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😩 I am so tired of the low FODMAP diet being taught as though it is some life over haul – most of my clients actually find it less restrictive than what they are already doing to try and manage their gut.

🙋‍♀️ When I teach it, I don’t use meal plans for example because this is too complicated – all you need is ingredient swaps

🙋‍♀️I also really encourage people to do it when they are busy because what’s the point of learning to mange your gut whilst you have nothing on? As soon as that changes, you won’t know how to do life with IBS.

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😩 What else would you add?

😒 Uncontrolled IBS not only impacts us when we are having symptoms but also when we aren’t because of the ‘what ifs’ and the longer term impact it has on our relationship with food and our body.

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🧠 ‘Gut lag’ is when your gut transit time is slow and this can be caused by a number of conditions but it can lead to a number of symptoms like constipation / bloating and nausea.

😅 Equally if your gut transit time is too quick then this can lead to symptoms also and in some cases nutritional deficiencies.

‼️ But using sweet corn to identify this isn’t overly accurate. Because foods move through the gut at different speeds and may even be faster / slow depending on what else you eat that food with.

‼️ The time stated in this video is also inaccurate as we know a normal digestion can vary much more widely.

🙋‍♀️ I do consider gut transit time with my clients but I do this by actually first checking if they have any symptoms which suggest they have an issue. Then from this they would see their GP for testing any conditions that may cause such issues. Sometimes the GP needs to do an onward referral to a GI doctor but it’s pretty rare.

😩 And it’s very rare to find cases of malabsorption due to a gut being too fast. Even in IBS where it can seem like food is going straight through you, there’s really not link to nutritional deficiencies which does indicate that people are absorbing sufficient micronutrients from their diet.

🙏 Do not do this test if you are prone to health anxiety as it will only make matters worse BUT do see your doctor if you have symptoms.

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🤨 If you have a successful career, the chances are that it is demanding on your time and mental health.

😊 And you know what? For many people that is absolutely fine! They LOVE their career.

😩 But having IBS makes it really hard. It’s unlikely something that people in these positions feel they can share because at the end of the day, there is no one else that’s going to do their job and in many cases their performance is always under scrutiny.

🙋‍♀️ What I see with clients in this position is that they have sort of ‘coped’ with IBS for years – hiding their bloating, medicating, skipping meals to get by. But when they reach a certain point, something breaks. They can’t go on anymore – perhaps they see their career ahead getting more demanding and have no capacity to make changes to accommodate their uncontrolled gut or perhaps they fear making mistakes in their job.

😩 But at this point they feel stuck. They know that changing their IBS will take time and they are already full to capacity.

🙋‍♀️ But this is where working with someone really brings value. Because any plan for IBS control should fit nicely into your life now and also in the future. And the irony is that when your gut is controlled, you have more time, more energy and make less mistakes.

🥳 So I’m very pleased to share this story with you but I’m doing so because it’s one we hear over and over again. There’s no need to feel stuck if you relate to this – you just need someone to guide you.

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