1. 1Staying on elimination too long. You lose foods and you lose clarity.
2. 2Stacking “almost safe” foods. Greens and fruit portions add up.
3. 3Blaming every symptom on FODMAPs. Stress, sleep, your cycle, infections, and meds all matter.
4. 4Ignoring stress and sleep. Check them in — they explain most “mystery” days.
5. 5Not measuring portions. A food can be fine at half a cup and rough at two.
6. 6Testing three groups at once. You won't know which one failed.
7. 7Skipping the good-day logs. Patterns need the quiet days as a baseline.