The Low FODMAP Diet is common for those with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) or Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) to eliminate foods that worsen symptoms. This diet follows an elimination strategy to pinpoint food triggers.
Foods Suitable for a Low FODMAP Diet
Fruit | Vegetables | Grain Foods | Milk Products | Other |
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Fruit banana, blueberry, boysenberry, cantaloupe, cranberry, durian, grape, grapefruit, honeydew melon, kiwifruit, lemon, lime, mandarin, orange, passionfruit, pawpaw, raspberry, rhubarb, rockmelon, star anise, strawberry, tangelo Note: If the fruit is dried, eat in small quantities | Vegetables Alfalfa, bamboo shoots, bean shoots, bok choy, carrot, celery, choko, choy sum, eggplant, endive, ginger, green beans, lettuce, olives, parsnip, potato, pumpkin, red capsicum (bell pepper), silverbeet, spinach, squash, swede, sweet potato, taro, tomato, turnip, yam, zucchini | Cereals | Milk *Lactose-free milk, *oat milk, *rice milk, *soy milk *Check for additives | Tofu |
Herbs Basil, chili, coriander, ginger, lemongrass, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, thyme | Bread 100% spelt bread | Cheeses Hard cheese, and brie and camembert | Sweeteners Sugar* (sucrose), glucose, artificial sweeteners not ending in ‘-ol’ | |
Rice | Yogurt Lactose-free varieties | Honey Substitutes Golden Syrup*. Maple Syrup*, Molasses, treacle *small quantities | ||
Oats | Ice-Cream Substitutes Gelati, sorbet | |||
Polenta | Butter Substitutes Olive oil | |||
Other Arrowroot, millet, psyllium, quinoa, sorgum, tapioca |
Eliminate Foods Containing FODMAPs
Excess Fructose | Lactose | Fructans | Galactans | Polyols |
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Fruit Apples, mango, nashi, pear, tinned fruit in natural juice, watermelon | Milk Milk from cows, goats, or sheets, custard, ice cream, yogurt | Vegetables Artichoke, asparagus, beetroot, broccoli, Brussel sprouts, cabbage, fennel, garlic, leek, okra, onion (all), shallots, spring onion | Legumes Baked beans, chickpeas, kidney beans, lentils, soybeans | Fruit Apple, apricot, avocado, blackberry, cherry, longon, lychee, rashi, nectarine, peach, pear, plum, prune, watermelon |
Sweeteners | Cheeses Soft, unripened cheeses, cottage, cream, mascarpone, ricotta | Cereals Wheat and rye, in large amounts of egg bread, crackers, cookies, couscous, pasta | Vegetables Cauliflower, green capsicum (bell pepper), mushroom, sweet corn | |
Fructose, high fructose, corn syrup | Fruit Custard apple, persimmon, watermelon | Sweeteners Sorbitol (420), Mannitol (421), Isomalt (953), Maltitol (965, Xylitol (967) | ||
Large total fructose dose Concentrated fruit sources, large serves of fruit, dried fruit, fruit juice | Miscellaneous Chicory, dandelion, insulin pistachio | |||
Honey Corn syrup, fruisana |