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This thread proceeds on the assumption that there is only one Paleo Diet, which is inaccurate.  There are modified versions of the Paleo Diet for both autoimmune disorder and inflammatory bowel disease, and various books on this subject.  Here is an article about the modified Paleo Diet for autoimmune disease:

 

http://health.usnews.com/healt...une-paleo-diet-legit

 

A fundamental distinction between the Paleo autoimmune diet and low FODMAP diet is the former's banishment of nightshade vegetables.  The theory behind this is that the nightshades promote inflammation as discussed in the above article.  Low FODMAP encourages consumption of these foods, on the other hand.  So if your analysis is as lazy and simplistic as "well low FODMAP allows potatoes and eggplant and tomatoes and hot peppers and I don't want to give them up!!!!!", then you might be happier if not healthier on the low FODMAP diet.

 

At the risk of being critical the discussion in this thread is way too simplistic.  Unless you actually do the research and look at what the science is supporting these diets you will be making conclusions on your health based on generalizations or categorizations that are not even correct.  On the other hand, as someone who has actually done the research and read some books on the subject and the science backing the various theories, there is a lot of conflict out there. What it comes down to is whose reasoning you want to believe.  It's very much like choosing a religion.  There is science out there but varying interpretations of it and various studies showing different things.

 

It reminds me of a discussion about religion I overheard (but did not participate in) at the condominium swimming pool a few weeks ago.  One of my neighbors (who is Catholic) said to another neighbor (who is Protestant), "there are no differences in our religions.  We believe in the same God, and that Jesus Christ is the Lord Savior.  The difference between us and the Jews is that they don't believe Jesus Christ is their Savior."  When someone pointed out that Jesus Christ was himself a Jew, his response was, "no, he wasn't.  He was appointed by God to be Savior of the Christians. I try to tell this to my Jewish friends and they don't believe me." As this statement was made, I looked over at two of my Jewish neighbors on the other side of the pool (I don't believe the declarant knew they were Jewish) and by the looks on their faces, they were mortified, but tightlipped.

 

Basically when it comes down to diet it is all a matter of interpretation of competing theories of how the science out there should be applied to what we can and should eat.

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