FODMAPs Flashcards

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1
Q

If all else fails, _ can help improve IBS symptoms

A

Low-FODMAP diet

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2
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FODMAPs are a group of carbs that

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Small intestine can’t digest

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3
Q

When we eat FODMAPs, they pass to large intestine where they are

A

Fermented by gut bacteria

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4
Q

FODMAP foods (aap)

A

Apples

Avocados

Pears

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5
Q

FODMAP foods (mcs)

A

Mangoes

Cauliflower

Soybean

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6
Q

FODMAP foods (rbp)

A

Rye

Beans

Pulses

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7
Q

_ covers foods that can be fermented and used as food for gut bacteria

A

Fermentable

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8
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Oligosaccharides are a type of carb that usually contains _ simple sugar molecules (range)

A

3-10

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9
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Type of oligosaccharide (F)

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Fructan

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10
Q

Fructans found in onion and garlic and also (3)

A

Wheat

Rye

Barley

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11
Q

Another oligosaccharide

A

Galacto-oligosaccharide

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12
Q

Galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) found in (2)

A

Beans

Lentils

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13
Q

Polyols are also known as

A

Sugar alcohols

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14
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Polyols are (2)

A

Sorbitol

Mannitol

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15
Q

Polyols found in (3)

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Sugar-free sweets

Mint

Gum

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16
Q

Polyols found in certain (2)

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Fruits

Veggies

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17
Q

Cause of FODMAP symptoms hypothesis 1

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Small bowel hypothesis

18
Q

Small bowel hypothesis states that FODMAPs are

A

Osmotically active molecules

19
Q

Osmotically active molecules trigger _ through a selectively permeable membrane

A

Diffusion of water from high to low concentration

20
Q

Diffusion of water from high to low concentration causes

A

Increase in water in small intestine

21
Q

I crease of water in small intestine symptoms (3)

A

Distensión

Bloating

Discomfort

22
Q

Second FODMAP symptom cause hypothesis

A

Large bowel hypothesis

23
Q

Large bowel hypothesis suggests that FODMAPs increase _ as well as _

A

Colonic bacterial fermentation

Gas production

24
Q

Large bowel hypothesis also suggests that _ May play a role

A

Psychological factors and an altered gut-brain axis caused by stress

25
Q

LFD acronym

A

Low FODMAP diet

26
Q

Low FODMAP diet proven to improve gut symptoms of patients with IBS _ percent of the time (range)

A

70-80

27
Q

Three steps to LFD are

A
  1. Elimination
  2. Reintroduction
  3. Personalization
28
Q

Elimination is where

A

Patients restrict FODMAPs for 4-6 weeks

29
Q

Reintroduction includes systematically _ one at a time

A

Reintroducing FODMAPs

30
Q

(Reintroduction) when reintroducing FODMAPs increase _ to allow patients to identify threshold

A

Quantities

31
Q

Personalization is

A

Personalizing FODMAP foods that their body can tolerate

32
Q

Long term LFD can reduce

A

Gut microbiome diversity

33
Q

FODMAPs May trigger _ causing gut discomfort

A

Excess water in small intestine

34
Q

FODMAPs May ferment in _ causing gut discomfort

A

Large intestine

35
Q

Also high FODMAP foods (Wc)

A

Watermelon

Cherry

36
Q

Wheat products high in FODMAPs (pp)

A

Pasta

Pastries

37
Q

If FODMAP reaction takes place in small intestine

A

Water is absorbed via osmosis

38
Q

Water absorbed via osmosis leads to (2)

A

Distensión

Bloating

39
Q

(FODMAPs) bacteria in large intestine reacts with food eaten to cause

A

Fermentation

40
Q

(FODMAPs large intestine) muscle walls expand with buildup of gas as the result of

A

Fermentation

41
Q

(FODMAPs large intestine) large intestine sends signals via the expanded muscle to

A

The nervous system