Fast Tract Diet
The Fast Tract Diet is based on a flexible “FP” point system adaptable to a variety of dietary preferences. Each food is assigned a specific point value based on its serving size and symptom potential.
The Lower The FP Points, The Lower The Symptom Potential.
The Fast Tract Diet addresses the symptoms of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs), Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) and related digestive and general health issues including:
• Gas, bloating, distension and belching
• Cramps, abdominal pain and indigestion
• Diarrhea, constipation or altered bowel habits
• Heartburn, sore throat, sinus irritation, persistent cough, sour taste, hoarseness, lump in throat feeling and post nasal drip
• Respiratory symptoms
• Allergic and autoimmune reactions
FGIDs, SIBO and related digestive and general health issues include, but are not limited to:
• Acid and non-acid reflux
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LPR)
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
• Lactose, fructose or other carbohydrate intolerance
• Celiac disease
• Crohn’s disease
• Diverticulitis
• Asthma
• Rosacea
• Leaky gut and autoimmune diseases
EFFECTIVERead the professional reviews and genuine experiences of Fast Tract Dieters (http://digestivehealthinstitute.org/book-reviews/) based on the Fast Tract Digestion books, which describe the diet. The Fast Tract Diet was presented at Digestive Disease Week in 2013 to give gastroenterologists a new dietary alternative for SIBO related conditions.
HOW IT WORKSIt’s easy. Just follow the 3 steps:1. Decide your daily FP goal based on the severity of your symptoms.
- For severe symptoms: 25 FP points or less (GREEN)
- For moderate symptoms: 26 – 40 FP points (YELLOW)
- For light or no symptoms: 40 FP points and above (RED)
2. Track what you eat and drink including serving sizes and any symptoms you experience.
3. Incorporate the “Gut Friendly Practices” into your daily routine for better digestion.
For more information on FP, FP goal setting and “Gut Friendly Practices”, read the How Fast Tract Diet Works and Gut Friendly Practices chapters by pressing ” ? ” on the Dashboard.
DASHBOARDThis is where you start. The graph is automatically generated based on your meals (FP) and symptoms. You can see it either by week or month to track your progress on symptom relief over time.
FP FOOD LISTOver 800 foods, drinks, condiments and supplements are already pre-calculated to help you meet your “FP” goal for relief.
TRACKERYour meals and symptoms are logged here. You can log meals and symptoms from the Dashboard, FP Food List as well as within the Tracker.
MY CUSTOM FOODSCan’t find a food in the FP Food List? Enter the nutritional facts and let the App calculate the FP and save it for future use. You can also create your own recipes. The FP values are automatically calculated per serving making it easy to add to the Tracker.
SHOPPING LISTCreate a low FP shopping list and bring it to your local market! You can also add other household items for convenience.
FP CALCULATORThis is your mobile food chemist to determine the FP points and symptom potential in any food, drink, etc. Once FP points are calculated, you can add the food to My Custom Foods for future reference.
FAST TRACT DIETRead about the Fast Tract Diet and Fast Tract Diet App in several concise chapters. Additional resources including books, individual consultation and a community of Fast Tract Dieters on Facebook are also found here.
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Reviews (24)
I'm not sure how helpful this app is going because there are so many foods that are not included & the measurements for serving size are not easy to match up. I find it difficult to find glycemic index info for my foods, and this uses the GI as one of the ways to decide the FP points. It's just a guessing game. It would be really helpful if the dashboard showed the times of meals with FP points for that meal as well as the times and types of symptoms reported. It would help identify triggers .
I like the app for its design & wealth of useful dietary information. However, the principles of the fast tract diet are flawed, at least for me. It says there are no forbidden foods, each one has a points value; keep the points low for the foods you eat in one day and you should be fine. In my case that's not true. Apparently I can't digest fiber, e. g. ½ cup of peeled cooked zucchini has low FP score, ate it and had bloating/indigestion; only ate meat & fish rest of the day (total FP score 8).
