Researchers at Monash University have developed the low FODMAP diet and a corresponding app to assist in the management of gastrointestinal symptoms associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The Monash University FODMAP diet works by swapping foods high in fermentable carbohydrates (FODMAPs), with low FODMAP alternatives. Around 75% of people with IBS experience symptom relief on a low FODMAP diet.
The app comes directly from the research team at Monash and includes the following:
- General information about the FODMAP diet and IBS.
- Easy to understand tutorials to guide you through the app and the 3-Step FODMAP diet.
- A Food Guide detailing the FODMAP content for hundreds of foods using a simple 'traffic light system'.
- A list of branded products that have been certified by Monash as low FODMAP.
- A collection of over 70 nutritious, low FODMAP recipes.
- Functions that allow you to create your own shopping list and add notes to individual foods
- A Diary that enables you to record food eaten, IBS symptoms, bowel habits and stress levels. The Diary will also guide you through step 2 of the diet - FODMAP reintroduction.
- The ability to adjust units of measurement (metric or imperial) and activate colour blindness assistance.
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Fantastic app highly recommend
I’ve suffered with IBS for years. Since doing the low FODMAP diet and following the steps with the monash app I am currently in the reintroduction phase. My symptoms have improved significantly to from having daily symptoms to having hardly any symptoms. I am now finding out which groups of FODMAP I react to. Life changing! The best money I’ve spent on purchasing an app!!
Useless does not include common foods
No mention of blackcurrants, poppadoms, Marmite and other common food. But does include obscure food like schar
Not worth the money if you’re in UK
I couldn’t be more disappointed with this app. I’m having bloating and pain issues after surgery, and the FODMAP diet seems to be what I need to get better.
I downloaded this in good faith, thinking as it was the company who created it all, it would give me a list of every food item and its suitability for a FODMAP diet.
How wrong I was, it may be because I’m in the UK but once you choose the UK setting there are just not enough products or food items relevant to me.
There’s not even anything about some of the basic everyday ingredients, such as chicken stock, I’m trying to make a low FODMAP meal and it is a vital ingredient and tells me to refer to the FODMAP diet for information about low FODMAP chicken stock.
But there’s not anything in the app for stock!. in fact 50% of what I’ve looked up so far hasn’t been on the app.
Also it tells me blueberries are fine, which contradicts all other info I found out about blueberries in the FODMAP diet.
I’m so confused .So gutted I wasted my money.
It’s fine but that’s it
I think it’s a good app to make sure I’m not eating the wrong thing but the recipes are very old and the app is quite unuserfriendly. It needs to be updated, I also would like if you could have an option where you can filter so it just shows you fodmap friendly foods at the top and then can filter this out to less fodmap friendly foods further down as it’s quite demoralising scrolling through all the food you can’t eat rather than seeing all the yummy things that you can! But all in all helps me a lot with knowing what is allowed so that’s always a bonus.
Surprising
Having followed FODMAPs for four years (Dr Siebecker), I was very surprised to see so many grains listed, and refined sugars. Is this for real?
Not worth it for uk
I’d like a refund
Loads of gaps
Information elsewhere on the internet of low FODMAP products approved by Monash that don’t appear on the app. The app also tells you the FODMAP value of raw foods that you wouldn’t consume raw but nothing for the cooked versions.
Ok, but buggy
Country food selection filtering doesn’t work, even after app restart
The best App for IBS
I was diagnosed with IBS a few years ago … I had no energy, broken sleep from trips to the toilet etc and generally felt awful. A therapist suggested Monash App and it’s the best thing ever. It tells you exactly how much of any one food stuff you can eat without a bad reaction. It tells you whether you can eat 10g or 200g .. sometimes 10g is just enough. It also tests many different commercial products and tells you which country they are available to buy. Not all gluten free products are low Fodmap.. they might have Amaranth or pea powder etc which are high Fodmap .. so by testing products like Schar, it’s just one less problem to think about when shopping. It also provides recipes, food diary , courses etc. An absolute godsend ! I wouldn’t be without it.
Highly recommended
This app literally changed my life. I have IBS and diverticulitis and using the food guide is so very simple - it’s a dream. Now that I know mannitol and fructan are not recommended for me it would be helpful to be able to sort which foods are low in each/both and I guess such app developments are being considered already. Congratulations Monash an invaluable resource!