What do you eat/do that helps/hurts your IBS?
#171575 - 04/19/05 04:34 PM
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HELPS:
Yoga
Music
Dancing
Being on the boards! 
Journaling
Being with my pup
Magnesium malate so i get a good night's sleep
Tom juice 3 times a day keeps my C away 
Eating as soon as I get hungry
Small meals often
HURTS:
Stress
Not enough sleep
Too much salt (makes bloating worse)
Eating gluten. If I eat it my symptoms escalate
People that bring me down.
Can't wait to hear what helps/hurts your IBS!
Lotsa love, Ruch
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Formerly known as Ruchie
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Helps:
Exercise(This is something I need to get back in the habit of)
Turkey (Maybe that's coincidence, but I had turkey for 3 days in a row last week, and that's when I started feeling like a normal person again)
Benefiber twice a day
Pepto Bismal (Does that count?:)
A safe snap a couple hours after lunch
Staying on schedule for meals
Eating breakfast at work instead of before I leave the house
Oatmeal
Minty herbal teas
Fennel tea (I'm getting used to it.)
Hurts:
Stress
Oranges
Brocolli
And that's all I've figured out besides the usual dietary triggers.
Speaking of oranges, would orange juice be as bad as orange pieces? I had an unpleasant experience with mandarin oranges a couple of weeks ago, but since I've been feeling a lot better, I was wondering about orange juice. Should I try it, or should I just not go there?
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If oranges bother you and turkey helps...you might have migraines! Oranges make me positively ill and turkey has trytophan...good for my head!  Just a thought...
i think you'd have to try the orange juice and see how you go.
I'm glad the turkey helped so much!!!! And I'm glad you're on the site...it's so super having you here Snorkie! 
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Formerly known as Ruchie
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Aw, thanks! 
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Helps:
Being on this board of course
Taking my Bentyl(at least it's been helping for now  )
Excercise (which I certainly do not do enough of)
Keeping stress level at a minimum
Planning only trips that I know will have a bathroom close
Hurts:
Dairy products
Not eating right(like skipping dinner)
Worrying about useless things!
My period(which I basically have no control over  )
Great thread Ruch!
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~~~Lisa~~~
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Ruchie,
How much do you take and at what time[s] of day?
How does it help you to sleep better? I've heard that Calcium helps induce sleep but I didn't know that Mg did also.
Lastly, why do you take the malate form of MG?
Thanks, Joanne
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Many years of C-IBS and pain too for past 2 years-
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...learning what to eat, when. That first little bit of pre-breakfast food was almost like a missing puzzle piece being snapped into place. If I wake up and eat breakfast, I'm done for... but if I wake up and eat a piece of toast or something else small, and THEN eat breakfast, I'm fine for the rest of the day 95% of the time. It's amazing, really!
Other helps:
*Bananas - I feel weird if I go a day without eating one!
*Oatmeal - ditto!
*Moderate exercise/activity
*Cat snuggles, emails from friends, and all the myriad small things that keep me from getting moody
*Smaller meals and more frequent snacks
*PLENTY of water/herbal tea/teeccino - I really, really feel it if I don't drink enough.
Hurts:
*Eating too much
*Any kind of negative emotion for an extended period of time
*Not enough sleep
*Not enough sunshine!
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I know SOME of my hurts:
Chocolate
My period (who would've thought explosive gastro bug once a month was normal  )
Stress and sadness
Fruit
Helps I'm on are:
Luvox
Buscopan
Hot packs
but not really working.
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Amy
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 HELPS:
-Moderation in all things!
-Balancing SF with IF
-Meds (Buspar for anxiety, Immodium as needed for you-know-what)
-Eating (and enjoying) smaller meals and healthy snacks throughout the day
-Not eating for at least two hours before I go to bed
-Getting plenty of rest
-Getting enough fluids
-Benefiber
-Pasta & chopped broccoli florets (not recommended, but I can tolerate this combo very well), Luna bars, applesauce, oatmeal, beans & rice, chicken soup, soy yogurt, my low-fat cranberry-pumpkin bread
-Walking
-Journaling, reading, writing, listening to music
-Relaxing with friends and BF
-Not taking myself so seriously
HURTS:
-Dairy & the rest of the triggers, plus carrageenan
-Over-eating
-Stress & anxiety
-Not enough sleep
-Being sedentary
-Not taking my IBS seriously
-Pity-parties
(Great question, btw! )
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That's a fibro thing, not an IBS thing, although magnesium is good for anyone with restless leg syndrome. Fibromites like Ruchie and I are typically low in magnesium and malic acid (the malate part).
