Hi my name is Mel
I am a 28 year old girl living in Melbourne town with my best friend/boyfriend. I love him dearly and am also a big family orientated person (I love my family to no end). I love going out with friends, trying new places to eat and drink but also love getting in my pj’s and cuddling up on the couch and watching TV.
I have recently been “diagnosed” with Severe Irritable Bowel Syndrome after years of putting up with tummy troubles and going through numerous tests to be told it is just IBS. So although I don’t have any allergies or intolerance's to certain foods I do suffer with finding the right foods that suit me and my sensitive tummy.
After recently doing the breath tests to see if I had a lactose intolerance or fructose intolerance they put me on a strict diet a week leading up to the tests. The tests came back negative but I found I felt a whole lot better on this diet (although restrictive). My stomach was flat for the first time since I was about 20. I had no tummy pains or the swollen bloating feeling I constantly have.
When I went back to the doctor with my results I told her about how I felt doing the diet for the breath test. She told me it was pretty much the Low FODMAP diet. Now, I had read about this diet but didn’t read too much into it. After feeling so much better I really got stuck into researching it. I have since found out that Dr Sue Shepard was the founder of this diet and have since booked myself into Shepard Works to see a Dietitian.
Although I have read numerous blogs and followed numerous people on Instagram to find Low FODMAP diet recipes it is just so hard and there isn’t enough information and recipes out there for us who suffer with IBS. I believe a Dietitian will help me manage my diet … My appointment is in July so I will write a blog with how it goes J
So this blog is really just me talking about my experiences, how I am feeling and any recipes I find that are low FODMAP. Please feel free to hit me up with any recipes’ you have found to work for you I’d love to see them!
Mel X
Hi Mel! Your story is very similar to mine. I have been struggling with IBS since I was 17 (Im 26 now) and I still have not found the right path to control my symptoms. I do not have so much pain, but it can go days before a bowel movement and i my abdomen is always like a huge ballon. For me, IBS really has taken over my social life and often I will just stay in instead of doing things in the afternoon. BUT, after I found out about the low FODMAP diet things really has changed. Like you, my stomach is almost flat the whole day and I can even go work out or do yoga (in classes) in the evening. Really - that is something i thing many people take for granted ;) Please do share your experiences, that can be really helpful for many, including me.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice day, Mel!
Julianne :)
Hi Julianne,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment. It is really great to know there are other people out there suffering with the same issues as myself. I have managed to find a few recipes that are low FODMAP friendly so will keep posting them. I am always willing to try new things! :)