Gloucestershire NHS trust information sheet for FODMAP diet for IBS with dietary recommendations and guidance
This leaflet can help you to increase your calorie and protein intake if you have a poor appetite or have lost weight. Following the guidance to include nourishing snacks and drinks in your diet can help stop further weight loss or start to increase your weight.
National charity raising awareness and providing information about digestive diseases. A good website for information about various GI disorders, in particular including IBS. They have fact sheets for different GI conditions and symptoms.
Listen to Specialist NHS Gastroenterology Dietitians giving the most up-to-date and accurate advice on first-line dietary treatment for adults with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, including information on dairy, lactose, gluten and the low FODMAP diet and whether allergy testing is useful in IBS treatment.
Information for patients about possible next steps when presenting with gut problems: "If you have gut problems or problems with your poo, then it’s important that you get the right diagnosis. Your GP may suggest that you have several tests, examinations or investigations. We hope that this information will help you understand your pathway to getting a diagnosis and make things seem less overwhelming."
Suggested pathway for investigating abdominal pain/GI symptoms in adults and children. Aims to reduce time to diagnosis by suggesting ways to co-investigate various possible causes of pain, as well as providing advice on red flag symptoms to watch out for.