Are you FODMAPS or food chemical intolerant?

There are two diet directions for IBS. How do you decide if you might be FODMAPS intolerant, or food chemical intolerant?

February 14, 2016 by Joan Breakey Article

When you are diagnosed with IBS you may think that everyone with IBS has similar symptoms, but each person’s pattern of IBS is individual. That individual pattern can give you clues as to the diet direction to take. Symptoms Where bloating is present FODMAPS intolerance must be considered. Your bloating may be followed by distressing distension which may increase until pain spasms occur. Bloating really interferes with your life as you need to cope with variation in clothes sizing over a … [Read more...]

Joan Breakey is the author of foodintolerancepro.com. She is one of the few dietitians in the world who has a lifetime of specialisation in the area of Food Sensitivity. She is a Dietitian, Home Economist and Teacher. In 1975 she began her first work on Diet and Hyperactivity, investigating the effects of the Feingold diet on children’s behaviour. For more than 45 years Joan has been writing books and articles, publishing and presenting the results of her ongoing research in this area.