Karen, all plain meats are low FODMAP. FODMAPs are carbohydrates and meats contain fat and protein alone…unless in a sauce or have added carb ingredients.

Lori, Be sure to have your Dr. test you for SIBO (Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth). Hope you feel better soon.

Mary–adding glucose or dextrose does seem to enhance fructose absorption–but you are right it will not help with sorbitol intolerance. Not everyone is troubled by sorbitol–so perhaps worth a try after the elimination phase of the diet.

One thing I really miss is eating apple pie. I saw on an Australian bakery site in which an apple dessert was baked with dextrose ( I think) causing the pie to be FODMAPS friendly. Have you ever heard of this? I’m not sure what the ratio of dectrose to fructose would be either….but thought you may have come across this before. Any thoughts? I’m assuming the additional dextrose would only assist absorption of fructose….but not the sorbitol (or polyol)

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Mary

Thank you for the response. I am truly frustrated at the little to no relief I am getting. I have asked for a referral to a dietician for more help with the diet. I have had on-going problems since a colonoscopy in June – problems I did not have before then even with a long-term diagnosis of IBS-C – specifically the bloating and distention.

Lori–Diet soda sweetened with aspartame should be okay—but I am not a fan of artificial ingredients. And the Ice waters have fruit juice concentrates which can be a FODMAP issue –and also sucralose-which in animal studies alters gut bacteria–unfavorably. Plus Ice waters have food dyes—yuck!