Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | GF diet and constipation

Jordy,

Here's what I'm doing now. Please remember that I've been doing just a LITTLE better. This is not a "cure" diet, it's just something I'm trying. I still have bad days, C, bloating, pain, the usuals.

Buckwheat flour - I use it to make crepes. They can be made with non-dairy milk. The recipe is the same as for regular crepes - milk, egg, flour. Then I use the crepes for wraps instead of bread or tortillas. I fill them with cooked chicken or turkey, spinach, hummus, spread (Trader Joe's has good spreads that are dairy free, I like the roasted eggplant or pepper ones).

Magnesium - I take magnesium oxide, 3 caps at night (250mg each).

Iberogast - have been on it for two weeks now, I'm not exactly sure if it's helping or if it's the Mg but I'm too scared to stop taking it now :-).

meals:

breakfast - usually eggs - scrambled, omelet, poached. I usually mix some veggies into them - spinach, peppers, broccoli. I only use very little oil so that it's not greasy. Also, if I end up cooking a few I only use one yolk and the rest are whites - just to give it some color and flavor. Sometimes I mix some plain yogurt with oat bran. If I get tired of eggs I have rice cakes with spread or avocados.
lunch and dinner - basically the same for both of these meals. I eat lean meats, mainly chicken, because it' smy favorite meat

. I bake it, broil it, stir-fry it with veggies (no cabbage) - carrots, a little bit of broccoli, lettuce, spinach, tomatoes...whatever you can tolerate. If I bake or broil it, I have a side of spinach or steamed, chopped-up veggies. I love cooked carrots, I add them to mostly anything - they provide a nice SF base. For sides I eat brown rice and quinoa (haven't tried millet yet). I don't think they constipate me - white rice certainly does. I also make all kinds of "risotto" inspired things - basically brown rice, meat, veggies, seasonings, sans the cheese. I have yet to find out how I'm doing with potatoes.
soup - soup is great, I was on a ski trip last week and had soup for lunch often. Usually it was some thick soup which meant it had flour it it but it didn't bother me too much. I think it's because only a little bit was used.
snacks - brown rice cakes with something - spread or with avocados, hummus, hard-boiled eggs, peppers, granny smith apples, citrus fruit, blueberries. I love pumelo, have you tried it? It's not as sour as grapefruit. Nuts, but only a few at a time. I don't do well with walnuts and peanuts, I buy this mix that has macadamia, hazelnuts, almonds, and cashews.
Drinks - herbal tea (mint and fruit flavored), water

If I feel too good I end up having something sweet or sweet made with flour (cakes) and I feel OK, so I eat it again, thinking it's OK, and then I get sick a few days later. I hate the lack of having an immediate reaction. I don't have a willpower of steel, I do mess up a lot, especially because it's hard to figure out what bothers me.
Like I said at the beginning, this is just something I'm trying out, it may not even work for me. I'm just sick of being sick so I'm determined to figure out my diet.

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IBS-C, bloating, cramps
pregnant

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