Low-FODMAP Diet for Ulcerative Colitis: Does It Help?

Low-FODMAP Diet for Ulcerative Colitis: Does It Help?

If high-fiber foods tend to trigger your symptoms, you aren’t alone. That’s why some people with ulcerative colitis (UC) choose to adopt a low-FODMAP diet — an eating plan that limits foods that contain FODMAPS, specific types of short-chain carbohydrates. The diet was originally developed for people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). A meta-analysis published in 2022 in Gut found that, among people with IBS, a low-FODMAP diet was more helpful…