Controlling your irritable bowel symptoms is like putting together a puzzle. The diet is the main foundation piece but you need the other pieces in place to create a lifestyle that supports your IBS. In my video, I talk about the four main puzzle pieces: diet, stress control, adequate sleep and exercise. Video Transcript Welcome to this video. Today I'm going to talk about four ways to get your IBS symptoms under control. I think of them as puzzle pieces that you have to put together to create a life that supports your IBS. The Low Fodmap Diet Now the biggest puzzle piece - and the foundation piece really - is the food, the diet. I mean, obviously what goes in your mouth can create problems right throughout your digestive system. And, as you know from my other videos, we are talking about the low FODMAP diet. Once you get that correct - and it's not a simple diet, and nobody is ever going to say it is a simple diet to get right - but once you have that right and your … [Read more...] about 4 Crucial Ways to Control your IBS Symptoms & Mini Meat Loaves
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How does the Reintroduction Stage work on the Low Fodmap Diet?
So you have conquered the low Fodmap elimination diet and want to know what to do now. Well, it's time for the reintroduction phase. My video will tell you how to go about this and what order to introduce foods back into your diet. Transcript of the Video – The Reintroduction Stage of the Diet Welcome to this video. Today I want to talk about the reintroduction phase of the low FODMAP diet. Let’s imagine you've completely finished the elimination stage and you are symptom-free. I would definitely wait until you are symptom-free before trying the reintroduction phase; otherwise it'll be difficult to work out whether the food you are testing is causing you the problems, or something that’s already in the diet from before. Once you are symptom-free, and you are ready psychologically to do this - because there could be some symptoms coming back, which is not exactly what you are going to be looking forward to - this is the time - symptom-free - when you test some foods. There … [Read more...] about How does the Reintroduction Stage work on the Low Fodmap Diet?
What are Fodmaps and Low Fodmap Hungarian Goulash
I've gone back to the basics and thought it was time to explain what Fodmaps are. The word Fodmap is an acronym for fermentable, oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols. I've made a video explaining what they are and I have added a few statistics too. Video Transcript Welcome to this video. Today I want to explain what FODMAPs are and give you a few stats at the end of the video. FODMAPs is the letters of the word. F is fermentable for what goes on in the gut when the carbohydrates are broken down. The O is for oligosaccharides, which includes the galacto-oligosaccharides, which are the pulses and the legumes. The other oligosaccharides - the fructans - can be in wheat, barley and rye, onion and garlic, and so on. We're up to the D in FODMAPs, that's the disaccharides. That’s lactose, so obviously in milk, cream, and cheese. The M is for monosaccharides, and that’s the fructose which is in most vegetables and fruit. The FODMAPs, the A, is for and. The P at … [Read more...] about What are Fodmaps and Low Fodmap Hungarian Goulash
Pasta al Ragu – low Fodmap and gluten-free
This is the ragu meat sauce that Adriano makes for me when he cooks pasta. It's one of his Italian family meals. And he is such a great husband that he has converted it to a low Fodmap version. So this is an Italian low Fodmap recipe. It is super tasty and always appreciated. 4.0 from 1 reviews Pasta al Ragu - low Fodmap Print Author: Suzanne Perazzini Serves: 4 Ingredients 400gms mincemeat 1 can of tomatoes 1 celery stick ½ carrot oregano thyme 1 bayleaf Salt & pepper Parmesan Method Chop up the carrot and celery small and fry in a little oil. After two minutes, add the mincemeat and fry until browned. Add the herbs and the can of tomatoes. Season. Cook on a low simmer for 1-1.5 hours. Adjust the seasoning and serve with pasta. Grate Parmesan cheese on top. 3.2.2708 … [Read more...] about Pasta al Ragu – low Fodmap and gluten-free
The Symptoms of IBS and Lamb Salad – Low Fodmap
I am doing a whole series of videos on Irritable Bowel Syndrome and the low Fodmap diet, and this is the first one. It talks about the 8 symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome and I explain each of the symptoms and why they happen. You can either watch it here or click through to Youtube in the bottom right-hand corner. Video Transcript Welcome to Strands of My Life and this video on the low FODMAP diet. Today, I'm going to cover the eight symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome and low FODMAP intolerance. Number One Food equals bloating. FODMAPs like fructose should be absorbed through the lining of the small intestine. But when an individual has difficulty doing this, the fructose continues on down into the large intestine where it's treated as a foreign substance. That causes the bacteria down there to go to town, and this consequent fermentation results in bloating, diarrhea or constipation, as well as flatulence and stomach pain as a result of muscle spasms and … [Read more...] about The Symptoms of IBS and Lamb Salad – Low Fodmap
A Low Fodmap Dinner Party
I had family for dinner last night and cooked a completely low Fodmap meal. I know that scares those of you on a low Fodmap diet and you have no idea where to start and think you have to cook "normal" food when people come over to eat. That is so not true and I will walk you through what I served and how it is low Fodmap. Obviously my family know I am on a low Fodmap diet but if you had guests over who knew nothing about your health issues, they would never guess from this meal. Tomato & Pesto Polenta Bites We started out with these tomato and pesto polenta bites while we all sat up at the kitchen bench and drank our first glass of wine. Just make sure you fill your glass with ice cubes first - that way you can have a second glass later. Otherwise, it is is one glass total for the evening and then you pass onto water, which is the very best drink for those of us on this diet anyway. Pesto, Tomato Polenta Bites - low Fodmap Print Author: Suzanne Perazzini … [Read more...] about A Low Fodmap Dinner Party
