With the next round of The Fodmap Challenge commencing Friday 25th August, it seems fitting to paint a brief picture of what life is like for someone who has Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Amanda, our amazing intern has offered to talk about what life has been like for her with her IBS journey, ...
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Beating GI Problems in Athletes
The gut (or 'GI tract') is a key athletic organ. It allows water, energy and nutrients to fuel your body before, during and after exercise. With this in mind, it is worrying that GI problems athletes are common. The exact stats vary, but research says that 30-50% of athlete's experience ...
Porridge – A Low FODMAP Winter Warmer
With winter well and truly upon us, porridge almost becomes a breakfast staple. Porridge really is a perfect breakfast option, and are low FODMAP. In their natural form, oats do not contain gluten. However, oats may become contaminated with gluten during processing, and therefore should be ...
Low FODMAP Winter Produce
With what used to be seasonal produce now often available all year round, you may find yourself asking what fruit and veg is ACTUALLY in season!?. And also, which of these are low FODMAP? Well, let's take a look! Why shop in season? Well, there are a lot of great reasons why you should shop to ...
A Low FODMAP Vegetarian/Vegan Diet
If you follow a vegetarian or vegan diet, there are some important nutrients your diet may lack. These include calcium, protein, iron, zinc, vitamin B6 and B12. These can become deficient in a vegetarian/vegan diet due to animal products being the best sources, nutritionally speaking. If you also ...
Pre-workout Supplements And IBS
Our last article had a focus on low FODMAP protein powders (if you haven’t had a read yet, check it out here). So sticking with the theme of supplements, we’re now going to take a look at pre-workout powders and why they may worsen your IBS symptoms. Why can pre-workout supplements worsen ...
IBS And ‘That Time of the Month’
Menstruation, period, ‘that time of the month’ – regardless of what you call it, this is a monthly event no woman really looks forward to. This is an unpleasant time that can include crying hysterically because your partner brought home the WRONG chocolate, becoming irritated at anyone lucky enough ...
Low FODMAP Mother’s Day Breakfast
One of my fondest memories growing up was helping dad make Mum poached eggs on mother’s day (even though my task was just cooking the toast). This act of making Mum breaky on mother’s day is a very common and lovely gesture. Whether it breakfast in bed, at the dining table, in the backyard, or out ...
Do FODMAPs Only Affect Those With IBS?
A low FODMAP diet is effective in improving IBS symptoms in about 75% of IBS sufferers. This is because FODMAPs worsen symptoms for many IBS sufferers. But can FODMAPs cause stomach upsets for those of us without IBS? Why FODMAPs can impact anyone ...
Nutrients A Low FODMAP Diet May Lack
As a low FODMAP diet can be quite restrictive, it is not recommended to be followed long-term. A strict low FODMAP diet can also be low in some important nutrients, which also contributes to why it isn’t ideally a diet for life. Some of these nutrients commonly lacking in a low FODMAP diet can ...