Monash University FODMAP diet

Monash University Low FODMAP diet team

About this app

Researchers at Monash University have developed a diet and corresponding app to assist in management of the gastrointestinal symptoms associated with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). The Monash University Low FODMAP diet works by restricting foods high in some carbohydrates called FODMAPs.

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.

Ratings and reviews

Very disappointed in this app, especially for the price. The database is so, SO incredibly small, many generic foods are assigned to random regions which makes filtering by country pointless, and the recipes section is barely several pages long. Searching for safe foods via internet is 100x more informative than using this thing. I tried getting a refund since it didn't meet my expectations (and there was no way to preview the app before paying), but my request was denied. Buy at your own risk.

I just installed this app and I'm already disappointed. Lots of info, but it's nearly impossible to read because it wants to flip forward and back while you scroll down the page to read it. I like that it has a tracker, but it was disappointing I couldnt just add foods in the app to the meal tracker. There's no association between your meal, your reactions, and the food - which to me leaves this pointless. There's no way to identify trends of what the triggers are, therefore ineffective.

It just doesn't do anything. You can't even get it to bring up foods available in your own country with the filter. 9 bucks and you can't even see what it does before you buy it. Waste of space, waste of money. It's a sales pitch for food delivery services and a dietician. You can keep a food journal on paper. I need one that tells me if I'm off track and this one doesn't. What good are recipes if I don't have the ingredients.

What’s new

Updates to reintroduction foods