Read Online Rechallenging and Reintroducing FODMAPs A selfhelp guide to the entire reintroduction phase of the low FODMAP diet Lee Martin MSc RD 9781530030941 Books

Product details Paperback 78 pages Publisher CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (February 24, 2016) Language English ISBN-10 1530030943

Rechallenging and Reintroducing FODMAPs A selfhelp guide to the entire reintroduction phase of the low FODMAP diet Lee Martin MSc RD 9781530030941 Books Reviews

• I would rate this book a 10 if the system let me. I worked with the dietician at my GI doctor's office to remove FODMAPs from my diet. The information I was given to reintroduce FODMAPs was confusing, overwhelming and lacking in specificity. This book lays out challenging and reintroducing FODMAPs in an easy format. There is no guess-work about which foods to try or how much of a particular food. I recommend this book to everyone I meet who is struggling with FODMAPs. It's even helpful to read before you challenge your body as you reintroduce FODMAPs to your gut.
• Suffering from IBS at 31 was not a walk in the park by any means. I had constant stomach pain and bloating and had no real idea why. Finally a doctor suggested IBS and I was stunned, never realizing how IBS can affect individuals differently. After learning about the FODMAP Diet and the elimination process I finally started to feel better. I was able to do that the first phase entirely free, by following some blogs and Pinterest. However, the reintroduction phase is an entirely different story.
  
  I tried reading blogs; there wasn't enough information. Nothing on Pinterest. Nothing nowhere, except paying for a nutritionist, and I don't know about you, but my deductibles are just way too high. I discovered The Re-challenging and Reintroducing FODMAPS A self-help guide to the entire reintroduction phase of the low FODMAP diet.
  
  I bought the kindle edition, so I could carry my kindle everywhere and constantly remind myself of my options when choosing items to reintroduce. The book itself is rather short, but it is a lot of information, so you will need to go back to it, multiple times. I'm very glad I got the kindle book.
  
  I have reintroduced about 4 of the high FODMAPS back into my diet, keeping a food journal for the first time in my life, to really keep track of my triggers, and I am just so grateful for this book to have helped me map all of this and make it through with very little ease.
• The content is excellent (grammar corrections and editing would be useful). Contents are clear and easily understood. Page numbers would help as there is a subject list in the back of the pamphlet with page numbers that don't exist on the individual pamphlet pages. I went through the pamphlet and numbered the pages to match those of the content list. The small pamphlet is VERY helpful when attempting to reintroduce foods. Especially helpful was his notation that you may be more sensitive to foods now that you have been avoiding for some time. I had observed that and didn't know why this was the case. Apparently this problem has not been carefully researched to date.
• I recently purchased the version. It is very well-written and research-based information. I now feel prepared to forge ahead with food reintroduction. I have supportive healthcare, but I don't have access to IBS specialists in my local area. The reintroduction process is complicated, and I actually appreciate the succinct presentation. I don't mind the cost because for me to be able to have this guide gives enormous benefit. My only challenge is that the charts are not able to increase font size as does the text on my , so they are a bit hard to read. Other than that, I am very satisfied with this purchase.
• I am on the first week of re-introduction and this short book has answered so many questions. I am not working with a dietician, but my Gastro advised I try this diet.
  
  I found relief in days after starting the low FODMAP diet and was very pleased. Was terrified to start re-introduction and this book has quelled some of those fears. I am now looking forward to next week's challenge!
• I have been working on getting control of my diet to help with my gut issues - hence trying Fodmap. I finally felt like I had the hang of it but didn't really know how to take the next step. This book really helped. I am now on my 5th elimination test and working my way through to the 10th. It made it easy to understand - much better than anything I was seeing online. You can get the kindle version for free if you have prime but it made all the charts really small. I am very glad I got the book because I am daily referring to it. Great purchase!
• My only concern is that Martin's protocol in some ways contradicts the Monash protocol for the elimination portion of the FODMAP program. Some foods that he includes in the challenge portion I have been eating throughout the elimination phase, such as green beans and broccoli. The charts of foods in each of the FODMSP groups have been very helpful to me in mapping out the challenge phase.
• This booklet, really a bloated handout, is 78 pages of tripled spaced type, including a five page table of contents. My sense is that the author's bio is also bloated. If you are an IBS patient looking for information on the internet, you have quickly learned that there are several respected sources of information, as well as a good number of people adept at marketing their limited information. Martin clearly falls in the latter category. If the author had up front said he was asking almost $15 for five pages of reintroduction protocol you might think it was worth it and paid. On the other hand, when he triples content pages by using triple spacing and calls it a book, you feel insulted and exploited. Why reward this marketing? If you are looking for substantive information, look elsewhere.