We are very lucky to meet people like Aghi and Elena, who give their time to provide genuine help to people who seek relief for their IBS symptoms and with their great knowledge they are able to spread the word of the low FODMAP diet all over the world.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How Aghi and Elena came across the low FODMAP diet?
• Which highly regarded food was causing Aghi to be a more sick?
• What tests have Aghi and Elena undergone to finally get a diagnosis?
• How has IBS impacted their life?
• How hard is to follow a low FODMAP diet in countries like Italy and Holland?
• What is the hardest part of following the low FODMAP diet?
• Why has Aghi started the low FODMAP diet Facebook group in Italian and how Elena was able to help her?
• Other Facebook groups created by Aghi in different languages to help IBS sufferers around the world to understand the low FODMAP diet.
• How Elena is able to help Italian IBS sufferers with her blog and wonderful recipes.
• What are the biggest difficulties for non-English speaking countries when trying to find information about the low FODMAP diet?

To read the show-notes for this episode, please visit: www.lowfodmapdiets.com/18

Do you also feel as unique as the guest on this week’s episode? Have you visited too many doctors and specialists, but you are still unable to find the solution for your health problems?  Do you also have a weight issue in addition to IBS?

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What makes Jackie so unique.
• What are the symptoms that Jackie suffers from?
• How did she get diagnosed?
• What are some of the foods that trigger her symptoms?
• How did she end up following a low FODMAP diet?
• What makes Jacqueline so unique.
• How Jackie struggles with weight gain in addition to IBS and believes the two could be related.

To read the show-notes for this episode, please visit www.lowfodmapdiets.com/17

Chloe Mcleod is an accredited practising dietitian, who is an expert on both the low FODMAP diet and the food chemical elimination diet. Chloe helps her patients to manage their food intolerance and symptoms, also through her FODMAP Challenge program. 

In this episode Chloe talks about fructose and sorbitol malabsorption and explains the difference between food intolerance, malabsorption and allergy.

Other topics discussed today are:

Why portion sizes are important to the success of the low FODMAP diet.

How to determine if other factors should be considered, if the low FODMAP diet isn’t relieving symptoms entirely.

To read the show-notes for this episode, please visit www.lowfodmapdiets.com/16

In today's episode I am chatting with Debra Thomas BSc RD.

Debra is a registered dietitian, a nutrition consultant and advanced practitioner. She has over 16 years’ experience of advising on a range of therapeutic diets. She’s based in Wales in the UK. Debra helps IBS sufferers to find the most effective treatment for their symptoms. She is certified by King’s College London to deliver tailor-made advice on the Low FODMAP Diet, as an effective treatment for IBS. Debra is also the founder of FODMAP Consultancy and a diet coach, and offers not only one-to-one sessions in consulting rooms in location across South Wales, but also consultancy sessions via Skype. In addition to treat digestive disorders, Debra is also an expert on the treatment of malnutrition and weight management.

To read the show-notes for this episode, please visit www.lowfodmapdiets.com/15