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Stef,
What about bananas? Apple sauce? I eat dried fruit strips too - the Fruit to Go ones. I can also eat strawberries, cantaloupe, water and honeydew melon, blueberries, plums, figs, dates and grapes. I stay away from fresh apples, citrus fruit of any sort, peaches, nectarines and pineapple.
You've gotta start eating something Stef!! If you try 1 piece of the fruit even, you don't have to start out eating a whole lot of something.
As for your veggies, try the more easily digestible ones - summer / acorn squash and sweet potato were what I started with. Then I added carrots, green beans, broccoli, peas, all cooked of course. Now I can even manage a small salad, raw tomatoes, lettuce on sandwiches, carrot and celery sticks. Always in moderation!!!
Good luck...
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Cassandra
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IBS A 20+ years, Chronic Migraines, Chiari Malformation (decompressed June 22, 2010), Brachial Neuritis, and ??? the list just keeps growing, but I'm still shiny side up! 
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#324713 - 02/14/08 07:20 AM
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Jordy
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Don't they constipate you and/or give you gas? I miss them, but they totally clog me up.
I notice most of the posters who said bananas lean toward D.
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You can get dried papaya without sugar from Trader Joes or Whole foods. I thought dried fruit was hard on the tummy? 
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Thanks for the advice about the dried fruit. Maybe dried fruit is hard on the tummy. I dont know... that could be part of my problem! Argh... its so tough to figure this all out.
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Don't they constipate you and/or give you gas? I miss them, but they totally clog me up.
I notice most of the posters who said bananas lean toward D.
That's what I've always read, too, so I stay away from them, now. (IBS-C, here) All these things I used to eat without any problem, whatsoever... what happened?! 
** cheryl **
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I was beginning to think I was the only one. Did you just read this, or does it actually cause C for you? Sometimes I can't tell if it's real or something I've read that scares me.
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I was beginning to think I was the only one. Did you just read this, or does it actually cause C for you? Sometimes I can't tell if it's real or something I've read that scares me.
I've read it many, many places. It seems like there are way more IBS-D folks here vs IBS-C. I think, if you had half a small banana, that would be ok. I get the smallest ones I can find, and then split them w/my husband. So many things cause C for me, that it's hard to know if bananas are a culprit, or not.
Imo, there is no real solution to this. Everyone reacts so differently to various foods, that it makes it nearly impossible to outline a real treatment solution. There are many tips that are helpful to try, but it's all a trial-and-error thing, seems to me. The soluble fiber is a definite assist, tho, as are the generally-agreed-upon main triggers.
Completely frustrating, esp when the drs don't do much to help.
** cheryl **
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You really hit the nail on the head with "moderation." That is so true! I'm a former "the bigger the better" salad or veggie kinda gal with this mentality coming from Weight Watchers and filling up on "0 Point" veggies. I'm had to learn to eat small portions on the veggies and fruits and it really does help.
Interesting that we do not all tolerate the same things. I can eat apples and peaches with the skin no problem, which was a pleasant surprise since they are so nice and portable that way.
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Laura
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