Hi Linda, thank you for writing. We understand your frustration. Certainly getting answers is key to formulating an approach. Grapes have been lab tested to show no FODMAPs and also to show FODMAPs. It would depend on the batch of grapes you buy and there is no way to tell by looking at the grapes. More info here. As far as I know, FODMAPs have not been studied in relation to Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

I was confused by grapes too, my family has diabetes on both sides of the family tree. Specialists, Nurses , and Registered Dieticians have told multiple family members not to eat grapes at all as they are high in sugar content. So as much as I love them it is rare for me to eat them. I started eliminating sugars in 2009 to lower my risk. By 2018 I finally reduced that risk. I guess what I am wondering is why or how grapes could even possibly come up in a low FODMAP range at all,don’t they contain fructans?

I just started the FODMAP diet after going through a series of elimination diets for 1 year. I do not have any diagnosed G.I conditions ,but I do have Complex Regional Pain Syndrome(CRPS). In order to reduce inflammation and control the CRPS I am eliminating many foods and trying these elimination diets to discover which ones those may be. I went back to eating a Mediterranean /Anti Inflammatory Diet that I grew up on,but I started to feel worse when eating that way. So much so I had to stop completely. This is beyond understanding of my doctors and specialists and myself. It was like a switch was flipped on after being diagnosed with CRPS,and everything I could eat prior to the diagnosis I couldn’t eat anymore, like artichokes, raw vegetables, cooked chickpeas, red and orange peppers etc. Is there any information about CRPS and needing to eat Low FODMAP?

I really love everything about this sight , it is so clear and well organized and user friendly! I have not yet signed up for Monash App or FODMAP Friendly because I use a flip phone . I do not have Apps for that. My dietician recommended them though. I just shared your website with her too. I know she will be excited about it too as she is also on the Low FodMap diets now Thank you for all you provide here!
Linda

That section of the article was addressing pure proteins only. Eggs are Low FODMAP. Egg whites are pure protein.

Along with stir-frying, I make a lot of soups. It’s incredibly easy to get a huge range of nutrition in soups just by adding tiny amounts of potential-trigger foods. To the meat base I add canned beans (seeds, usually; sometimes green) and things I don’t normally eat like rice, along with leafy greens, canned Roma tomatoes, lots of chopped carrots, and portion-tolerable cabbages (Napa, red, etc.). I play with seasonings — lots of ginger, turmeric, cumin, herbs, especially chives, depending on the soup flavor. A large pot of soup will easily last me five days, an on the other days I can eat plain meat with a couple of side vegetables or a meat-based salad. Or I can grab frozen and fresh foods for a quick stir-fry.

I’m also a low-carb diabetic, and much better off with truly organic foods where possible, so it’s been a challenge adding low-FODMAP to the mix, but it’s working! I have my life mostly back now, which is a looong way back from where I was in January of this year, 2022.

I am so happy that you are experiencing relief! The diet can be a godsend. Love your plan-ahead tips, too. This will help others.

I eat a lot of fresh stir fries and Thai foods. They take a maximum of 15 minutes to make. They are low FODMAP and delicious. I have spent the last 6 weeks doing the elimination and I feel so much better. I even lost a few pounds.
I chop veg and freeze it so when I have zero strength to cook, I just open the freezer and throw all my pre-prepared veg into a soup/stir fry or rice dish. Job done in 5 minutes. I live in the UK and Hello Fresh do a low FODMAP selection too x

We are in the midst of discussions with Monash about the updated research. For now we stand by what is in this article due to the conversations we have had so far. We will be publishing an article about how Monash tests food soon. One very important thing to understand is that so far they have not been able to say whether they were comparing like products. There are hundreds of varieties of grapes for instance, which all have different sugar contents. If the initial grapes that they tested were not the same type as the ones they tested recently, then the current information is not as dramatic as one might think. Also, as they state in their article, produce is greatly affected by where it is grown, how it is handled post harvest, when it is harvested etc. The fact is that they have lead tested grapes at one point and found that they contained no FODMAPs which means that this is a possibility. Just as it is a possibility that the grapes that you buy at the store are very different from the ones that they lab tested .

Hi Janin, thank you for writing. The Hokkaido squash has not been lab tested so no one knows its FODMAP content. Since we know that Kabocha and Butternut are so different, we would not suggest extrapolating. You can try as an untested food.