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Helps:
SF
Acacia
Soy milk
Herbal teas.
Exercise.
Drinking enough water.
Keeping my Fibro under control.
Hurts:
Overeating .
Going too long w/out food.
Coffee - if I take it for a headache, my tum grumbles for days. 
Fibro flares.
Heat.
Tiredness.
There's loads more probably, but I can't think.
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Magnesium is good for IBS Cers as it helps you "go" and calcium is good for D. Vitmain C can also be a laxative. If you take these together keep watch and see how muh you take and how it effects your bowels. in the right quantities it can def help your bowels straighten themselves out!
Linz is right tho...I take mag malate for my fibro. ithout enough magnesium I'm DONE FOR 
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Formerly known as Ruchie
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HELPS
Sticking to the diet / staying away from trigger foods
Regular exercise at the gym
Eating small quantities often
Eating organic
Getting enough sleep
Staying away from medication
A hectic career and personal life that don't leave much time to think about my IBS
Not letting IBS run my life
Not dwelling on negative thoughts
Drinking room temperature bottled water
Drinking peppermint tea
Knowing I'm not alone with this affliction (i.e. checking out Heather's message board when time allows!)
HURTS
Straying from the diet / eating a trigger food
An emotional shock such as an unpleasant surprise
Getting lax on fitness
Not eating on time / overeating
Obsessing on something negative
Dwelling on the fact I have IBS
Lack of sleep
Eating out (unless I bring my own food)
Eating non-organic (conventional) food, especially poultry and veggies
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Helps:
The Diet
The boards
Acacia
Probiotics
Nortriptyline
Peppermint Caps
Eaters Digest Tea
GasX
Immodium
Heating Pad
Exercise
Drinking LOTS of water
Hurts:
Cheating on the diet
Stress and anxiety
Candy Bars - chocolate is my weakness
Cigarettes - the one thing I haven't given up
Coffee - Gave it up on January 1st
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Michelle
IBS-A, pain predominant
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Helps?
The Diet
IMMODIUM
Acacia
Gentle exercise (walking/yoga)
Meditation
The Boards
Journalling
A Sense of Humour
Lots of bottled H20, funky teas
Smoothies/juicing
Soups
Eating small frequent mini-meals
Anti-anxiety meds (Buspar)
Getting enough sleep
Eating vegan and mostly organic
Taking time to fake "cooking"
Hurts?
COFFEE
STRESS
Fat, high fructose corn syrup
Sulfur (ONIONS, Garlic, etc.)
Lack of sleep
Lack of sunshine
Lack of activity
Lack of laughter
Eating too quickly
Forgetting to eat
Not reading labels/checking out contents (i.e. for triggers)
Straying from the diet
Hiding in the house
***I go bananas without bananas!!! My pre-breakfast breakfast***
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Helps
Following the diet
Getting advice from the boards
Walking with my puppy
Sailing with my fiance on our sailboat
Rice Chex
Peppermint tea and water
Eating small meals through out the day
Family and friends that understands and are supportive
Having a doctor who really understands
Hurts
Period
Long car trips with out a bathroom break
Dairy and red meats
Coworkers who don't understand about IBS
Stress
Not getting a nap or enough sleep
-Michelle
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I'm new to this, but this is what I've learned works for me so far.
Helps
Water...lots of it
exercise
pepto-bismol
immodium
peppermint tea
small light meals through the day
Benefiber
Hurts
stress
"normal" size meals
sitting for too long, especially right after eating
fried food
too much IF
High Fructose Corn Syrup
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*Karyn* IBS D
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Hey guys!
helps:
*getting 8 hours of sleep a night plus a one hour nap
*relaxing as much as possible
*ZELNORM!
