Re: milk
#301242 - 03/02/07 09:09 AM
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GaiasSong
Reged: 07/12/06
Posts: 267
Loc: SC (IBS-D/P) - STABLE! Spring 2007
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One of the first things I always keep in mind about Heather's diet is that, as she's said, it isn't about deprivation--it's about creative substitution. I know some folks complain about the substitutions for various reasons, but if you give it a chance, you *will* get used to them and the thing you're trying to avoid won't taste right to you anymore. If soy milk makes you gassy, take some Beano, or try rice, almond, oat milks. If nothing works, or nothing satisfies you, then you have a couple of choices:
1) either go without the trigger food, or 2) eat the trigger food and risk more attacks. To me it is really that simple.
In my experience, the way to be successful and get the best results with this diet is to follow its recommendations and not cheat. Of course, your mileage may vary. But I too am concerned about confusing the new people re. the dairy issue.
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I never get involved and usually don't read these sort of long debates and haven't read much of this one at all. But here I just have to point out: if you are going to cheat and have dairy why milk when there is cheese? drool! Milk has decent substitutes but not cheese. Oh how I long for cheese! I had to tag all our new fancy cheeses at work yesterday and I so wanted to eat them and come on, soy cheese is not cheese! Why fight about milk when we should be comforting each other over cheese!
Keeping it light and real. 
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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