How does it Work? The Three Steps
In Step 1, the ‘Simplify’, Step which lasts four weeks you learn how to control the portions that you eat of The FLAT Gut food factors, the food components that are common triggers of IBS symptoms. Many women notice a significant improvement in symptoms after just two – three weeks on the plan.
Building on what you achieve in Step 1, during Step 2, ‘Tolerance’, you gradually increase your daily intake of the FLAT Gut foods over 8-10 weeks. This is where and how you identify the food groups that you are most sensitive to.
Finally, Step 3 ‘Sustain’ is the maintenance phase, where you learn to sustain a nutritionally balanced, diverse diet while limiting your trigger foods.
Once you have completed your 12 to 14-week journey on the Plan, you should have noticed a marked reduction in your digestive symptoms. Many identify their triggers and tolerance levels sooner. You will also have a greater knowledge of your trigger foods and have a real instinct for the quantity of these foods that you can tolerate without developing symptoms. This plan is a sustainable long-term way to optimize your gut health and enhance your overall wellbeing.
A Holistic Approach
Diet alone is usually not enough to successfully manage IBS and other gut conditions. A holistic or total mind and body health approach is needed and this is a core element of The FLAT Gut Diet Plan.
We use the TEAMS factors, and these are: T for total mind and body health, E for exercise, A for alcohol, M for mental health and S for sleep. In the plan we recommend specific guidance on each of these lifestyle factors as they are an integral part of looking after your gut condition.
Helpful Resources
The plan does require discipline, but we provide lots of resources, a meal plan, shopping lists, delicious recipes, a food and lifestyle diary and tips to help you keep on track throughout.
We have helped thousands of patients find relief with this holistic, dietary and lifestyle approach. Many patients have found long lasting symptom relief following the Plan and 70% of them reported an improvement in uncomfortable gut symptoms. It has transformed our patient’s lives. Why not start your journey towards a healthier, happier gut?