*souble fiber usally when i eat this my attacks go away
*exercising everday and being active after meals
*benefiber
*water
*having a friend to talk to
hurts:
*eating to much of the food i KNOW i shouldnt have
*eating way to fast which i do often
*laying down after meals
*getting streesed out or being around stressful situations
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HELPS
being with my family
fresh air
heating pads
pretzels
sleep
bananas
hot tea
understanding husband
gardening (that's my exercise)
phenergan
small frequent meals and snacking
HURTS
being overheated
tight pants
smelly things (I work close to a cafeteria)even some perfumes
carrots
stress
rushing places
being stuck in traffic with no bathroon in sight
eating too early in the morning
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helpful things:
-going for walks/fresh air [lightens my mood]
-yoga/pilates
-starting my day early [helps me organize]
-getting enough sleep [then i dont overeat junkfood]
-laughing alot and feeling happy/confident [helps me feel better about myself]
-no stress
-journaling/writing out my worries
-relaxing
-spending time with my BF
helpful foods:
-oatmeal
-apple slices
-chamomile & peppermint tea
-water
- ACACIA!!!!
-small salads with agave nectar
-vanilla soymilk
-pea soup
-pears
UNhelpful things:
-stress
-no confidence
-not enough sleep
-working too much [i forget to eat]
-over eating [causes bloating and C]
-missing SFS or acacia
-dehydration [more C]
-not having tea
-journaling to the point where EVERYTHING becomes a worry
-depressed-sinking feelings
UNhelpful foods:
-seeds/nuts
-heavily oiled dishes
-anything really fatty
-too much babyfood/mushy foods [causes C]
-too much sweets
-baking w/flaxseeds unground
-granola
-pinto beans
the list goes on. basically i feel great when my symptoms/pain dont get in the way. idont notice them so i feel like i can live.
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VEGAN ASHLEY~IBS/C
www.myspace.com/dutchflowers
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What is Tom juice? I also suffer from 'C'--
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girl i think your speaking for all of us!lol..you would not belive how much sweets i ate today!!omg!!i ate 3 angel filled cream cakes with like goobes of icing,and a brownie.!tooo much!now my head hurts and i feel like crap.i never relley get any sleep maybe thats why im always so sick.does anyone else have sleeping problems?i know i wake up 4 or 5 times a night in pain or wanting to go pee.ah
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wow ruchie what a great thread!
Anything I could add would just be a repetition of what others have said BUT I just want to say that lately my IBS has been really good and I attribute it to two main things for me:
1. Exercise, exercise, exercise (and drinking lots of wate, getting lots of PROTEIN, and eating more often to go along wtih that)
2. NOT LETTING IBS RUN MY LIFE!
The last point is kind of like a huge revelation for me lately. I think this is something emphasized with the hypno tapes (? I've never done them) but this has helped me so much. The exercise started making me feel better such that I could forget about it for a bit - and then I don't know, I just made the decision to stop let it running my life. I know it sounds a little flitty and airy and such but I'm happy
And the number one thing that hurts? That time o' the month - no matter how well I'm doing, the MINUTE I start bleeding on the first day of my period, welcome D (ugh). That usually lasts a few days and then it subsides, but still! Not something I want to have to deal with every month
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HELPS:
Metamucil- more in helping me better tolerate a variety of foods, helps me go a little
Colace
Fiber Choice?- recently started it and not whether it's helping, it's certainly not hurting though
Apples- with the peel, they help me go!
Loosly following Heather's diet- since I'm able to eat more foods now I don't have as much trouble
HURTS:
Chinese food- but I eat it anyway
Too much high fat foods- I can eat some and be ok, but too much and oowww!
Candybar type of chocolate- I can have some fat, and I can have chocolate, but put the 2 together and ouch!
Not being consistant with taking Metamucil
Not taking Colace
More then a little flaxseeds
Eating oatmeal several days in a row
More then a little whole grains
Wearing pants that are higher cut and tight
Various other fiber supplements
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