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

It is a bit confusing to use the food information portion of the app. What is strange to me is some recipes on their website are not in the app. I like that you can track multiple things with the app like bowel movements, feelings, foods, and some other items. It would be helpful to have a 'build your plate" option in the future where you can add different food items and see if the meal you are making yourself is still considered low FODMAP.

I like that the food ratings are based on actual tests, whereas I think some of the other apps invent ratings. Share function in Diary / generate Report function halfway works; puts menu ( "Generate" "+") over top of phone header & those items are not selectable (Pixel 9a running GrapheneOS). Can select all in the text, though, + copy and share to email, etc. No ability to back up data. Happy with food lists & Diary & Reintroduction sections.

Very disappointed. I expected that with all the data they have that I could simply add the ingredients I'm eating in a meal and be able to see the total for each FODMAP type for the whole meal. I also didn't like the ad I got the first time I opened it. The search function also feels very lacking. I don't use the app at all now.