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The "F" word: fibre

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Hey folks, fellow IBS-sufferers and friends! I'd like to share a good audio resource for our personal foodsmapping (still trying to come up with a better word that includes beverages in the idea, see post 1 ):  The Gut Loving Podcast , with Laura Tilt and Huelya Akyuez. They've just done an episode on the "F" word, by which, of course, they mean F I B R E Along with protein, this represents some challenges. For instance, those who try to follow FODMAP diets, may have been encouraged to try lentils, quinoa, ground linseed. For me, these number among the most clear triggers of my discomfort (jumping off the discomfort scale onto the pains-scale!). But as GLP emphasise, it is important to keep our eyes set on moving on from elimination phases to reintroduction phases. For instance, I am not at all sure that cooked apple or onion have even the slightest effect on me. They're up for reintroduction soon now I have hit my 62kg goal (I wasn't prepared