There irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS from English Irritable Bowel Syndromeis a set of disorders that affects, according to the most recent estimates, between 20% and 40% of Italians, particularly between the ages of 20 and 50, with more or less limiting symptoms depending on the subject. Those who suffer from these disorders, with symptoms ranging from diarrhea to a swollen belly, from meteorism at the constipationuntil nausea and to the problems of digestionover time you learn to understand which foods can trigger those symptoms and which cannot.
Science has repeatedly confirmed how the management of FODMAPs, an acronym for Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyolsi.e. Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Fermentable Monosaccharides and Polyols present in many foods, can help keep IBS symptoms under control. Many vegetables are included among the fermentable foods to avoid for IBS sufferers and these also include lettuce. Is it really like that?
Let’s see together the benefits of lettuce for the intestine and how to consume it even if you suffer from irritable bowel syndrome.