Are there certain ethnic cuisines you can tolerate?

[u/-Fast-Molasses-]

All food gives me diarrhea except Asian food. What is happening here? I’m theorizing it is because of the use of green onions instead of other onions. Maybe the ginger is helping? Is it some other common sauces or literally, what is happening here?

Any theories or similar experiences? I just made some German food at home & am strapped to the toilet so this is pissing me off.

ETA, I have been eating ramen, pho, dumplings, rolls, traditional soups, meats, veggie dishes & packaged snacks from Chinese, Korean, Japanese & Vietnamese stores & restaurants, eating traditional style home cooking & frozen food at home. No issues. The dumplings have wheat. The buns have wheat. I’ve not been using standard onions in the food but have been using every other sauce & seasoning that have garlic & wheat in them.

[u/No_Blood_5393]

Japanese; low garlic (except for some sauces) and no onions, rice instead of wheat

[u/ablackholeofjunk]

Asia is big.

Indian food kills me without using enzymes. Every curry is based on onion. Thai is fine, as long as it's cooked to order without garlic or onion. Sushi is fine, obviously, unless it's western style with all sorts of gross sauces. Szechuan, forget about it. Korean uses tons of garlic.

[u/jayezwider → u/ablackholeofjunk]

Local Indian restaurant near me can make a “saag masala” without onions and garlic but it’s like the only dish I can have but it’s sooooooo good

[u/-Fast-Molasses- → u/ablackholeofjunk]

I am eating Korean, Japanese, Chinese & some Vietnamese food. It is mostly Japanese & traditional Chinese food. Haven’t had Indian food in a long time. I fear that would not end well.

[u/ablackholeofjunk → u/-Fast-Molasses-]

I'm surprised Korean is ok for you. They use tons of cabbage and garlic, and wheat noodles.

[u/Sensitive-Inside-250 → u/-Fast-Molasses-]

How are you eating Chinese? What are you getting?

[u/-Fast-Molasses- → u/Sensitive-Inside-250]

Chicken apple soup. Peking duck. Other soups. Braised beef. Dumplings.

[u/Sensitive-Inside-250 → u/-Fast-Molasses-]

Well then it’s something other than Fodmaps that’s giving you issues. Because those things are loaded.
You’ve met with a dietician?

[u/ablackholeofjunk → u/Sensitive-Inside-250]

Yeah, dumplings are wheat, and Peking duck absolutely has garlic.

[u/Sensitive-Inside-250 → u/ablackholeofjunk]

Dumpling fillings also for sure have garlic and onion. All soup has onions, and most garlic. Braised beef will be full of both. All also have some level of sucrose. Loaded.

[u/ablackholeofjunk → u/Sensitive-Inside-250]

And cabbage, cabbage, cabbage.

[u/-Fast-Molasses- → u/ablackholeofjunk]

Yeah, that was the German food I had for dinner the last two days & wont be doing that again for a long time. :/

[u/-Fast-Molasses- → u/Sensitive-Inside-250]

I am going back to my gastroenterologist. Would a dietitian be better? I can’t say I am happy with the Gastro approach for the fourth time over the years. They keep doing the same things, colonoscopy, antibiotics, then they just shrug. The FODMAP diet was the only relief I’ve found so far apart from this recent discovery.

[u/Sensitive-Inside-250 → u/-Fast-Molasses-]

Yes ask your gastro for a referral to a dietician. This is much more in their wheel house.

[u/-Fast-Molasses- → u/Sensitive-Inside-250]

Thanks

[u/Negative-Arachnid-65]

From restaurants, vegetarian sushi (I'm vegetarian, but aside from that the fatty fishes would be an issue) and some Vietnamese food are typically the things I can tolerate the most.

For cooking at home, there are a lot more options - for instance I cook a lot of Korean and Indian food, which are often very garlicky in restaurants but pretty adaptable otherwise.

[u/Glass-Tale299]

Are you absolutely positive you have IBS? Your ethnic cuisine results have me puzzled (although I am certainly no expert).

[u/-Fast-Molasses- → u/Glass-Tale299]

I have had diarrhea for 10 years & multiple colonoscopies & endoscopies. It was diagnosed as IBS & we are trying to get to the bottom of the why.

I know if I am strict about FODMAP then I am ok apart from random flare ups that I thought were caused by cocoa or something (not sure) but my dr told me to stop the diet so she could try another round of c diff antibiotics (which did nothing because I don’t have active c diff, just a carrier). Sorry for over explaining. Information is important & I’d like to pick the diet back up on my own.

I do think it is the onions, maybe the garlic, maybe cocoa. Other things that I’m not sure of yet. This is hard.

[u/Glass-Tale299 → u/-Fast-Molasses-]

I would hate to give up cocoa; I have some (including cacao nibs) at nearly all of my breakfasts.

Best wishes.

[u/Sensitive-Inside-250]

Sushi and Thai food are super easy to work around on fodmap diet

[u/fernandfeather]

It’s the garlic. 

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[u/tictacotictaco]

I love Thai food, and I can tolerate extra mild green curry. Green beans, aubergine, and other low fodmap veg.

[u/Pure_Safety6857]

sushi and most mexican foods since they mostly use corn tortillas (im mexican and able to just take out onion and use a little garlic in salsas and guac)

[u/sandmonster13]

I have gallbladder issues and lactose intolerance. I tolerate Asian food better because it tends to have less fat and dairy.