Guide To Combining Low FODMAP Vegetables
There seems to be some confusion around how to combine low FODMAP vegetables. Keep in mind that if you have good symptom control, then you do not need to worry about vegetable combinations, and you can freely combine multiple low FODMAP vegetables per meal. If you are still having issues then it’s a good idea to have a chat to a dietitian. Some combinations of low FODMAP vegetables can cause issues for some people. Check out my infographic below for more information.
Hi, I was just wondering if you need to be careful about combining the same FODMAP group e.g. Polyols? Sweet potatoes contain the polyol sorbitol and green beans the polyol mannitol? I got bloating combining the recommended serving size for green beans and sweet potato in a meal? Should I apply the same principle and half the amount of green Beans and a full serve of sweet potato? Like 40g green beans and 75g sweet potato? Thank you
Generally speaking, providing both serves are low FODMAP, then we don’t normally worry if you are combining a low FODMAP portion of a sorbitol containing food and a low FODMAP serve of a mannitol containing food. If you are having issues getting your symptoms to settle then it’s good to remember that FODMAPs often take 4 to 24 hours to reach our large intestines where they get fermented by our gut bacteria. So when considering your symptoms you need to look at earlier meals as well.
Thank you for your reply! Puts my mind at ease combining these two
Does the same principle apply combining fruits and veggies?
Hi Aycia,
When it comes to fruit then we recommend you limit your fruit intake of one portion at a time and that you leave several hours between each serve. We have more info in here: https://alittlebityummy.com/fruit-that-contains-no-fodmaps-what%E2%80%99s-the-story/