The Low-FODMAP IBS Solution Plan and Cookbook: Heal Your IBS with More Than 100 Low-FODMAP Recipes That Prep in 30 Minutes or Less

When my GI doc first recommended FODMAP, but I couldn't get an appt with the nutritionist for over 3 months, so I went to the library and took home a bunch of FODMAP cookbooks. It was my great good fortune that this was among them. The recipes are DELICIOUS - some better than anything I've ever had in that category - beautifully seasoned, easy to prepare, not too many ingredients. The author is not only a talented science writer - good at explaining FODMAP concepts - she's a food wizard and one hell of a chef!! The cookbook includes lots of basic sauces you can build many dishes around....anyway: I bought my ow copy, am LOVING the food, and can't believe it's a 'diet'.

I cannot recommend this book by Dr. Pauls highly enough. I purchased it when my doctor recommended I try a low fodmap diet. I was feeling totally overwhelmed and didn’t know where to start, and this book helped me understand the process and provided a huge variety of delicious, easy to prepare meals.I feel so much better on the low fodmap diet and I don’t feel at all deprived, because the recipes are so good.

I have had IBS for years and I am constantly looking for easy recipes that don’t use a lot of strange ingredients. This book has wonderful recipes and I love the way it is laid out.

Explained the FODMAP well but I was not keen on the recipes

Though this paperback may be helpful for those of us with IBS, it does not seem useful for people that must eat a very low sodium diet due to high blood pressure or are trying to avoid advancing from pre-diabetes to diabetes. Most of the recipes in the book and on the website had too much salt and sugars for me. Maple and corn syrups are sugars. In fairness, I get why these are added. Dairy, gluten and butter (oils) are triggers for me and I avoid them so it sure is challenging finding delicious choices.The author states that this eating plan is not a weight loss diet. Cooking these recipes will only add to my concerning lab results and abdominal girth, even if IBS symptoms are controlled.