FODMAPs are a group of fermentable short-chain carbohydrates, a type of carbohydrate that is harder to digest in humans. A low-FODMAP diet can be part of the treatment for IBS where it can help people with up to 86 percent of their symptoms.
Orthomolecular therapy is often dismissed as pseudoscience, but is this justified? After all, the knowledge on which the therapy is based is scientific. Moreover, I hear a lot of positive feedback about this alternative medicine, not only on the internet and social media, but also from family and friends. Last week I spoke with Sophie Meurs - dietician, orthomolecular therapist and intestinal therapist - about the usefulness of (preventive) orthomolecular therapy and the importance of healthy intestines.