Low FODMAP Diet Information
FODMAP (fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols) are short-chain carbohydrates that are absorbed poorly by the small intestine.
Foods You Should Avoid
For people experience symptoms such as cramping or diarrhea from eating foods high in FODMAP, here is a list of foods that you should avoid.
Dairy
- Buttermilk
- Cream
- Custard
- Ice cream
- Milk, condensed
- Milk, cow
- Milk, evaporated
- Milk, goat
- Milk, sheep
- Sour cream
- Soy milk
- Yogurt
Drinks
- Chamomile tea
- Chicory-based drinks
- Coffee substitutes
- Fennel tea
- Fortified wine
- Juice from high FODMAP fruits and vegetables
Fruits
- Apples
- Applesauce
- Apricot
- Avocados
- Blackberries
- Boysenberries
- Canned fruit
- Cherries
- Dates
- Dried fruit
- Figs
- Grapefruit
- Guava
- Lychee
- Mangoes
- Nectarines
- Peaches
- Pears
- Persimmon
- Plums
- Prunes
- Tamarillo
- Watermelon
Grains
- Bulgur
- Couscous
- Durum
- Pea flour
- Rye
- Semolina
- Wheat
- Note: You should also avoid cereals, breads, and pastas made from these grains
Proteins
- Beans
- Cashews
- Chickpeas
- Lentils
- Meats, fatty or fried
- Pistachios
- Sausages made with high FODMAP ingredients
- Soybeans
Vegetables
- Artichokes
- Asparagus
- Brussels sprouts
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Garlic
- Leeks
- Mushrooms
- Okra
- Onions
- Peas
- Savoy cabbage
- Scallions, white part
- Shallots
Miscellaneous
- Agave
- Artificial sweeteners (isomalt, malitol, mannitol, sorbitol, and xylitol)
- Bouillon cubes
- Chutney
- Corn syrup solids
- Fructose
- Fruit juice concentrate
- Garlic sauces
- Gravy made with onion or garlic
- High fructose corn syrup
- Honey
- Hummus
- Jelly
- Molasses
- Pickles
- Polydextrose
- Relish
- Salad dressings, depending on ingredients
- Salsa
- Soup stocks
- Tomato paste