FODMAPs

Just bumping this in case anyone has more information

So complicated isn't it Gracesgran , worth a try though, do let me know how you get on with it please

I didn't know Annie. Perhaps you, like me, will learn more about this . At least, if your doctor gives you the list you will not look as blank as I did . You have to stay on it wholly for six weeks and then add things back in to see which, if any, are making a difference so it may be better after that.

Gracesgran, with a stomach ulcer, wonky kidney, IBS I am fed up with food , takes longer to work out what or what not to eat than knocking down a brick wall on a family tree

You are right and I am going to have to go one or two foods at a time tanith. Really, when I said it didn't seem logical I suppose it is that I wasn't brought up with such a grouping. I could learn more about carbohydrates for instance as I have a base to work on. I shall have to see myself coming from child's level with this I think

Anniebach you are safe unless you have any particular gut (isn't that a harsh word - or is it because mine seems not to be working properly )problems.

FODMAP stands for Fermentable Oligo-Di-Monosaccharides and Polyols; they are fermentable, poorly absorbed short-chain carbs - but that doesn't make it any easier

Just looked at it, think best I just stop eating food

I just took a quick look and the lists are huge, could you make a list of foods you eat on the not good side and cut them,then a list of foods you could eat on the good list and add them to your diet.
That's where I would start I don't envy you that job