Fiber for D - look at this!
#53927 - 03/24/04 02:44 PM
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Bethany
Reged: 02/27/04
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Loc: Nashville, TN
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I found this in a site I was looking at for IBS. What do we think of this!?
"In many cases, dietary fiber may lessen IBS symptoms, particularly constipation. However, it may not help pain or diarrhea. Whole grain breads and cereals, fruits, and vegetables are good sources of fiber. High-fiber diets keep the colon mildly distended, which may help prevent spasms. Some forms of fiber also keep water in the stool, thereby preventing hard stools that are difficult to pass. Doctors usually recommend a diet with enough fiber to produce soft, painless bowel movements."
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That's interesting. But I wonder... it doesn't seem to me to explain whether they tested soluble fiber as well... Heather has said, and I have noticed the truth in it, that many docs and studies don't differentiate between soluble and insoluble.
I know I was sick as a dog on a regular old "diet-diet." That was lots of whole wheat fibers and veggies. When I switched to Heather's plan, loaded with soluble fibers... THAT'S when the D went away. And hasn't really come back! (*knock on wood!*)
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Well, I don't think they quite know what they're talking about. Check the research library, diet section, for the studies on soluble vs. insoluble fiber for IBS. The clinical studies on this are really clear - soluble fiber helps both diarrhea and constipation, insoluble fiber can exacerbate both IBS c and d. Why so many IBS books, site, docs, etc. still just recommend "fiber" for IBS is a mystery to me. It makes me wonder if they ever bother even asking IBS patients how they actually do with soluble vs. insoluble fiber.
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I was looking up some info on Dietetics and IBS, as my GP is referring me to a state-registered dietician (my appointment is not until June). They don't produce much info on the web as you're supposed to see a dietician in person, but I did come across a press release dated 11 April 2000. It warns against taking advice from so-called nutritional therapists with very little training who were found to give bizarre and contradictory dietary advice. State Registered Dieticians have 5 years training including hospital experience.
It also says: after correct diagnosis of IBS, dietary intervention would consider the following:
1) Healthy eating: AIMING TO INCREASE STARCHY FOODS and fruit and vegetables.
2) REGULAR and frequent food intake throughout the day.
3) Adequate fluid intake.
4) REDUCTION/ELIMINATION of caffeine.
5) AVOIDANCE OF very hot, very cold and very spicy foods.
6) PROBIOTIC supplementation.
7) INCREASED INTAKE OF SOLUBLE FIBRE - OATS - PORRIDGE - SOME FRUITS AND SOME VEG AND SOME FUNCTIONAL FOODS WITH PROVEN EFFECTIVENESS IN IMPROVING BOWEL HEALTH.
It is more important to include the above in your diet than to remove whole food groups.
Just thought this may be of interest to those of you still concerned about high starch/carb diets or fibre intake.
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