Following a low FODMAP diet? Use this free downloadable chart of the most common low FODMAP foods!
FODMAPs is an abbreviation for a group of complex molecules found in many foods called Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols. FODMAP is definitely easier to pronounce than all that! Some people have problems absorbing these molecules; when this happens, the molecules become a food source for bacteria that naturally lives in the large intestine. When the bacteria digest or ferment the FODMAPs, symptoms of IBS occurs.
Free Low FODMAP Diet Food Chart
IBS or Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a digestive issue plaguing millions of people around the world and one of the most effective methods for combating the uncomfortable effects of an IBS flare up is to follow a low FODMAP diet.FODMAPs is an abbreviation for a group of complex molecules found in many foods called Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols. FODMAP is definitely easier to pronounce than all that! Some people have problems absorbing these molecules; when this happens, the molecules become a food source for bacteria that naturally lives in the large intestine. When the bacteria digest or ferment the FODMAPs, symptoms of IBS occurs.