People with IBS have issues with motility and gut hypersensitivity, so they are more prone to develop symptoms from small doses of FODMAPs. FODMAPs occur in a wide range of foods, and different FODMAPs affect people differently. To figure out which FODMAPs, if any, trigger your symptoms, you have to follow a low-FODMAP diet.
Five to 10 percent of Americans suffer from irritable bowel syndrome. Half of people over age 60 have diverticulosis. About a quarter of us lack the enzyme that digests lactose. And we all deal with occasional gas, constipation, bloating, and indigestion. Here’s what may help.
What exactly is gluten sensitivity? “The honest answer, at this point, is that we don’t really know,” says Daniel Leffler, director of clinical research at the Celiac Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
Are “antinutrients” robbing your body of vitamins and minerals? Is celery juice a miracle healing tonic? Does your liver need a boost from supplements and coffee enemas? What’s behind gluten sensitivity? Here’s what to know about the nutrition trends du jour.
