Salads
#53452 - 03/23/04 01:57 PM
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Carolina
Reged: 01/28/04
Posts: 2
Loc: Charlotte N.C.
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I like to eat salads for lunch,is there anyway to just have a salad for lunch and be safe? I've never seemed to be bothered by lettuce. 
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Re: Salads
#53493 - 03/23/04 03:10 PM
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LauraSue
Reged: 01/14/04
Posts: 4812
Loc: New York City
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You may not be bothered by lettuce at the time you eat it, but may be paying the price later. There's often a delayed reaction in IBS. I would strongly suggest having some soluble fiber like bread first if you're determined to keep eating salad. Also, fat free dressing is a must.
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Carolina, are we talking a "big salad" (e.g., main meal, by itself, with lots of stuff in it)? Or is this a small dinner salad that accompanies the main meal? There's a big difference.
I LOVE salad (main meal salad, with nothing else) -- and in fact have been craving it lately -- but there's no way I can have it. Even if I have a soluble fiber WITH it or BEFORE it, I'll get the infamous cramps and D.
It's taken me a long time to get stable, and I don't want to risk it. That's why I haven't even tried yet to do a small side-dish salad. The idea is that we can possibly tolerate a side-dish salad if we have it at the end of the meal after a good soluble fiber base.
I'm just too scared.....
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