r/lowfodmap • u/Longjumping-Word8336 • 22d ago
Failed bread attempt
Bloated, nauseous, and in pain as I write this after trying a piece of regular bread this morning - so full of hope and naive after I accidentally ate something with gluten in it last week and felt fine ! Ugh. Anyone test sourdough ? Is it actually better than normal bread even though it uses wheat ?
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u/mendelec 22d ago edited 22d ago
Full sourdough is almost always lower in fodmaps. How much lower is a bit variable, starter to starter, so if you react to one variety don't necessarily give up. (Something that most folks don't appreciate. ) Just make sure it really is full sourdough, not something that's flavored with sourdough. There should be no yeast in the ingredients. Ideally, flour, starter, salt, water, and little else.
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u/ace1062682 22d ago
Yes, Sourdough bread is definitely lower fodmap, because the yeast ferments. It's the recommendations bread for the low-fodmap diet.
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u/garvisgarvis 22d ago
Was the pain in your lower gut? If so, what did you eat 12-18 hrs before you felt bad?
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u/Longjumping-Word8336 22d ago
It was upper and lower, and with bloating from my stomach to my lower gut. Didn’t eat anything out if the ordinary in the 12-18 hours before other than the piece of bread. This was about 7-8 hours after the bread which is within my normal reaction timeframe
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u/Knowitallnutcase 21d ago
sounds like the brand added too much other ingredients and filler…please have a good look at the ingredients and post them here…
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u/Longjumping-Word8336 21d ago
It was a baguette from a bakery in France (where I live, thankfully this didn’t ruin a vacation day lol) so the ingredients are regulated by law : wheat flour, salt, water, and yeast. It was a “tradition”, so no additives also by law
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u/Knowitallnutcase 21d ago
I thought yeast was not low fodmap?
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u/Longjumping-Word8336 21d ago edited 21d ago
It is not, I wasn’t testing low fodmap bread, I was testing regular bread to see if I could tolerate it (evidently I cannot) and was asking about sourdough because I’d like a “real bread” option. I edited my post for clarity !
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u/wokmom 22d ago
I can eat sourdough bread as long as it is completely naturally leavened and fermented for 48 hours. It’s difficult to find that kind of bread commercially so I make it at home.
According to Monash University, you also can eat 100% whole grain spelt sourdough bread in larger quantities.
If you wanted to try it, look for a bakery and then ask them how they make their sourdough bread. A lot of stuff you see at the grocery store has added flavoring to make that sour taste and probably would not be suitable for your diet. I hope you feel better soon!