A Gluten Free Podcast
Do you have coeliac disease or are you gluten free for other health reasons? You've come to the right place: A Gluten Free Podcast! I'm your host Ben & in this is weekly show we'll explore all things gluten free. I share stories of people doing helpful & inspiring things in the gluten free community while sharing my own story along the way. So whether you have coeliac disease like me, you’re gluten free for other reasons or you simply want to learn more about the gluten free diet, this is your show. My aim is to raise coeliac disease & gluten free awareness: one chat at a time! Thanks for being here gluten free fam 💪
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A Gluten Free Podcast
Gluten Free Thoughts: Starting Low FODMAP Diet
A Gluten Free Podcast
Episode 20
On today’s episode Ben's wife Bec hijacks the podcast host position to interview your regular host, Ben! Bec will talk to Ben about his sporadic ongoing gastrointestinal symptoms despite adhering to a strict gluten free diet, the various health professionals he has visited and beginning a low FODMAP diet. Ben is carrying out this low FODMAP diet under the guidance of a trained dietician. A gastroenterologist has also recommended Ben to have a repeat endoscopy and colonoscopy to rule anything else out.
Low FODMAP diet definition from Monash University:
Put simply, FODMAPs are a collection of short-chain carbohydrates (sugars) that aren’t absorbed properly in the gut, which can trigger symptoms in people with IBS. FODMAPs are found naturally in many foods and food additives.
Fermentable
Process through which gut bacteria ferment undigested carbohydrate to produce gases.
Oligosaccharides
Fructans & GOS - found in foods such as wheat, rye, onions, garlic and legumes/pulses.
Disaccharides
Lactose - found in dairy products like milk, soft cheeses and yogurts.
Monosaccharides
Fructose - found in honey, apples, high fructose corn syrups, etc.
And
Polyols
Sorbitol and Mannitol - Found in some fruit and vegetables and used as artificial sweeteners.
A low FODMAP diet is a 3 step diet used to help manage the symptoms of medically diagnosed irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). IBS is a very common gut problem with symptoms including abdominal (tummy) pain, bloating, wind (farting) and changes in bowel habit (diarrhea, constipation or both).
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I am not a medical professional. Please seek out your own personal medical advice from medically qualified professionals before making any decisions about your health or diet.