Q. I’ve been on the low-FODMAP diet for at least 7 years. I’ve consulted 3 doctors and one nutritionist, and no one has been able to enlighten me as to whether it’s possible to reintegrate the problem foods. You seem to say that it is possible. Can you kindly elaborate on how one does this? If there’s a way to condition my body to accept higher-FODMAP foods I would love to know about it.

Short Answer: For most people with IBS, it’s possible (and recommended) to at least partially reintegrate some high-FODMAP foods. Which foods (and how much) you will be able to reintegrate is revealed through careful observation during the reintroduction phase of the diet program. The reintroduction process is less about conditioning your body to accept high-FODMAP foods, and more about learning what your limits are. Being able to eat an overall high-FODMAP diet in the future is not one of the expected outcomes of the FODMAP elimination and reintroduction process.