Can I Eat Bread with IBS?
Regular wheat bread is high FODMAP due to fructans. Choose gluten-free bread or true sourdough as alternatives.
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Fructans in wheat are a top bloating trigger.
Tip: Switch to gluten-free bread for sandwiches.
Avoid wheat fructans; GF bread is fine.
Tip: Seeded GF bread adds fiber.
Plain GF bread can be binding.
Tip: White GF bread is gentlest.
Wheat is unpredictable for mixed symptoms.
Tip: GF bread is reliably safe.
Wheat fructans feed bacteria.
Tip: GF bread only during recovery.
Stress worsens wheat tolerance.
Tip: Simpler carbs are safer during stress.
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