I have recommended the Take Control programme to so many people. The length of the modules, the downloads, the setup is fantastic. They are really easy to follow and understand.
I tried the Low FODMAP diet on my own a few years ago but I clearly did not follow it well enough. After the first 5 weeks I found it really easy to follow the diet. The structure is so clear that you cannot go wrong. I really would not change anything.
I hit a stumbling block on week 5, I did not feel like I was making any improvement, got myself low about it and thought about dropping everything. But I made myself post on the group asking for help, posted my food diaries and Kirsten and the other members were so fantastic. I made an improvement thanks to the support and suggestions and plowed on.
Thanks to the Take Control programme I feel so much more knowledgeable. If I had a bad tummy straight after a meal I always blamed an ingredient in that meal. Now I know what the reactions timings mean. My 11+ Type 6 & 7 BMs stopped, I have enjoyed talking to other members of the Take Control Facebook group and I have tried more different foods from ingredients listed in Kirsten’s documents.