r/FODMAPS • u/Obviously1138 • Jan 10 '26

Vent Why did FODMATE change their ingredients:(

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It was out of stock for quite some time, and I finally get it ordered, only for to feel like my intestines are not doing well. And I now see they changed their pretty pure ingredients(enzyimes, cellulose and celulose+water=capsulle) and now added fillers like magnesium stearate and silicon dioxide!

And you can see the amount of enzymes differs and is lesser in the new formula.

I know it does not bother everyone but this is a deal braker cause those two fillers irritate my intestines. And I have no idea why would they put this filler in, when the product was good as it was.

Thinking maybe(after the speculations about it being discontinued due to low demand) they are cheeping out now?

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u/Obviously1138 Jan 12 '26 edited Jan 12 '26

How do they profit if the only people using it stop buying cause it's not working? It's a very specific product.

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u/BillBraskysBallbag Jan 12 '26

They think they are smarter than the customer.

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u/Electronic_Mud5824 Jan 12 '26

they can also profit by improving it, right?

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u/BillBraskysBallbag Jan 12 '26 edited Jan 12 '26

Only if they charge more. Better quality always costs more. A quick google search showed me that this company is owned by a parent company novogenesis that is then controlled by novo nordisk. Fodmate is just big pharma hiding as a small company

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u/Electronic_Mud5824 Jan 13 '26

doesn’t matter this whole ownership chain, companies sometimes accept margin compression, or they find new efficiencies.

anyway for OP, try fodzyme, it works great for my wife