Attention C'ers: This works for me!
#179808 - 05/18/05 09:05 AM
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e_mcmaster
Reged: 01/16/05
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Loc: Norman, Oklahoma
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I've always been a big proponent of vegetables - I don't believe a healthy diet exists without tons of them. But since I got IBS, I've found it hard to eat a bunch of them without getting a little bloated.
So after some experimenting I found that eating all my servings at night, right before bed, is the best way to do it - I do get bloated, but it is completely gone by the next morning and all that IF makes me "go" almost every morning now! And, it cuts down on late-night munchies because vegetables are ff and have virtually no calories.
Just something to think about. 
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Elizabeth
all those years it wasn't IBS - it was celiac!
send me an email: liz@dopple.net
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Do you eat something before hand? or just on an empty tummy? I am A, leaning towards more C lately, so I may try this out. 
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-Sheri
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How many servings do you eat at night? What veggies do you eat that help the most?
And do you have them with dinner or is that "too early"? I'm assuming you are still cooking them and eating them with a SF?
Thanks, glad it's working for you! BMs are so nice. 
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I'm finding out the exact same thing works for me! I'm an acacia gal, cal/mag supplement and some Omega 3's too, but with water and plenty of IF in the evening, my mornings are MUCH easier!! It sure is an individual thing with C though, isn't it? I think the D is easier - at least for me....
Anyway, glad this is helping you! It's helping me too!
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God is Faithful!
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I sometimes have a small piece of bread before, but since I'm not worried about the bloating, I don't do much SF. Although, last night I was hungry and had a big bowl of oatmeal around 9:30 and then ate a big salad with carrots around 11. And, ta-da, no bloating today.
You COULD eat them with dinner if you're not worried about the bloating - that's my main concern.
good luck!
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Elizabeth
all those years it wasn't IBS - it was celiac!
send me an email: liz@dopple.net
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I sometimes eat a small piece of bread beforehand, but usually it's within an hour or 2 of eating a meal - like last night, I had oatmeal, so it cushions the IF a bit. Since I'm not concerned about bloating at night, I don't try to up the SF beforehand and find that even if I'm a bit bloated, it's always gone by the next morning, along with a nice BM!
HTH!
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Elizabeth
all those years it wasn't IBS - it was celiac!
send me an email: liz@dopple.net
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bloating keeps me awake at night! Wah! I could NOT fall asleep last night due to my bad bloat. Grody. Maybe I need it in the early AM. 
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Keep on keepin' on...
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That is SO CRAPPY for you!!  I'm so sorry to hear that it was that bad last night!
You might try it during the day - if you are very C, it can cause bloating on its own, so a bit more bloating that makes you go might actually decrease the bloating over time. Just a thought.
Hope you feel better, dear!
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Elizabeth
all those years it wasn't IBS - it was celiac!
send me an email: liz@dopple.net
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My supper is also predominantly veg. based, and low sf and I find, that you really do get a good clean-out! Also, with time, you know what will give you the gas/bloating and thus remove them from your menu. Also, certain combinations of things give you bloating and styles of preparation. Sf for me at dinner or around dinner is usually mushrooms, or a banana, or maybe squash or some sort, or carrots, or mangoes, or papaya. It's a great way also to really keep the calories and carbs. down.
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I want to start trying flax fish oil capsules but don't know if I should get the Omega 3 or the Omega 3-6-9.
I am IBS-C. Does anyone know which one would be more helpful for constipation? What's the difference between the two anyhow? 
Thanks.
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