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Three years into low FODMAP: Becky Excell on what the diet did and did not change
Becky Excell on YouTube, about 3 years on the diet at the time of recording.
- What they tried
- Low FODMAP dietElimination and reintroduction phases done with a dietitian; still in a maintenance phase years later
- Timeframe
- about 3 years on the diet at the time of recording
- Outcome
- Reported the diet helped her identify specific triggers (garlic, onion, gluten) and improved symptoms partly, then plateaued; she still has symptoms, which she links to stress and to some foods classed as low FODMAP.
- Caveats
- Self-reported; no diagnosis details in this video. She runs a gluten-free food channel and has published cookbooks; the video states it is not sponsored.
Original: Becky Excell on YouTube
Becky Excell, a UK gluten-free food blogger, recorded this update roughly three years after starting the low FODMAP diet with a dietitian. She describes going through the elimination phase, then gradually reintroducing foods to see which ones her body tolerated, and says she has been in the maintenance phase ever since and expects to stay there.
She reports that the process pinpointed foods that reliably upset her gut, chiefly garlic, onion and gluten, and also showed her that some foods she had assumed were a problem, such as lactose and most dairy, were fine for her. She credits the diet with helping her understand why similar-looking meals had been hurting her.
She is clear that it did not resolve everything. She says the diet helped to a point and then stopped, estimating it improved things by around 65 percent, and that she still reacts to some foods that are classed as low FODMAP. She attributes part of her ongoing trouble to stress, noting that her gut deteriorated during a difficult period at university. By comparison, her partner Mark did the same diet with a dietitian and, she says, is mostly symptom-free as long as he avoids his own, different triggers.
Her closing advice is to see a doctor and, if offered, a dietitian rather than attempting the diet alone.
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