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FODMAP... help?
« on: October 16, 2013, 03:40:49 am »
DH has been sick for ages and has been asked by his doc to try the FODMAP diet. Any tips for me?

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Re: FODMAP... help?
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2013, 07:35:35 am »
I looked at this for T...but tbh I got overwhelmed ... So following along ;)
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Re: FODMAP... help?
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2013, 10:43:40 am »
As with many elimination diets there is a huge learning curve. Cut yourself some slack - lots of it - while you're adjusting.

I don't remember a lot about FODMAPS except it's probably why I couldn't digest crucifers for the longest time (not till I went off gluten). Broccoli and cauliflower sent me into agony. I hope you see some improvement!

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Re: FODMAP... help?
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2013, 17:34:24 pm »
Hun you can download her fodmap books if that is. Helpful? Recipes etc
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Re: FODMAP... help?
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2013, 20:28:21 pm »
Yeah, we've already done the shopping for a good while of an existing meal plan ::) Not wasting that money, so just adapting where I can and giving him something else when I can't at the moment. I think its probably easier with an adult than a child because as he says, he can just eat mostly meat and certain salads/veges and be fine without pasta, bread, etc. He claims he's happy with next to no carbs but he's always been a carb guy, so we'll see how that goes. He doesn't seem to understand the diet at the molecular level though, so I can't let him do the shopping or choose himself anything to eat. He'd have bought himself commercial rice bubbles which have gluten because he won't read labels.

I'm in two minds as to whether to cut the things that are on the suitable list but "may trouble some people" :-\

I have downloaded a few things off the Monash site and have trawled the internet for recipes to adapt my existing repertoire. The thing is that there won't be much variety because he objects to most of the alternates (won't touch soup, porridge-like cereal dishes, etc.) though I guess that matters little. He's not a foodie by any stretch and he seems fine with the idea of this diet.

I wonder if this will help us work out why he's so skinny and help him put on some weight.

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Re: FODMAP... help?
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2013, 08:19:59 am »
There should be some improvement after 3 weeks of this, surely??

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Re: FODMAP... help?
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2013, 05:18:23 am »
I would think you should be noticing. What list are you following? It's a tolerance build up thing, so if he's avoiding FODMAPs and he's no better, then I think in my very unprofessional opinion,I'd be reevaluating.

(When my DS was a baby, FODMAPs gave him tummy trouble and it was pretty instant for him. He did grow out of it as his bowel matured though)
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Re: FODMAP... help?
« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2013, 08:11:11 am »
^^ agree with Jenny Hun
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Re: FODMAP... help?
« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2013, 08:12:11 am »
Thanks, I'm of the same opinion. He's avoided FODMAPs entirely for 3 weeks. The first week he was also on domperidone/motilium and he felt better within a couple of days but he got worse again once he ran out of the meds, so my money's on something structural rather than intolerance. Having said that, they've done a gastroscopy and found nothing of note :-\

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Re: FODMAP... help?
« Reply #9 on: November 12, 2013, 00:29:12 am »
So did they only give domperidone for 1 week?
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Re: FODMAP... help?
« Reply #10 on: November 12, 2013, 18:36:30 pm »
Yes. He's been back to doc, told him the story and now has a script for domperidone. Apparently he won't always have the pain - it will come and go, so he's to take the domperidone when he feels he needs it :-\

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Re: FODMAP... help?
« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2013, 06:58:10 am »
Poor guy!
Domperidone can be good for kick starting the gut into moving along when it's in a bit of a bad way - or being sluggish. Worked wonders for t but not. Ecause I think t has a motility problem, but  he needed everything moved along following all his issues. I think after 2 mths he was off it.

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Re: FODMAP... help?
« Reply #12 on: November 13, 2013, 08:46:36 am »
FX! It helps with the symptoms but I don't think this is a long-term issue once its fixed, yk?

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Re: FODMAP... help?
« Reply #13 on: November 13, 2013, 17:46:10 pm »
Could your DH get a dietitian on board? Would that help at all?
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Re: FODMAP... help?
« Reply #14 on: November 13, 2013, 18:50:36 pm »
Yes, a dietician might help but he refuses. He won't even see a doc here any more. He's seen so many terribly incompetent medical professionals since he moved out of home that he drives 2hr any time he's sick enough to see a doc and goes to his childhood doc :(

Given he's eliminated all high FODMAP foods completely for 3 full weeks and seen no improvement, could there really be anything else he won't tolerate? Goodness, that was no dairy, no gluten, minimal selection of fruits & veges (including eliminating all the greens that can cause issues), no alcohol, no onions, no garlic...