The handouts below are designed to give you a starting point and serve as a reference to aid in managing your condition. Your Registered Dietitian will be able to further help you navigate these dietary changes. If you have questions regarding your appointment, please contact our Administrative Assistant at 705-721-0370 ext. 2907.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Information Session Presentation
Food Symptom Journal – Tracking your food intake, the time of day you consume it, your stress levels, and your digestive symptoms can help to determine links between diet – mood – lifestyle – gut symptoms when done over time. Your Dietitian may review the journal with you. For those who would prefer an app, there are a variety of apps for IBS available from your app store. View a sample Food Symptom Journal.
All items listed below headings are links – click to view.
Bristol Stool Chart
6 Reasons to Care About Poop Health
Dietary Sources of Fibre
10 Easy Ways to Add Fibre to Your Diet
Incorporating more beans/lentils (if tolerated): www.lentils.ca, www.pulses.org
Tips for Managing Acid Reflux
Eating Guidelines for Managing Reflux
Tips for Constipation
Tips for Diarrhea
Tips for Diverticular Disease
Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis
Eating Guidelines for Diverticular Disease
Tips for Managing Lactose Intolerance
Tips for IBS
Living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Are you getting enough calcium and magnesium?
Calcium Requirements and Food Sources
Food Sources of Magnesium *Typo – value for magnesium in pumpkin seeds should read 156 mg per 1/4 cup
FODMAP Diet Resources
Please note that the FODMAP diet is a 4-8 week diet only, then its important to begin the re-introduction phase using the HIGH FODMAP foods, adding them back in 1-by-1 (your dietitian can help to guide you through this process if needed). Patients typically find only a few of the high FODMAPs will actually trigger symptoms (and if you can live with the symptoms you don’t necessarily have to cut them out for the rest of your life). Those that do not trigger symptoms should be included on a regular basis as they serve as a good fuel source for our healthy bacteria in our gut.
Those that are not tolerated may be periodically tried again, as our gut tends to change over time.
Recipes for the FODMAP Diet
https://www.monashfodmap.com/recipe/monash-low-fodmap-recipe-index/
https://funwithoutfodmaps.com/
https://blog.katescarlata.com/category/recipes/
https://alittlebityummy.com/recipes/
FODMAP and IBS APPS
https://www.monashfodmap.com/ibs-central/i-have-ibs/get-the-app/
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