Q. Do you have a low-FODMAP recipe I could use instead of purchasing bottled sports drinks?

Short Answer: There is no short answer, because an appropriate substitution for bottled sports drinks depends upon why you are asking. Many people don’t actually need this sort of beverage at all, despite the heavy marketing of these products. On the other hand, “Distance or extreme athletes, people with major GI output such as with vomiting or diarrhea, or people with short bowel syndrome must replace electrolytes, and plain water will not do the trick,” according to Dr. Carol Ireton Jones, an expert on hydration for short bowel syndrome.