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Smoothies are the easiest way I get fruit in my diet. Strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, banana, mango - all are great blended with soy milk and I even use a little orange juice to sweeten (I usually Simply Orange NO PULP). I know the OJ might upset some people's systems, but it doesn't seem to bother mine.
i don't understand how to eat fruit and veggies either..i've made banana/strawberry/ice smoothie and within 30 minutes i've had cramping and D....if i could eat what u eat i'd be so happy...but i can't even eat a small salad without cramping.
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I noticed last week...the best I felt...was after having a baked potatoe.
OK...I know I am not getting enough fiber, but I have no idea how to get it.
1) If I make a food log of what I eat, would you mind offering feedback and suggestions?
-Maybe I am missing something
2) Is there a fiber total in grams us IBS-C and bloaters should strive for?
3) Ways to get IF:
-Smoothe (Can't do Soy Milk...does ice or water work? or cranbury juice?)
-Vege soup (Really?...I can't do tomatoe soup)
-Others......?
What is optimal amount we should get from an SFS like Benefiber?
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Can you have rice milk or almond milk? It just gives the smoothie a good texture and some protein to make it with milk. You can certainly substitute with another liquid, though. I put cranberry juice in mine sometimes too.
Vegetable soups do not have to be tomato based. I can handle tomato, so I make minestrone. You can make chicken stock (or any stock) based veggie soups that are delicious.
I might also add that I do not seem to have issues with fructose, thus my love for fruit smoothies. I can definitely see how they would be irritating to IBS people with fructose intolerances.
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Belinda
IBS-A since 1986 (age 8)
Recently realized I could do
something about it!
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Potatoes ,pasta, and french bread are the best things I have found to keep my stomach from cramping.
I notice you eat alot of rice.Do you eat alot of soy product also?
I can't eat soy and sometimes rice makes me crampy and bloated.
You seem very concerned about the way you look and you should focus right now on how to make your stomach feel better.
Which is your biggest concern right now.Bloated stomach or cramps in your stomach?
To get more fiber make sure you cook your veggies really well,stay away from gassy stuff.I eat alot of carrots and peas corn on occasion.Beans cooked really well too.
Post what you do eat instead of asking over and over if you should.DO IT!
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IBS-D since 1999...mostly stable..i do cheat too.Bad me.
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Super cold liquids can be hard on IBSers. Here's a whole thread on smoothies. Note that the simplest (the one Kree recommends) is nothing but banana and milk. If soy milk bothers you, try rice milk or almond milk. I like to add frozen peach slices to mine (thaw them to avoid the icy cold) - they add more SF and a little IF. If that goes well, throw in some berries. Or if you want to stick to SF, add mango slices or papaya.
As for salads, that is pretty much the toughest IF you can eat and for those with IBS-D, definitely not recommended. I eventually got to the point where I could eat salads but it took years on the EFI Diet. Stick with the veggies on the SF list first, then try adding in others very slowly, in breads, well cooked, pureed. Salads are for way, way down the road.
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I found iceberg lettuce the hardest to digest.
try a spring mix instead...at the end of your meal too.
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IBS-D since 1999...mostly stable..i do cheat too.Bad me.
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I agree with lettuce being really hard to digest. Make your own salads with veggies you can tollerate. For me that's peppers, tomatoes, cucumber but always with bread or other SF source. You can also stir-fry or roast veggies and keep them in the fridge for snacks, sandwiches, pasta... Look at the site I posted in the thread that got locked for recipes and other ideas on how to eat vegetables.
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Only VERY small amounts of Almond milk work, I just get gassy, bloated from them for some reason.
Would a smoothe consisting of cranbury juice be ok instead+frozen strawberries?
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I'll add two things
1) EFI diet DID help me stop having D. Back five years ago I did have this as well as C, however, it has not really helped with C.
2) I want to post my food log...where is the best place? This forum or another?
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