food!
#56358 - 03/31/04 08:19 AM
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Dalia
Reged: 03/14/04
Posts: 79
Loc: London / Tel Aviv / New York
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hey there
sounds to me like you stomach problems could be well down to that terrible (no offence !) diet you were on!! But def go for a colonoscopy....as for the crap that some gi's come out with...well we all know how it feels! Whatever your oroblem turns out to be, ibs or not, going on a healthy diet is ONLY going to help you. I hope it becomes a lifestyle for the rest of your life!
I am an ibs person who CAN tolerate insoluble fibre, and need it, to an extent! But it is right that unless you baked the muffin yourself, it probably is high in fat and dairy which are no nos for ibs.
Breakfast - oatmeal (unsweetened), made with water, you can make it with soy milk!
Toast (wholewheat frash bakery bread, not packaged full of preservatives supermarket bread) with tehina spread, 100% fruit jam (the brand is french...St Dalfour), almond butter, natural peanut butter.
Egg white omelette with lots of vegies.
Snacks - baked plain chips, brown rice cakes, bananas, apples.
Oh, try not to eat too much fruit...no more then three pieces a day and make them three different fruits! Its can make you gasy!
More snacks - carrot sticks, celery sticks, cucumber sticks...
base all meals around something filling, like rice, pasta, bread etc
Good luck! Stay away from burger king...yikes!!
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Re: food!
#56376 - 03/31/04 08:34 AM
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JuLee
Reged: 03/23/04
Posts: 144
Loc: Flushing Queens NYC
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sorry to hear man....
this is my second week doing this diet and i am still on the basics.
but for breakfast i will have a bagel or an english muffin (with a few spritzes of i can't believe its nott butter spray....give you the taste but not the tummy aches...or i make a fat free turkey sandwhich on the english muffin if i am really hungry.
i spend my day snacking on kix or sourdough pretzel nuggets, in the afternoons i'll try and get a banana i feel like they give me a boost
and because my job is so f-ing stressful and high demand i try to just breathe and relax....it is hard but sometimes you just have to take a breather because work can kill ya! and you can't work if your dead.....but anyway...stress contributes is what i'm saying there 
so clean up your diet, try to exercise, drink water like its nobody's business, and try to relax a little...you'll feel a change fairly quickly
good luck
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I haven't looked at the board for a while so came into the middle of this. I always make my first food of the day oatmeal. The other food that I find very tolerable on an empty stomach is toasted sourdough bread. In fact I have made these two items a staple of my diet and it really helps. I can eat (in moderation) some of my favorite foods again that I had not been able to eat for a while - as long as I start my meal with sourdough bread. I haven't really found any IBS-safe snacks that I like yet. Cutting out pop and chocolate has helped me a lot. Good luck.
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Hello,
Well, I'm pretty new to the diet so I'm still in the trial-and-error phase, seeing what works and what doesn't. In the morning I generally have a piece of bread with a little honey or jam, or half a bagel with the same toppings. First thing when I get up a have a cup of Fennel tea with Heather's Acacia in it, and that acts as a "buffer" for me for the morning.
I rely a lot on Tuna and other fish (don't know if you like fish) because I find it really easy on the stomach, as long as it's not battered, fried etc. I'll often have a tuna sandwich for lunch (no butter or anything on the bread, low-fat mayo) and for dinner I've been relying heavily on white rice, plain pasta or fish (again), like salmon or halibut, and I make it on a grill so it doesn't need butter and oil to cook.
There's also a lot of great recipes on the Recipe board, I love the recipes for breads (some of them are there, some in Heather's book) and I find they make a great snack!
Good luck and I hope this helps!
Kelly
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Ditto!
#56512 - 03/31/04 12:38 PM
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Bevvy
Reged: 11/04/03
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Loc: Northwest Washington State
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Yeah, I was very impressed. GREAT job!
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I bought myself some french baguette bread today, felt very soothing!!
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Oatmeal I used to eat every morning, found really helped me, but recently I find it gives me heartburn, and acid reflux. That's if I eat the Quaker Microwavable brand. I tried Organic brand, seemed okay. The thing I'm wondering is, If I eat Crispex cereal, and IBS are supposed to stay away from dairy, how do you eat the cereal? RAW?
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Why not raw? I've always eaten it that way.  Or you could try it with some soymilk or rice milk.
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I just wanted to say Jen that you are an angel sent from heaven to help me, and others like me. You've given me more hope than anyone has over the last 4 years. I say this because I am amazed on how well you put together your reply, and how much care you put into answering my individual questions. I felt good today cause I stayed away from the foods that mess me up.
I just wanted to know what you use to eat your Crispex cereal, that sounds like a winner. MILK? I can't imagine milk, isn't it bad for us? How do you make chocolate all day, and not eat it? That shows a very strong character!
Well, thank you soo much for being so caring! You have no idea what it means to me this support group board thingy! Like I'm not the only one that's been going through this, and it seems there's finally some answers around here! I felt a little down because for a long time I felt nobody can help, and there were no answers!
Jen! You are an amazing person!!
Chris
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