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FODMAPs and post-meal gut discomfort: what to know

These fermentable carbs are beneficial for most - but in sensitive guts, they can cause trouble

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Ben Jones MD PhD
Oct 25, 2025
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Some of the healthiest foods we eat - beans, apples, onions, lentils - are loaded with fibre, vitamins, and plant compounds that nourish our gut microbiota.

They’re also the exact foods that make some people’s lives miserable.

Most of us can polish off a three-bean chilli with garlic bread and feel nothing but smug. Others spend the next…

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