between the diets. Today we’re going to do a deep dive into how the low FODMAP, and gluten free diet interact. Why are gluten free […]