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A coworker of mine had long term health issues from taking a powerful antibiotic. He changed his diet to only include "non gut fermenting food" (not sure what t

A coworker of mine had long term health issues from taking a powerful antibiotic. He changed his diet to only include "non gut fermenting food" (not sure what that includes) and his issues went away. His issues were different than yours, but I think it was the same antibiotic. In any case, worth considering a dietary change.

fpgaminer 6y ago
Your coworker was probably referring to the low-FODMAP diet. People say it works and some doctors recommend it, but the data isn't quite there yet. Either way, yeah it's worth a try for people with GI issues. For anyone considering it, the highest quality information will come from your health provider. IMO it's a workaround and doesn't address whatever core issue someone might have, but often with GI stuff we don't have a "cure" so workarounds are all people have.
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- logicchains 6y ago
  >For anyone considering it, the highest quality information will come from your health provider. That seems like a dubious assertion in a thread about peoples intestinal flora being destroyed by recommendations from their "health provider"s.
  - graeme 6y ago
    I personally got the low fodmap recommendation from my health provider.
malandrew 6y ago
What you're describing is called a low FODMAP diet. A family member has tried this diet for about a month to great success. They were fine for the last 1-2 years and then ate a coconut yogurt and the symptoms came back. They are back on the low FODMAP diet again and things have gotten better but they have like two to three more weeks before they are on their normal diet again.
- graeme 6y ago
  You’re actually not supposed to do it permanently. The idea is eliminate, then work back in each of the six different sugars in small quantities to see what is tolerated. If you’re zero fodmap for years you lose all the bacteria that digest them and are left even more susceptible.
majormajor 6y ago
This sounds like specific carbohydrate diet, IBD-AID diet, low-FODMAP, or similar. There are a bunch of options with different things prohibited - doing some sort of individual elimination and reintroduction seems like the only option to figure out one that works for you.

fpgaminer 6y ago

Your coworker was probably referring to the low-FODMAP diet. People say it works and some doctors recommend it, but the data isn't quite there yet. Either way, yeah it's worth a try for people with GI issues. For anyone considering it, the highest quality information will come from your health provider. IMO it's a workaround and doesn't address whatever core issue someone might have, but often with GI stuff we don't have a "cure" so workarounds are all people have.

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logicchains 6y ago
>For anyone considering it, the highest quality information will come from your health provider. That seems like a dubious assertion in a thread about peoples intestinal flora being destroyed by recommendations from their "health provider"s.
- graeme 6y ago
  I personally got the low fodmap recommendation from my health provider.

malandrew 6y ago

What you're describing is called a low FODMAP diet. A family member has tried this diet for about a month to great success. They were fine for the last 1-2 years and then ate a coconut yogurt and the symptoms came back. They are back on the low FODMAP diet again and things have gotten better but they have like two to three more weeks before they are on their normal diet again.

graeme 6y ago
You’re actually not supposed to do it permanently. The idea is eliminate, then work back in each of the six different sugars in small quantities to see what is tolerated. If you’re zero fodmap for years you lose all the bacteria that digest them and are left even more susceptible.

majormajor 6y ago

This sounds like specific carbohydrate diet, IBD-AID diet, low-FODMAP, or similar. There are a bunch of options with different things prohibited - doing some sort of individual elimination and reintroduction seems like the only option to figure out one that works for you.