Hi Kate,
I have recently found the low FODMAPS diet and it has changed my life!!!!! Thank-you to Elise’s blog, and then I found you on line. I live in the Boston area and I would like to consult with you – is that possible? Can my physician write a referral? I could use some help navigating this new path….
It is a great diet approach that has helped so many people! Yes, you can consult with me. My office in Boston is in West Roxbury and the phone # is 617-469-4000. Hope I get to meet you!
Thank you so much for this site. I am beginning to follow this diet to the letter. Although I probably don’t have IBS I do have dyspepsia (4 months since onset) and after tons of gastro tests to rule out other diseases my doc has suggested I follow this diet. I am so glad you are keeping it updated. I have already found that enzymes do cause pain for me. I will also drop the probiotics and check labels more carefully on other items. Although I have some food science background I will also seek out the assistance of an R.D. if I can find one familiar with FODMAPS in my community. Again thank you. You are doing people a great service. Mary
I am planning to start the FODMAP diet Monday. I live in Alaska and there are no dieticians here familiar with the diet. How critical is it to have a dietician? Do you know any one here who can help?
Hi Mary,
Because the diet has so many little “rules”, I do think it is best undertaken with the help of a registered dietitian. I do not have any contacts in Alaska, but perhaps you could contact the local hospital to see if their is an RD that is knowledgeable in the low FODMAP diet.
Hi kate, heard from some website brown rice flour/brown rice contain fructans which is unsafe.. So for items containing brown rice flour, are they safe for frucmals?
I look at the Australian research as the primary source of my information and when they analyzed brown rice it only had a trace of fructans so, I consider it as safe.
Hi Kate,
Question regarding beets. I noticed having a few slices are okay according to your list. What is your opinion on both juicing a beet and using one when making a vegetable stock?
Thanks!
Beet root has fructans and GOS if used in a stock they would leach into liquid and you would then consume them…if you added just a few slices as allowed that would be fine, same for juicing.
Hi Kate,
I have recently found the low FODMAPS diet and it has changed my life!!!!! Thank-you to Elise’s blog, and then I found you on line. I live in the Boston area and I would like to consult with you – is that possible? Can my physician write a referral? I could use some help navigating this new path….
It is a great diet approach that has helped so many people! Yes, you can consult with me. My office in Boston is in West Roxbury and the phone # is 617-469-4000. Hope I get to meet you!
Thank you so much for this site. I am beginning to follow this diet to the letter. Although I probably don’t have IBS I do have dyspepsia (4 months since onset) and after tons of gastro tests to rule out other diseases my doc has suggested I follow this diet. I am so glad you are keeping it updated. I have already found that enzymes do cause pain for me. I will also drop the probiotics and check labels more carefully on other items. Although I have some food science background I will also seek out the assistance of an R.D. if I can find one familiar with FODMAPS in my community. Again thank you. You are doing people a great service. Mary
Thank you Mary for your very kind words….always appreciated.
I am planning to start the FODMAP diet Monday. I live in Alaska and there are no dieticians here familiar with the diet. How critical is it to have a dietician? Do you know any one here who can help?
Hi Mary,
Because the diet has so many little “rules”, I do think it is best undertaken with the help of a registered dietitian. I do not have any contacts in Alaska, but perhaps you could contact the local hospital to see if their is an RD that is knowledgeable in the low FODMAP diet.
Thanks so much. I will try that. I appreciate what you are doing with this site and know its helpful to many.
Hi kate, heard from some website brown rice flour/brown rice contain fructans which is unsafe.. So for items containing brown rice flour, are they safe for frucmals?
I look at the Australian research as the primary source of my information and when they analyzed brown rice it only had a trace of fructans so, I consider it as safe.
Hi Kate,
Question regarding beets. I noticed having a few slices are okay according to your list. What is your opinion on both juicing a beet and using one when making a vegetable stock?
Thanks!
Beet root has fructans and GOS if used in a stock they would leach into liquid and you would then consume them…if you added just a few slices as allowed that would be fine, same for juicing.