IBS Management: The Low FODMAP Diet
Understand IBS diagnosis, the low FODMAP diet, and the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to achieve optimal patient outcomes with this practical course from the GI Institute.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for all health professionals and students interested in helping patients to deal with IBS. Doctors, pharmacists, nutritionists, dieticians, psychologists, and nurses are among those who will find it beneficial.
What topics will you cover?
Over this invaluable course, you’ll cover the following subjects:
An overview of IBS, dietary management of IBS, low FODMAP diet fundamentals and FODMAPs in food
Assessment of indications and contraindications for the low FODMAP diet
Implementation of Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3 of the low FODMAP diet
Use of probiotics and prebiotics in IBS
Nutrient deficiency risks for people following the low FODMAP diet
Using the low FODMAP diet to treat other conditions (besides IBS)
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Apply advanced knowledge and practical skills to the management of patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), through dietary interventions including the low FODMAP diet.
Assess suitability for implementation of the low FODMAP diet in different patient groups.
Describe FODMAPs and the mechanisms of action in which they influence digestion and symptom onset.
Improve understanding of how to implement and provide education on all 3 phases of the low FODMAP diet with patients.
Describe how to troubleshoot the low FODMAP diet in patients who do not experience symptom improvement.
Identify main food sources of FODMAPs and understand how FODMAP content is measured.
