Its been a while since I last posted. I'm back at school...and at my age! 😄
I see Monash University is offering a five part online course on the FODMAP diet and IBS, for patients. I have not taken the course so I have no idea what is involved but those of you that have read my previous posts will know I advocate Monash and it certainly was a major contributor in my cure of IBS/SIBO, which happily continues today!
Hi David
I've had a look and it look very interesting. The cost is in Dollars so I'm going to liaise with them about paying in Sterling.
I'm seeing a Dietician on Tuesday re starting the diet.
Thank you so much for sharing and it's never too late to learn.😀
Low fodmap has also improved things immensely for me, I was diagnosed with bowel neuropathy. I am all for education and self-help but I fail to see how paying for a course is necessary. Low fodmap elimination and reintroduction can be achieved fairly easily by yourself, but is even better if you are under the guidance of a decent dietician and I see you are going to see someone soon.
The dietician will support you and inform you. The NHS provides booklets and recommends a decent app that scans food barcodes, arm yourself with information about what foods to avoid and cook as much as you can from scratch. There are many free online resources for recipes and meal ideas, including Monash, freefromfairy etc.
It takes imagination, perseverance and commitment and that comes from within, not purchased online.
Good luck x
I agree with your sentiment Munchkinfeet about paying, unfortunately the quality of care, especially in the NHS, leaves much to be desired. My experience bore proof of this as I was offered an appointment to see a shrink to treat my IBS & SIBO by my GP!!
Again in my experience a lot of specialists and dieticians cannot even spell FODMAP let alone know how to properly employ the protocol. Too many clinicians reach for the prescription pad as the first line of defence and never once stop to think that its the stuff we put in our moths that often triggers our symptoms!
I would of course always encourage suffers to seek advice first, hopefully free at the point of access, but given that that advice is often poor I would recommend at least looking at the Monash FODMAP app (before thinking about this course) which is only a few quid and it employs proven science to support it advice and can be invaluable for those who are struggling to find a cure...as so many post on here prove to be the case.
Yes i was also offered psych services, shocking, turns out in addition I have gynae complications causing bowel dysfunction, don't think psych can help with that one. My local NHS trust recommends the foodmaestro app, its £3.99, best money spent in a long time
I hope you are on the mend now.
When I finally found a good dietician who worked in tandem with an excellent GI, FoodMaestro was recommended. I used it with Monash to good effect.
Hi Munchkinfeet
Would you mind if I pm you regarding some questions about bowel neuropathy?
Of course, no prob x
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