Episode 259: Low FODMAP Diet Considerations | Legacy Series
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A low FODMAP diet has become the sweetheart of diets in treating SIBO within the functional and conventional medicine world. However, as with any protocol implementation, one must be sure to ask, “what’s the end game here?”
In this episode, Erin unpacks the low FODMAP diet, what it is, how it helps to reduce symptoms of SIBO & IBS and why she very rarely implements it with her clients. Erin clears the confusion and helps lay out how to determine if it’s right for you, as well as potential drawbacks to the diet. This episode is great for anyone who is suffering from SIBO symptoms, IBS, or are otherwise curious about transitioning onto or off of a low FODMAP diet.
In this episode:
What’s the purpose of a low FODMAP diet? [8:06]
SIBO and the most misunderstood thing about a low FODMAP diet [15:28]
What is a low FODMAP diet? [21:19]
Using a low FODMAP diet as an elimination diet: two steps [34:00]
Transitioning on and off a low FODMAP diet [39:49]
Downsides of being on this diet long term [42:53]
Resources mentioned:
LMNT Electrolyte Replenishing powder (Use code FUNK get a free sample pack with any purchase!)
Organifi supplement powder (save 20% on your order with code FUNK)
Ned Natural Remedies (get 15% off your order with code FUNK)
Kion Aminos (Get 20% off monthly orders and 10% off one time orders)
The Funk’tional Nutrition Academy™
Monash University App - trusted source for low FODMAPs
FODMAP Everyday - This website breaks down FODMAP into categories—a really helpful resource!
Book: Healthy Gut, Flat Stomach (Walks you through FODMAP elimination diet)
Study: Nutritional, microbiological and psychosocial implications of the low FODMAP diet
Study: Diets that differ in their FODMAP content alter the colonic luminal microenvironment
Study: Controversies and Recent Developments of the Low-FODMAP Diet
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