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Dietary fiber and IBS: what healthcare professionals need to know
This information-packed presentation by Regular Girl’s fiber guru Derek Timm, PhD, RDN will boost your knowledge about dietary fiber, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and the role fiber supplementation can play. Timm knows his stuff and has published many studies on fiber. He also completed the Monash University FODMAP course for dietiti...
Six gut-friendly fall fruits and veggies
Getting your fill of fresh fruits and veggies is easy in fall because markets are bursting with seasonal harvests. Apples receive much of the seasonal buzz. A medium apple contains about 4 grams of good-for-the-gut fiber, plus vitamin C and potassium. There are plenty of other options, too. The good guys listed below are loaded with vi...
Regular Girl earns low FODMAP certification
FODMAPs (Fermentable Oligo-saccharides, Disaccharides, Mono-saccharides and Polyols) are a group of dietary sugars which are poorly absorbed in the small intestine. They are known to cause gas related pain, intestinal distention and constipation and/or diarrhea in people suffering from functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).