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Here we are 3 months post treatment of SIBO, SIFO, slow motility, and constipation. I am THRILLED to report that FODMAP reintroduction (or in Tootsie's case, introduction ) is going fantastically well! Tootsie is eating all sorts of new foods without any issues. Here are the foods she has tried so far that are working well: wheat, garlic, onion, cashews, cantaloupe, blueberries, zucchini bread, raisin toast, lactose free yogurt, ice cream bars. She has even tried a few apple slices! We cannot believe it! This opens up a whole new world for her. She has been going to friends' houses the past week or so without a packed lunch bag! You wouldn't believe the amount of weight that has lifted from my chest. I knew her health & diet was stressful, but now that the stress is lifting I'm realizing how weighted down I was by it. She and I have eaten out at a Mexican restaurant where she had a chicken chimichanga with seasoned rice, she's had MOD Pizza with whe