FODMAPS and Irritable Bowel

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Have you heard of FODMAPS? They are Fermentable, Oligo-, Di-, Monosaccharides, And Polyols). FODMAPs are poorly absorbed, short-chain carbohydrates that include fructose, lactose, fructans (found in wheat), galactans, and polyol sweeteners.

Confused? I'm sure. Here is a good spot to check out which foods are high in FODMAPS:

Standford FODMAP diet

or FODMAP diets information

This is a list from Stanford. There are many other sources available through a Google search. These foods, which include high fructose corn syrup (very commonly found in processed foods) 

Researchers in a crossover study found an almost 50% decrease in symptoms of irritable bowel in patients on this low FODMAP diet. It is also low in gluten.

I think we should avoid processed foods in general; but if you have issues with irritable bowel this is definitely worth a try!