She has 18 years of experience working closely with bariatric surgeons, gastroenterologists, and physicians. Late last year the Monash University launched their online training course The Low FODMAP Diet for Irritable Bowel Syndrome for health professionals and Vanessa completed this training. Vanessa battles with IBS herself and follows an adapted modified low FODMAP diet. She has been educating patients on the low FODMAP diet in her outpatient practice for the past two and a half years.