Starting the Low FODMAP Diet

In this section, you'll find some of my top tips for starting the low FODMAP diet. In an ideal world, you've received your official diagnosis of IBS. You may already have tried a variety of first-line lifestyle changes and treatments. If your efforts so far haven't produced the results you'd hoped for then you may have been referred to the low FODMAP diet. If this is the case then hopefully you're eagerly awaiting an appointment with a FODMAP trained dietitian to guide you through the process.

What else do you need to know before you get started? Is there anything you can be doing in the meantime to get your head around your diagnosis?

Every phase of the low FODMAP diet presents its own set of challenges. A few basic shifts, in both habit and mindset, can go a long way. Minor changes can often mean the difference to success or disappointment through each phase.