I must apologize to the app creator. The reason I could not set up an account was my fault not theirs. The email confirmation went into my spam account so I missed seeing it. The issue is resolved and they were quick to respond. Although, the emails I did sent through the app's link came back each time. Not until I commented here did I hear from them. I appreciate your quick response to my comments. :)
Very much enjoy using this app, along with the book that I imported from Amazon in the US. There are manual ways to calculate the FP points but we are finding that we have to do that more and more as there isn't as much variety in the foods and drinks that we would like. I suppose living in the UK there are going to be some issues like that, some foods seem to be American orientated. Then there are some oddities like prepared porridge oats, prepared with what - water or whole milk or skimmed milk etc..? Good app overall and compliments the book well, for an understanding as to why FP points could be important to your digestive health. I wonder if this app is due for an update anytime, and if so what might be included....?
Not really extensive enough to justify being a paid app. Simple things like granulated sugar can only be found as sucrose. Things like triscuits which maybe shouldn't be eaten cant be found. Would also be better if it offered sample eating plans, rather than relying on guessing.
Update- figured out how to adjust serving sizes. Have to press and hold and then scroll up or down. I was told by customer service that I can turn a wheel to do this- maybe the scrolling is what they meant by that.
Helpful, relevant, nothing missing yet no fluff to distract, seriously great app for navigating Fast Tract Diet. The symptom tracker is easy to access as needed. This very useful app is almost seamless for a tech klutz like me to use.
This app is extremely limited. I would expect an app like this to be free. There are so many foods that are not on here like canned pumpkin. They have pumpkin soup with cream and potatoes though? There are even items that are misspelled. The worst part about it is it gives you an idea of how many points foods are worth, but many of them are not based on a true serving size. You can adjust the serving size but often times you will have no idea how many grams of food you ate.
I tried this diet on a whim, as a last ditch effort to avoid taking prilosec. I had been suffering from painful reflux for over two months. My ENT said the acid was reaching my voice box, which was why my voice was hoarse. I couldn't barely read my kids a book 😭 I kept thinking "but I eat healthy! why is this happening to me?" It turns out I was eating too many carbs and way too much fiber. I've been on the diet for 10 weeks now and I no longer need meds! I highly recommend the FTD.
MUST Create an Account. I'm not at all interested in being bribed into jeopardizing my privacy even further by creating yet another online account under the guise of convenience. I merely wanted a research tool. This is NOT what I paid for, nor would I have. Devs should have made this optional, or created a second app for folks who like "sharing" across devices. Uninstalled and no longer recommended.
Very helpfull app but I've got an issue with the creation of new items. Suddenly, it is out of order. I went on the FTD group on Facebook and hadn't answer for that issue. So don't know what to do.
wanted good lists by FT group. I want to eat only best ft foods and can't see a list of best choices in each group.
Brilliant book and app. I feel like this is really the missing link in the Sibo diet equation! Day 1 and bloating is already wayyyyy down!
I paid and the app won't even open. Keep getting an error message
Life saver! Worth paying for an app, coming from someone who NEVER buys apps or spends money in/through (game) apps.
Not interested in having to create an account, no thanks!
the food lists don't contain serving sizes
App does not recognize my email anymore. Stay away from this app
No way to export your data as CSV/PDF to share with your doctor/dietitian.
One of the best things I've ever done for my body.
I just got this app a few minutes ago, and I already found mistakes. "Buckwheat bread" listed as low fermentation food and "Buckwheat flour" as high fermentation. That doesn't make sense. Who to believe?.. Also, Quinoa is a seed why is hard to digest?
This app is so useful! It makes calculating FP points per meal really simple, and the food diary and graph allow you to spot links between FP points and symptom score. The database of foods updates whenever FP points are calculated (or re-calculated). This diet has improved my life so much!
Excellent compliment to the book by the same name. Takes a commitment to change eating habits but this diet cured my GERD symptoms, which had caused Barrett's Esophagus. Be prepared to cook and not eat fast food. Also losing weight which is a bonus.
I downloaded this app today and find it VERY useful. I can add all my favorite foods (the ones that aren't already on the app's list) and there is a calculator that allows you to figure out your favorite snacks. I was surprised that most of the "healthy" snack bars I was eating were high FP. There are even suggestions for eating out. I definitely recommend this app.