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[TVgirl]

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So for past 5 days i have been off wheat, bananas, tomatoes, peppers. I cheated one night after work and had mcdonalds chicken nuggets ( just nuggets no fries or anything) next morning had diarrhea. But other than that been okay. Whenever i go gluten free my tummy feels funny like it has shrunk, it is softer and no bloating. Such a hard diet for me to follow though. I really want to try this fodmap diet but no idea where to begin.

[TVgirl]

Oh these foods in case you were wondering were on my severe intolerance list when i did the hemocode test.

[Korga]

Look into the 'Diet' section of the forum.generally to start the FODMAP diet your should expect to eliminate all FODMAP foods for 2-4 weeks. Then you would introduce (eat a meal rich in) a FODMAP group (it's not necessary to test every food, just foods within the groups) one at a time, wait 72 hours and see what happens. then (after you stabilize if it gave you a flare-up)introduce another group, wait another 72 hours and see what happens. There are five main groups, so it may take 5-10 weeks to do the testing.Here is a website with a good explanation of the 5 groups:http://www.healthhype.com/fodmap-diet-foods-to-avoid-in-ibs-bowel-disorders-with-bloating-and-gas.htmlHere is a website with a pretty good up-to-date FODMAP food list:http://www.cassandraforsythe.com/blog/Complete+FODMAP+List+For+a+Happy+Gut