I experienced symptoms after eating one of your low FODMAP meals, why does this happen if they are low FODMAP?Updated 2 months ago

There are a few possible reasons. If you experienced symptoms soon after eating (within an hour or less), it's unlikely these symptoms are down to the meal you’ve just eaten.  

That’s because foods tend to trigger symptoms when they reach the small and large intestine, and it usually takes several hours for this to happen.  

It’s worth thinking about the previous meal you ate, or other non-FODMAP triggers that might be affecting your gut. These include caffeine, alcohol, stress or an exaggerated gastro-colic reflex.   

If you're experiencing symptoms a few hours after eating, it could be down to the fibre content of the meal. Eating more fibre than usual can increase symptoms, because it provides food for gut bacteria who produce gas when they break fibre down.   

Some of our meals are high in fibre. If you are used to a lower fibre diet (which may happen because of trying to control symptoms) you might experience some symptoms as your gut adjusts.  

If this resonates, you might find it helpful to start off with these options which are the lower fibre options in the range:  

• Chicken in White Wine  

• Provencal Fish Stew 

• Fish Pie 

• Smoked Mushroom Carbonara 

• Mac + Cheese  

• Piri Piri Chicken