Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Anyone NOT having success with this diet?

Well, I will say that I do eat pretty well what I want now, except I try to minimize sugar as much as possible, and I have to stay away from yeast foods altogether. Has a tendency to bring on gas and loose BM's. So, as for what I was eating when I was strict on the diet...I would start the day with an omelette with whatever your body can tolerate to put in it, along with maybe bacon or sausage with no added sugar. I am not a big b'fast eater, so sometimes I would just have coffee, or V-8 juice. Lunch- salad (I couldn't tolerate it at the beginning) with chicken, salmon on top,other veggies on top, or chicken stir fry in olive oil with broccoli or any other veggies I could tolerate. Dinner-any meat/fish/poultry and any veggies(except corn, mushrooms and potato) I wanted. Fruits- any berries, green apples, avocados, lemons, limes, grapefruit, again only what your body will tolerate, especially at the beginning. Snacks- full fat plain organic yogurt with fresh or frozen berries sweetened with Stevia, carrot sticks, green apples,almonds, Or- I made a cheesecake with ground almond bottom. There was no corn or peanuts allowed(universally contaminated with mycotoxins, including aflatoxin B1-a carcinogen), or grains (again mycotoxins) of any kind for the first 2 weeks.After 2 weeks I reintroduced oats, millet, flaxseed, yeast free tortilla bread.

You are right when you say it is limiting, especially if you are used to eating on the run a lot of processed foods, but if it helps you feel better, it is not a sacrifice anymore, at least not for me. You even lose your cravings for the "forbidden" foods. I actually had to force myself to eat because I found I wasn't hungry all the time, like I usually am eating a lot of carbs.

If you do think you have a yeast/fungus problem, you have to starve it. You will know in a matter of weeks if you had a problem after all. Also, you may feel worse before you feel better. If you go on a lo-carb diet like this, you may experience a die-off effect....flu-like symptoms, achiness, tiredness, foggy brain, D, joint pain, etc. I had it all for about 3-4 days. I also took natural antifungals to speed the process. Still take them for maintenence. I also recommend probiotics to anyone, even those not experiencing IBS symptoms.

That's my story. Only you know if it is worth it to give it a try. The next 2 weeks will go by anyway, whether you try it or not. You will need to stay with the diet change longer than 2 weeks of course, but by that time, you should know if it is working for you, or not....if you don't stray from the diet that is

If you want further info, I guess you could email me directly so I don't keep taking up a lot of space here. Cheers..........

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