Description: | Here at Casa de Sante we put your health and wellbeing first. For this reason, we work closely with FODMAP Friendly to ensure that our products are low FODMAP and kind to your tummy. FODMAP Friendly is a world leader in assisting people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome to manage their symptoms with the low FODMAP diet. They are based in Melbourne, but assist people worldwide with simple and practical tools that can be used by dietitians, nutritionists, the food industry and the general public. These tools help make daily life simple and enjoyable while on a low FODMAP diet. Recently the FODMAP expert Dietitian at FODMAP Friendly collaborated with us to provide the following article that breaks down what FODMAPs are and why the low FODMAP diet works for managing IBS.
FOD –What? The low FODMAP diet is gaining popularity, and for good reason. This oddly named diet is now scientifically proven to provide relief for people suffer with chronic abdominal symptoms or Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), including bloating, excess wind, cramping and altered bowel habits, constipation or diarrhoea or alternating between the two. What are FODMAPs? FODMAP is an acronym for Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols, wow that was a mouthful! In a nutshell these are the scientific names for four types of carbohydrate molecules found naturally a variety of fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes and milk products. The low FODMAP diet is designed to limit foods that contain these molecules, subsequently reducing abdominal symptoms and IBS. |