Back on the Menu: FODMAP

An elimination diet was supposed to take a few weeks. Then comes the hard part: putting foods back. Back on the Menu walks you through the reintroduction after low FODMAP, low histamine or low fructose, one food group at a time. Eat a small portion, check in that evening, then a bigger one the next day. If a portion brings moderate or severe symptoms, the test stops and you rest for two calm days. After each test you know whether the food went fine, works in small amounts, or gave you symptoms for now. THREE DIETS • Low FODMAP: lactose, fructose, sorbitol, mannitol, wheat, garlic, onion and GOS • Low histamine: citrus, tomato, spinach, chocolate, aged cheese, cured meat, sauerkraut and canned fish • Low fructose: berries, sugar, apple, honey, fruit juice, dried fruit and sorbitol Switch diets any time; every result stays. WHAT'S INSIDE • A test food and three growing portions for each…