Just a really quick blog to let you all know about the British Gut project. It's a subject that fascinates me and numerous studies have shown that factors affecting gut microbiota can have a huge impact of whether certain people get eczema, allergies and asthma. Basically you sign up, it costs about £75 minimum to take part, you get a sample toolkit in the post and you send … [Read more...]
FODMAPS for the frightened FreeFromer
Now I've read about FODMAPS. They're complicated. Huge lists of fruit and vegetables that could be causing all your IBS symptoms. I have to admit, FODMAPS has me running for the hills because I am already avoiding some pretty major food groups and really annoying things like celery and tomato to boot. So last week's visit to the Allergy Clinic at Churchill Hospital in Oxford … [Read more...]
FODMAPS explained – foods to avoid with IBS
Now you probably know quite a lot about food, allergens and healthy eating, like me, but sometimes people mention something I should look into and I'm completely stumped. More than one person has mentioned this weird acronyn to me too so I thought it was about time I looked into exactly what FODMAPS is all about. I had assumed (wrongly) that it would include a list of … [Read more...]