Most people start a low-FODMAP elimination with a list of banned foods and no idea what happens next. In this episode I walk through the phase properly: what it is actually for, how long it should run, and the signs it is being done wrong.
We cover why the elimination phase is a diagnostic tool rather than a treatment, what a readable symptom baseline looks like, and why running it for months on end quietly destroys the data you were trying to collect.
I also answer the question I get most often: what do you do when the elimination phase works, and everyone around you decides you should simply stay on it forever.
If you are mid-elimination right now and unsure whether to push on, this is the episode to start with.
HOST
ROMY ASHFORD
Accredited Practising Dietitian, gut-health specialist, and a reliably unpopular guest at wellness dinner parties.