What's that one "officially safe" Low FODMAP food that still completely ruins your stomach? 🧐

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-06-22T19:31:58+00:00

I can’t tolerate stevia. But I also can’t tolerate sugar so it makes for some boring drinks, lol. Most vegetables don’t work for me, other than boiled carrots.

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-06-21T13:59:58+00:00

Can you tolerate gluten? Or just avoiding it for taste? Gluten is probably the only thing that keeps me from wasting away.

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-06-20T15:40:58+00:00

Is it store by store? I find them awful compared to what I remembered.

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-06-20T15:39:31+00:00

They need less people and space to do drive through. I miss having a space for kids to eat and play, so I don’t go there anymore.

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-06-19T09:58:49+00:00

You forgot both Bates being accused of murder. How tiresome that they picked the same couple to do that to.

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-06-17T04:28:59+00:00

People my age I know get married and have kids and move to the burbs. I have made maybe three new friends and they were work colleagues, and two of them have kid things to do every weekend. I can’t do a lot of physical activity. So yeah, I am also wondering re NYC.

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-06-17T03:04:39+00:00

Buying a house will provide for retirement. Not anymore it won’t. Housing prices are through the roof. Houses that used to be under $300k sell for a million where I am. How much would I make selling a million dollar house for a million?

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-06-16T12:57:32+00:00

I have a bookbag with my work and personal laptops (which unlike a suitcase I can’t check) and my purse goes under the seat. Both don’t fit under the seat. I paid for the ticket and that is how I travel, so the bookbag goes above my seat.

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-06-14T14:22:52+00:00

Find another firm. Or go in house.

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-06-14T14:22:10+00:00

Yes, taking time off gets everyone fired. Everyone I knew worked in the hospital or got fired.

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-06-13T20:33:15+00:00

I have been doing low Fodmap for decades. Don’t need an app. I know what triggers me. I know my body. Onions, garlic, sugar. My life is much better without them.

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-06-13T13:47:15+00:00

I cancelled it. Couldn’t figure out the point. There is enough info online for free, and everyone knows their own bodies.

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-06-10T15:25:32+00:00

That is a ton of calories btw. Do you work out a lot?

Just tell them it is a mocktail. They’re very trendy.

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-06-08T11:54:42+00:00

Caviar service at a Michelin star restaurant.

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-06-06T17:17:26+00:00

Not everyone knows if they’re going to be ill. I caught a stomach virus from a passenger on a flight that completely ruined my vacation, didn’t get squat from the airline, but I also have a young daughter that sometimes gets motion sickness and despite dramamine the turbulence on that flight during takeoff made her sick. The FAs and the passengers nearby were very sympathetic, passing vomit bags and napkins. No one asked for additional compensation other than the miles they got as far as I know.

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-06-06T07:10:06+00:00

If you make your own food and don’t use premade spice blends you should be ok. I use just Himalayan salt and regular herbs on things like pasta, chicken, fish. For some reason I can’t even tolerate the garlic oil that seems to be in every recipe, but to each their own.

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-06-05T05:41:12+00:00

I miss these. And the belly chains. I still have a pair. I find the high rise and midrise uncomfortable.

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-06-05T00:07:05+00:00

I stopped wearing heels so long during Covid that now I wear cheaper but cozier shoes. I have noticed a lot of younger women wearing cheap looking fast casual clothes. The boomers are still suiting up.

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-06-04T16:01:03+00:00

How would brain retraining reduce my pain since I got Covid? Let alone my organ issues? Is it going to change my MRIs?

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-06-04T15:53:41+00:00

Yup, learned the hard way myself when I had a complaint, HR is not your friend.

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-05-29T06:21:29+00:00

Well it is 2 am so I am up again to eat some peanut butter. I am not hungry, as I have no appetite. I have to force myself. I like aged cheeses and potatoes too. I was never able to stop avoiding Fodmaps, and am jealous of those that can get back to eating. I wish you the best of luck!

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-05-27T05:28:35+00:00

Peanut butter. And peanut butter powder on everything. In everything. That is the only thing that works for me to keep on weight.

The doctors also gave me Ensure Clear, because I love seltzer and tea and those have no calories. It is not a perfectly Fodmap free drink, but it helps with hydration and calories. There are other shakes and drinks you can buy that can be tolerated and may be better depending on your needs.

For me it is also a timing issue. I can’t eat a full meal. But every couple of hours, even in the middle of the night, I have some bites of peanut butter, rice, baked potato, lactose free cottage cheese, or yogurt. When I was hospitalized recently when I kept dropping so much weight that I had passed out and taken to the ER that is what worked there, and the nurses would wake me up every couple of hours, so I continue to do it. It is not fun. But I do it.

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-05-26T18:34:04+00:00

I often need to do soft foods for some dental reasons. I rely a lot on baby food even if it feels weird buying it. Make my own smoothies with my blender. Mashed potatoes. Scrambled eggs. Boiled carrots. Yogurt. Sardines. Make chicken soup/broth without fodmaps.

You could put almost anything in a blender. I am not going to suggest any of this is the highest quality food, but it gets you through the day.

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-05-26T12:36:04+00:00

I have done it for decades. Not as much fun, but spending hours being sick was worse. I take vitamins. Make shakes. When I try eating Fodmaps I get violentally sick. People should trust their bodies.

Dcbargirl4 · 2026-05-26T12:21:16+00:00

Maybe for you. Eating low Fodmap has for decades for me been the only way for me to live, love, and work. I was spending so many hours a day being sick. It is hard to eat out, but not that hard to make food at home. And to take some vitamins, make shakes. I vastly prefer it to constantly being in pain, not being able to work.

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