The only difference being, the Low FODMAP Diet is a little more liberal on the fruit (allowing low or no fructose fruits), while a Low-Carb Diet isn’t dropping the gut-feeding fructooligosaccharides (FOS) and inulin (allowing onions, garlic, artichokes). Largely because it eliminates wheat and other gluten-containing grains, but also because it kicks the lectin-containing legumes to the curb that along with the gliadin proteins ( 1, 2), are chronically damaging the gut.įermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides And Polyols.Īlthough, the funny thing is, these are a lot of the same foods reduced on a low-carb diet (which also fixes IBS by the way). Realistically, a FODMAP diet probably can help as it’s done for a long list of IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) sufferers in the past ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). Since, as we’ve discussed in the past, most (if not all) of these inflammatory conditions are connected to the gut. Some are turning to it because they’ve been struggling with an irritable bowel or gastrointestinal discomfort ( bloated, gas, reflux, etc) for years, while others are looking to it because they’ve heard it can improve their brain function, clear up their skin, or fix their chronic fatigue. The Low FODMAP Diet has grown in popularity as people finally start to realize that optimal health begins in the gut.
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