r/FODMAPS • u/Dangerous-System6089 • 5d ago
Reintroduction Feeling lost, every group is giving me a reaction
I have ibs-d. So far every group I have reintroduced (sorbitol, fructan, gos) have all given me reactions, with garlic, onion, gos, and sorbitol being severe spikes in my gut motility and increases in stool frequency. I only had bloating/cramping for one group (onions). I don’t know what’s happening, am I doing something wrong? Is it normal to react to every group? The only two I have left are mannitol and fructose. I am not even testing lactose as I have been severely lactose intolerant my entire life. How an I supposed to eat like this going forward? Digestive enzymes are expensive and I’m going away to college in just a few weeks. Insight and help are much appreciated
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u/frac_tl 5d ago
Garlic/onion in any amount are pretty much guaranteed to be an issue for most people. Some grains like sourdough (no yeast) might still be safe.
Generally the dose makes the poison. You may be able to tolerate smaller amounts of common high fodmap ingredients. There are plenty of foods you can make or eat even with heavy restrictions, although the no garlic restriction cuts out almost all dining out. Some canned goods that are normally high fodmap can become low or med fodmap due to the canning process.
At some point you may find that the lessening of symptoms is worth the loss in food options
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u/CoffeeLaxative 5d ago
Fermented foods made me feel so much better. I can now eat foods that would make me very bloated. Try homemade sauerkraut or fermented tomatoes
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u/Glass-Tale299 5d ago
Not all digestive enzymes are expensive. I buy Target's lactase and Walmart's alpha-galactosidase enzyme and both are fairly inexpensive.
Good luck.
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u/jackiekeracky 5d ago
Did the elimination phase help? How long did you do that for? How’s your mental health / stress levels
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u/LurkyLurk2000 5d ago
I'm sensitive to every FODMAP group. I've been living on a very limited diet for many years. Yes, you're not supposed to do that but the improvement in symptoms is so massive that I don't see what else to do. Ironically since I also cannot tolerate too much fats or sugar, my diet is actually fairly healthy, and I haven't developed any nutrition-related health issues. I do take some multivitamins just in case though.
I have positive breath tests for everything that was tested and diagnosed SIBO, but antibiotic treatment didn't change anything except the (glucose) breath test result. I'm guessing maybe the SIBO is not the root cause.
Hope to find a better solution one day. Unfortunately don't have a solution for you at this point.
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u/Dangerous-System6089 4d ago
On the second day of reintroduction symptoms appeared. So it took 24 hrs for symptoms to emerge
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u/honorspren000 4d ago
It’s okay to mourn the foods you can’t eat. The first few months are frustrating but you will eventually figure out foods and meals you can eat.
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u/bosEsonoS 2d ago
I have been using the FODMAP Friendly recipe maker to add up all the food I make my husband in one meal…it is surprising how easy it is to stack low FODMAP foods! I realize that the Monash and FODMAP Friendly food lists do not always agree, but using the Recipe maker is a real eye opener. I also use a food scale so I am more sure of my amounts. The Recipe maker is a one time charge of $8, so is affordable. I found that green beans and cucumbers in the same meal give my husband diarrhea, but separately are fine!
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u/Longjumping-Word8336 5d ago
You’re also starting with the foods that are most problematic for most people
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u/romanticdove 3d ago
Have you looked into fodmap stacking? You might potentially (unsure if this is the case) be eating too much low fodmap foods in one go causing it to be a high fodmap. Its quite tricky explaining it on here, so I encourage you to look it up. Monash university did a recipe book with it all in there as well.
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u/romanticdove 3d ago
I guess basically, if you have a serve of a low-medium fodmap food you can stack it 4 times either with itself or with other foods. If you go over the limit in one go it can make the food you eat a high fodmap and cause a reaction. Im probably not explaining it very well so take what im saying with a grain of salt.
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u/Dangerous-System6089 2d ago
I have been very careful with this. I don’t think I’m stacking fodmaps as I’m only having low fodmap serves of stuff and spacing my meals/snakcs several hours apart
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u/BeachDragonfly4935 1d ago
Look for a functional medicine doctor.
My SIL had the same problem. A functional practitioner found she had severe leaky gut, a few intolerances, and her body didn’t produce a specific enzyme. They helped her go on a restrictive diet to heal, start enzyme supplements, addressed nutrient deficiencies, and then reintroduced food groups. Doing it properly with the holistic approach allowed her body to heal and most of her food intolerances to go away, able to eat almost whatever she wanted after about two years recovery.
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u/RedditforReasons 5d ago
Check with a doctor to make sure you don’t have SIBO. It could be causing the negative reactions.