This is a guest blog post by Kate Scarlata, RD. Finally, a diet
that has the potential to manage symptoms in 3 out of 4 people
with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is going global! Researchers
from Australia’s Monash University have been implementing the
low FODMAP diet for some time, noting its ability to make people
with digestive woes gain back their life. But…now the world is
taking notice and those with IBS want to learn more! Say what?
What’s a FODMAP anyway? Although the name may sound like the
latest GPS technology, FODMAP is actually an acronym describing
a group of small carbohydrates known to contribute to the
classic IBS symptoms: gas, bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea
and/or constipation. The FODMAP family includes: lactose (found
in milk and milk products), fructose (only when found in excess
of glucose in certain fruits, vegetables, honey and agave
syrup), fructans (found in chicory root extract, onion, garlic,
wheat) and galacto-oligosaccharides also known as GOS (sources
include legumes such