The team at Monash University launched monashfodmap.com in 2017, a website and knowledge hub to improve education on the low FODMAP diet globally. It is constantly updated and should be explored by anyone following the diet.
The Knowledge Hub contains a Blog, a section that will help you use their smartphone app, access to their cookbook, a schedule of events, information on their certification program, access to online courses, a dietitian resource list, and more.
Here are some of the most important sections:
Discover the Research
Based on research, Monash scientists developed the low FODMAP diet, a structured dietary approach designed to reduce IBS symptoms by temporarily limiting foods high in these carbohydrates. Multiple clinical studies have shown that the low FODMAP diet can significantly improve symptoms for many people with IBS.
Ongoing research continues to test foods and refine portion guidance, helping individuals with IBS better understand which foods—and how much of them—they may be able to tolerate.
This section of the Knowledge Hub explains more.
Online Training for Dietitians
Dietitians and associated health professionals around the world can undertake online training through Monash University to become trained in the low FODMAP diet for the management and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Dédé has taken the training as have several of our Success Team RDs as we are committed to bringing you the most up-to-date, accurate FODMAP information possible.
A global approach means that health professionals pursuing low FODMAP as a treatment option will no longer be restricted by location.
The program is specially designed to help you support patients with irritable bowel syndrome. This is the first online program of its kind, developed at Monash University – the research team that pioneered FODMAP research.
Delivered as an online course, the program covers:
- A comprehensive overview of the pathophysiology of IBS, its causes, symptoms, related conditions and diagnostic techniques;
- The complete FODMAP concept and the FODMAP composition of food;
- The principles of the low FODMAP diet protocol and how to deliver it for optimum patient outcomes;
- Guidance on complementary therapies that may help people with IBS;
- The low FODMAP diet for children, breastfeeding mothers and women with endometriosis; and
- Further resources for ongoing education and clinical reference.
No matter where you’re located or what your current schedule is, you can now apply to become trained in the low FODMAP diet.
Read more here: Monash University Low FODMAP Dietitian Course: Overview & Review.
Online Patient Course
Are you a patient suffering IBS and want to learn more about the three-step low FODMAP diet?
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The course is designed with a variety of engaging features woven throughout, such as videos, infographics, flip cards with questions and answers, sorting exercises, and interactive charts that help reinforce key concepts.
The course includes:
- The importance of getting an accurate diagnosis of IBS
- What are FODMAPs and where are they found?
- How to implement Steps 1, 2 and 3 of the FODMAP diet
- Understanding whether your IBS symptoms are sensitive to FODMAPs
- What to do if your IBS symptoms do not improve on a low FODMAP diet
- Other therapies to help manage IBS symptoms.
Since the program is delivered online, participants anywhere in the world can access guidance from the researchers at Monash University who helped develop the FODMAP approach. The flexible format also allows learners to move through the material at their own pace over a 12-month period, all from the comfort of home.
Read more here: Monash University Low FODMAP Patient Course: Overview & Review.
Monash University Certification
Monash University offers a Product and Recipe Certification Program for companies and food producers who want their products evaluated for low FODMAP suitability. Through this program, foods, ingredients, and recipes can be reviewed or laboratory tested to determine whether they meet Monash University’s criteria for low FODMAP status.
Please read: Monash University Low FODMAP Lab Testing Explained.
Products that meet these standards are allowed to display the Monash Low FODMAP Certified™ logo on their packaging, helping consumers more easily identify items that have been assessed according to the same research framework used to develop the low FODMAP diet. For individuals managing IBS, this type of certification can make shopping simpler by providing an additional layer of confidence when selecting packaged foods.
Monash FODMAP Shop
The shop includes information about their smartphone app, cookbook, as well as a Patient Sheet, Digital Resources, and Booklets that dietitians can order.
It is important to note that the print materials with FODMAP content information do not show outdated stats; all lab tests for the food tested at that time are accurate.
Read more here: When Low FODMAP Lab Test Results Differ.
Dietitian Directory
Monash maintains a directory of FODMAP-trained dietitians worldwide. You can search for those who meet in person as well as those who work remotely online. This is very important to understand, as you do not necessarily have to stick close to home.
Contact Monash
The Monash Team will answer questions and the Knowledge Hub offers several ways to contact.
For someone who’s looking for great low FODMAP resources, this will really be helpful.
Thanks for sharing!
With a smile, Casa de Sante ?
That’s our aim…and we have a shop too, which include your low FODMAP products!
I’m grateful for Monash’s FODMAP information which I’ve been following from the web for several months and it’s very helpful. No one in Guam, my home, is informed.
My husband and I will be researching diatom algae at the research station on the Great Barrier Reef. Then we visit colleagues and Monash, arriving 23 Oct, fly home late on 27th October 2018.
– Which branch(es) of Monash have info on FODMAP? Where?
– What’s the schedule of local FODMAP talks and exhibits? Where?
– Which stores in in what area of Melbourne sell FODMAP products identified as low FODMAP, either to consume there and to take home?
We’d like to find an economical homestay at the nearest location so we hope for your info soon. We’re making reservations this coming weekend or very soon.
– Could you send me the contact info for several people and where in Melbourne they are located?
Hopefully,
Maria
Maria, I will email you privately.
Are Casa de Sante recipes for low fodmap Monash University approved
We would suggest that you ask Casa de Sante directly any questions that related to their brand. Many of their products are certified to be low FODMAP by FODMAP Friendly.