FRUITS & VEGGIES....OUCH!
#271327 - 06/28/06 01:01 AM
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lissylou73
Reged: 06/20/06
Posts: 154
Loc: West Virginia (IBS G&P)
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Do I really have to eat fruit or vegetables? Honestly, I can deal with french fries & hamburgers better than I can any fruit or veggie! For example, yesterday I had a bowl of Corn Pops with light soy milk for breakfast. For lunch I had No-Yolk noodles and a small dish of peas, which left me bloated and feeling icky. I didn't really feel like eating much of anything else after that. I think I had a few baked Ruffles later. It's really frustrating! Can I just eat stuff like, noodles, rice, cereal, and sandwiches, and take a vitamin (I seem to be able to tolerate these) to supplement not eating fruits & veggies? I hate the way they make me feel, even if I eat small amounts the "safe" way.
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In a word, no. A balanced diet needs the nutrients and fibre that we get from fruits and veggies, your body needs them and vitamins are not a good substitute for the real thing.
Try taking them different ways and eating different ones. Start out with very easy to digest ones like carrots or mushrooms, or for fruits maybe peaches? I find that green things as a rule are hard on my tummy so avoid leafy greens to begin with.
Only eat them with an SF base, like eat some rice or bread and then your fruit/veggie.
Mash, boil, stew, puree both fruits and veggies until you find something that you can eat. Your body will thank you for them eventually.
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Eventually, as you stabilize, you'll find that fruits and vegetables aren't so hard to digest. Right now, remember, your system is still in attack mode for anything that comes down the chute and offers the least bit of resistance. 
There are soluble fiber fruits and veggies that you should definitely try to work in first - you can't rely on them completely, forever, but they're more nutritious than just eating noodles and bread. Try carrots, mushrooms, sweet potatoes, potatoes, squashes, mangos, avocado in moderation (it's high in natural fats), bananas, papaya, applesauce or baked apples (no skin). Canned peaches and pears worked well for me when my system was all out of whack - the process of canning cooks the fruit, so it's good right out of the can.
You do have to experiment - both with the veggies themselves and with how much you have to cook/mash/etc them to be able to tolerate them.
You'll laugh, but a good way to try things without investing a lot of energy into it is to get jars of baby food. FYI - Blueberry Buckle gerber baby food is HEAVENLY - I still buy it now and then as a treat for myself! It's also awesome as a topping for a toasted bagel, or swirled into a bowl of oatmeal or cream of wheat. Mmmm....
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So peas weren't a safe choice? I did eat them with a SF (noodles) and they still caused me problems. Just the thought of eating that stuff makes my stomach hurt. And I'm trying so hard to lose a few pounds. It is really frustrating because I feel good about myself before lunch then feel like a cow after lunch because I'm bloated. So would it be safe to eat something like a skinless potato and green beans? I had a bananna the other day with my cereal and it didn't settle well either. It seems like no matter how or what I try I get the same nasty result. I don't mean to sound like a whiner, I just hate being afraid to eat stuff that I know is nutritionally good for me (not to mention low in calories). I'll definately give the baby fruit a try, though. Maybe that will work, but I'm not counting on it.
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I don't think peas a a good choice because of the skins mostly. I'd be careful with green beans, too. Any dark green veggies are typically high if fiber (usually IF, to my knowledge). I would try the potato with one of the veggies already suggested. Mushrooms are very good with potatoes. A couple things to note. One, just because something is nutritional doesn't mean that it is good for IBS and two, baby food is good if it is fruit, but the veggies are pretty gross in my opinion. You can puree your veggies (someone already said that, I think) and pour it over potatoes or pasta as a sauce. Just add some spices or seasonings and you're good to go. For the banana and cereal that gave you a hard time the other day, what kind of cereal was it? I've given up on most of them because they are either loaded with sweeteners or whole grain I can't eat or some other sneaky ingredient that makes it taste good but that I can't stomach. The banana shouldn't have been the culprit.
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Make sure that sucker is REALLY RIPE. I can't eat a banana unless the skin is almost black and the flesh is so soft it mashes in my mouth - seriously - any less ripe than that, and I'm burping banana for days. 
And like I said, some discomfort is normal in the beginning... take it slow (adding one food in a day, or every other day, even) and hang in there, it does get better. Promise!
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Also keep in mind that we all have different tolerances. As someone else mentioned, peas are probably tough because of the skins. Some people can tolerate them; others can't. I'm one of those who can't tolerate peas.
Green beans, on the other hand, I tolerate very well & did even when I wasn't stable.
As for fruits, apple sauce has always been good for me. I get the natural, unsweetened sort. I also second the canned peaches. I mix them in with my breakfast oatmeal.
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Thanks for all the great advice! I forgot about green beans. I seem to be able to tolerate them but only if they are canned or fresh, not frozen (weird). The banana was pretty ripe and I ate it with an IBS safe cereal and light soy milk. I thought applesauce caused D? That's why I was always afraid to try it. I will try the canned peaches with oatmeal, though. That sounds really good, kind of like a cobbler substitute.
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At least for me, it's the apple skin that is problematic. I'm good with peeled apples and even better with apple sauce.
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