IBS and Hypoglycemia
#244950 - 02/08/06 08:25 AM
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Bill F
Reged: 02/08/06
Posts: 11
Loc: Poughkeepsie/NY
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I stumbled across this website this morning and this is the first time I've used a message board, but I'm kinda getting tired of suffering so here goes. Does anybody have any experience with the combination of Hypoglycemia and IBS? It would seem to me that a lot of the guidelines for eating are contradictory. I'm a 43 year old male with pretty severe reactions to low blood sugar situations. I cannot go more than 2/12 to three hours without eating, but most of what is recommended for a hypoglycemic diet is not recommended for IBS diets. my Ibs problems started a little over a year ago and I believe they were triggered by stress. I have since left the job that was responsible for the stress, but the intermittent IBS "attacks" have persisted.
Any suggestions?
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Hi Bill, Eating every three hrs. is good for IBS, there's no
problem there. I would say do Heather's diet where it doesn't
conflict with Hypoglycemia. You can eat as much sugar as you
want on th "EFI" diet, if your problem is low blood sugar.But
I forget if Hypoglycemia involves a big oscillation in the
blood sugar. -Bob
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Thanks for the response Bob! The problem with sugar for me is that even though my symptoms occur when the sugar gets too low, eating large amounts of sugar triggers insulin production which then leads to low sugar. Simple carbs are the single biggest offendor when it comes to Hypoglycemia, yet the Soluble Fiber list seems to be primarily simple carbs. I cannot eat any substantial amount of fiber without tremendous gas (belching and flatulence). I will go out today though and pick up some Acacia powder. One of the other conflicts is dairy, specifically yogurt. I think every Hypoglycemic diet I've ever seen recommends yogurt multiple times per day. Can I use Papaya enzymes to get some of the benefits of yogurt without the dairy?
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I would say do a search as this subject has been covered before. (I think Heather even wrote a newsletter on the subject.)
I would also suggest, just offhand, using things like sweet potatoes and squashes as soluble fiber buffers. And keep in mind you can use a soluble fiber supplement as a buffer for foods as well and tak beano as needed.
I still eat bread but I'm technically not supposed to. (I'm working on this but I was just Dx with other things that reduce my choice of foods even more!) I am borderline hypoglycemic myself. I eat sweet potatoes and zuccini often with meals. Can you eat brown rice safely? Are you IBS C or D? If you can eat brown rice, that would be another excellent choice.
If you can eat oats, quinoa, and millet without upsetting your IBS these are superb food sources! (You might have to try an err with these.)
Can you eat bananas? They are a great source of soluble fiber (though some say it is too high in sugar for hypos. Wha'ts your opinion on this)?
Also, eating mashed veggies without the peel is fine (for many!) and things like mashed beans and these are incredibly healthy for hypoglycemics!
Oh! And egge whites are a good choice as well. Tasy too (imo).
I hope this helped? Any more questions, just post 
Ruchie 
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Formerly known as Ruchie
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Could you eat soy yogurt? Whole Soy Co and Silk Soy make tasty fruit or plain yogurt and yogurt smoothies.
I think the best tip is eating small meals every few hours, as Bob suggested. THe SF is mainly carbs, but not all are refined.
Heather has answered similar questions for folks with fibro or diabetes who also need to avoid simple carbs. Here are her diet recommendations on how to get a good SF base if you can eat the more refined SF foods:
Choose Whole Grains that Are Safest for IBS:
brown rice
oatmeal
buckwheat (soba) noodles
corn meal (polenta)
quinoa
barley
And choose root vegetables instead of higher glycemic index foods like white rice or potatoes.
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a) do a search!
b) I have both and do fine, actually since going on this diet I seem better able to control the hypoglycemia... I HAVE to eat every 2-3 hours (I eat AT LEAST 6 times a day!) and each of those meals has to have protein in it (hypoglycemia), but I can't have any dairy and never was able to eat yogurt even before the IBS diagnosis. What I find is pureed beans are fine- so bean spreads and hummus are great for snacks at work.. I can handle Luna bars (old forumal, haven't tried new yet, will have to soon) and they work great on a break at work... and I eat a lot of chicken, fish wihtout fat, and bean dishes... along with a lot of SF vegetables and even yes breads... scary but I can eat more bread now without my sugar issues going off then I ever could before I found this diet but I think part of that is what I eat it with.. Good luck!
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IBS - A
Dairy Allergic
Fructose and MSG intollerant
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Bill, Yes, you can use the Papaya enzymes or Papaya juice even
. With the enzymes you just have to be careful that they don't
contain sorbitol, lots of brands do. Also, yogurt may not
bother you, that's not uncommon. It doesn't bother me.I
thought there was some catch with sugar consumption and Hypog
lycemia. I had a roomate that had it when I was in grad school
, and I recall he always used to fall asleep after dinner.
He'ed say he was going to watch the news for a bit and then
go of to study at 730. The next thing you know, my other
roomate and I would hear snoring. Then he'ed wake up about
930 and ask us if it was 730 yet. -Bob
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Wow! This is pretty awesome! I can't beleive there are so many people that can really understand the frustration of this condition! Thanks for the feedback. I wish I could answer some of your questions but to be honest I am not real familiar with this. i was told by a Gastroenterologist last year that he had determined by process of elimination that I had IBS and that there was no cure. Eat fiber, exercise, basically just deal with it and come back in six months so that he could charge me for another office visit. He did prescribe something that was supposed to prevent the intestinal spasms but since I had no idea when they were coming, it would have meant taking the pills every day. Besides I heard that the side effects were almost worse than the IBS. Anyway, I ramble, forgive me. I had a question regarding the C and D classification. I've not seen this prior to this website. Can you elaborate on it?
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My "tired" time usually comes in the afternoon. I've even nearly fallen asleep at the wheel before I realiazed what the problem was.
Is this as uncommon as it seems for middle aged men or do they just prefer not to share their troubles. Seems like there is a very small percentage of us.
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Bill, Oh yes, these boards are dominated by women, yeah don't
I know it<laugh>. I think the ratio is about 100 to 1 at least
. But they're all really nice and easy to get along with ...at least most of the time<laugh>. -Bob
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