The Everything Guide to the Low-Fodmap Diet: A Healthy Plan for Managing IBS and Other Digestive Disorders (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781440581731)

150 recipes to ease painful symptoms and improve digestion

If you suffer with symptoms of IBS, you know that digestive troubles and pain can disrupt your day-to-day life. Fortunately, researchers have come up with a new treatment plan to help you control symptoms: a low-FODMAP diet. FODMAPs are a collection of short-chain carbohydrates that are difficult to digest and found in many common foods, like wheat, milk, beans, and some vegetables, fruits, and sweeteners. The Everything Guide to the Low-FODMAP Diet walks you through the step-by-step process for identifying your individual sensitivities--and gives you options and substitutions so you can enjoy your favorite foods again.

Learn how to:

• Understand food allergies and intolerance
• Identify high- and low-FODMAP foods
• Eliminate FODMAP sources from your diet
• Stock your pantry for success
• Create your own personalized diet based on your unique needs
• Re-create favorite recipes using low-FODMAP ingredients

Dr. Barbara Bolen, an IBS specialist, provides advice and tips for developing a personalized and realistic healthy eating plan. And with 150 low-FODMAP and gluten-free recipes, you can reduce digestive distress and feel great while enjoying satisfying and nutritious meals

Author: Barbara Bolen, Kathleen Bradley
ISBN-10: 1440581738
ISBN-13: 9781440581731
Publisher: Everything
Language: English
Published: 11/07/2014
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.22h x 7.96w x 0.68d