
Monash FODMAP Diet
Monash University
4.2
Release Details
| Publisher Country | US |
| Country Release Date | 2012-12-17 |
| Categories | Health & Fitness, Medical |
| Country / Regions | US |
| Developer Website | Monash University |
| Support URL | Monash University |
| Content Rating | 13+ |
Researchers at Monash University have developed the low FODMAP diet and a corresponding app to assist in the management of gastrointestinal symptoms associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The Monash University FODMAP diet works by swapping foods high in fermentable carbohydrates (FODMAPs), with low FODMAP alternatives. Around 75% of people with IBS experience symptom relief on a low FODMAP diet.
The app comes directly from the research team at Monash and includes the following:
- General information about the FODMAP diet and IBS.
- Easy to understand tutorials to guide you through the app and the 3-Step FODMAP diet.
- A Food Guide detailing the FODMAP content for hundreds of foods using a simple ‘traffic light system’.
- A list of branded products that have been certified by Monash as low FODMAP.
- A collection of over 70 nutritious, low FODMAP recipes.
- Functions that allow you to create your own shopping list and add notes to individual foods
- A Diary that enables you to record food eaten, IBS symptoms, bowel habits and stress levels. The Diary will also guide you through step 2 of the diet - FODMAP reintroduction.
- The ability to adjust units of measurement (metric or imperial) and activate colour blindness assistance.
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By Cssymonshoughto
2020-12-05
Version 3.0.4
monetizationI was a bit hesitant to spend $8 after seeing some negative reviews, but the positive reviewers seemed to know what they were talking about. So far, I think getting the app was a good choice. The diary is especially nice, allowing you to do quick ratings to track symptoms through the day. The food information is helpful, but I was a bit perplexed at the differences between the FODMAP info on some vegetables, since a good book on FODMAP suggests that (for example) broccoli, green beans, and cabbage should be avoided during elimination, but the app says they are okay. Because Monash has done the testing, though, I assume I have come to the “horse’s mouth,” so to speak. I was hoping for the price that the guide would be a bit more detailed, and I thought some foods (like yellow cooking onions, which are widely available in the US) would be included. But the strength of the app is in the recording features, and it is very cool that you can filter out food chemicals that bother you, and that the app provides a systematic way to track reintroduction, with a bit of guidance about amounts. Overall I think the app will be very useful.
By Ieiv
2022-02-16
Version 3.0.9
accessibilityfeature_requestsperformance_and_bugsThe app has been a blessing. It helps me figure out what I can and can’t touch. It is specially useful when grocery shopping. Since I can’t remember everything, the app is useful on helping you avoid the ones that you shouldn’t touch. Although I wish it had more or rather other foods included. They have mentioned Mexican but what we eat isn’t exactly Mexican it’s Nicaraguan so there’s ingredients and fruits not included. I’m hoping it will have a wider array of food listings in the future. It also needs to be a little more specific. Example: it mentions mango but it doesn’t say if it’s ripe mango or green mango. I am one that will only eat the green one. I dislike the ripe one. So it would be more useful to know which one and what variety of mango since there’s many different types. What I am still having a hard time knowing and understanding is when the ingredients on an item say it has dextrose or maltodextrin types. I still don’t know if those are ok or if they’re bad for me and they’re not on the list for me to remind me. But over all, it is s very helpful app and amazing helper when shopping. Now we only need to make all the low FODMAP items more easily available everywhere. More often than not I have to wait to order from Fody and they don’t have everything I would need. There’s ome other companies I have seen that claim low FODMAP but when you look at the ingredients it isn’t clear on the example: “flavors” if it contains an item that is or isn’t low FODMAP so I stay away from them. But over all I am having an easier time than I was before this app, so I am very happy with it and I always recommend it to those that may need it.
By festatichiama
2023-07-26
Version 3.0.11
performance_and_bugsaccessibility1 star for attention. not mobile friendly, SUPER frustrating. all thru the app there are links that dont work. HELLO DEVS PLEASE FIX. I wouldn't give feedback this way, but the Feedback link does not work on the app!!! and there is no way to get a hold of them anywhere. Even if you Google this app and go to the webpage, there's no way to communicate with them. This is an extremely easy fix to make the links work. Another example of where they work is they have a certified section where they list food partners, and it is almost impossible to get those links to work. And now I will confess that this is a super useful app. Several times a day I go on here to receive the bad news that I can't eat something or like anything 🤣 if I can make some feature suggestions, it would be great to see the data organized in terms of, what CAN I eat? For instance, I want to see a list of vegetables that I can eat. A lot of or a medium amount of they have enough data to make a slider where you can say vegetable and moderate FODMAP or very low FODMAP. Also, the recipe should be billed out more. There's only a few of them. Thanks for your work, university. LASTLY it is very confusing that on the food index page, the green red orange dots do not consistently go in ascending or descending order, it is different for each item. They should all go in ascending order or they should all go in descending order. That makes this already frustrating situation even more confusing.
























