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Hi,
Had something last night that I thought you might like. I cut potatoes, celeriac, a bit of onion, herbs and garlic up into thin slices, layeyered them in a dish, poured over some vegetable stock, put a bit of soy cheese on the top and baked it in the oven for ages (covered part of the time). It was really tasty and the celeriac was delicious (less heavy than making it with just potato).
Celariac mash/coleslaw is also good.
Hope this is of use!
Catherine
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AWWW, you had a pepto dash, too??!! I know how withdrawls can make you nauseated. It messed me up for a month, well hell, I'm still messed up!!!
Yep, I think I ate too many potatoes yesterday. They are my favorite food. I could live off potatoes. Usually, I don't eat them too much because they do tend to make me gain weight, but now that I am trying to gain weight, I am going to make sure and eat them everyday!! Yae!!!! 
Let's see, yesterday I ate them with squash and zucchini. That was good. Then I would just make them mashed and rolled up into a burrito.....those are good, too! Then of course, I had my homemade fries!! Wow, alot of potatoes. You're right.....need more variety!
Maybe I should just cut it back a little bit, today. I have only eaten 2 mini bagels this morning so far and I feel STUFFED!! And I have homemade fries in the oven right now!! But, they will take like an hour to cook so I'm hoping I will have room by then!!
Michelle 
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Don't laugh too hard, but if I eat a veggie that's not ultra-safe, I generally use BEANO. Personally, any food that has galactose in it causes me exceptional discomfort. Potatoes, however don't have much galactose. Yes, it really does help.
Lucky for us, mushrooms have negligible galactose! Zucchini and squash do, however. Beets don't, I know. Ditto for spinach. Yes, I'm babbling--but I know that squash makes me majorly bloated/gassy (same with carrots), probably due to the galactose content. With Beano, however...no problemo!
Yes, I could live off of potatoes, too! Well, potatoes and rice (lol, they're cheap, too!) and lots of mushrooms.
Isn't it funny how when we find safe foods, we tend to eat them over and over and over again? Then we have to reinvent their presentation.
I still haven't found a bread that will stay down--so I don't bother. I think my energy and satiety is increased/steadier with foods like potatoes & rice tossed in the menu. Also, they feel really good when your guts are rebellious! I like white rice pasta, too. I'm still hunting for other Kate-safe foods that are both IBS-friendly and Acid Reflux friendly. IBS attacks/acid reflux sure can ruin your mood, if not a chunk of time out of your day. It's truly a journey finding things that personally work, and Heather's diet is a phenomenal guide. Keep letting me know what's working for you, s.v.p. I'm always willing to try something new.
Kate.
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Great idea, thanks, Catherine. I love doing that with anise (fennel bulb) and including a wee bit of asparagus. I regret that I'd have to imagine the onion at the moment due to evil acid reflux. I love rice cheese as a condiment/garnish.
Whipped celeriac, huh? I love pureed celery as part of a sauce sometimes or pureed fennel bulb. I've been making a lot of hot zucchini slaws which are so IBS-friendly. Great tip. Now you're making me miss turnip fries.
I'm trying to eat less adult babyfood, as well.
Kate.
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LOL!! I use Beano, too!! Not all the time but I should have used it yesterday when I ate that squash, I guess, huh??? I did not know that squash had that galactose in it that could cause discomfort.  I didn't know that. Maybe I should just stick with Zucchini and X-nay the squash???
I don't eat bread, either, besides my bagels. Those, I'm fine with but I can't handle any breads, either. I don't really miss it, though. I really do miss my peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, though. Man, I forgot about those. I use to eat those almost everyday, too!!! With my chocolate M&M's!!
You're right, when I find something that works for me, I tend to eat it ALOT because I like to feel good!!! It's hard to stray from what works to something that is kind of ...."iffy", you know??? 
I will keep you posted on what works for me and you do the same, too!! Oh, I'm so glad you suggested mushrooms to me, Kate! I had no idea they would sit so well wit me. I am totally out of them atm, though.
I ate some portabello mushroom burgers the other day and they were sooooo goood!!!! However, I cannot afford to eat those everyday!! It was like $3.00 for 2!!
But, I can buy a 10 lb bag of potatoes for $5.00 and I'm set for a week!!! We're broke over here, if you can't tell. After I had to quit working, we are suffering!! So, I have to find things that work for me that are ULTRA CHEAP!!!
IBS/reflux attacks do take a big chunk out of my days and I really don't enjoy it at all!!!!!!! It really does put me in a horrible mood, too. But, today is a good day, another day and it will be a better day than yesterday, I can just feel it!!! LOL!! 
Michelle
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I cannot eat squash, personally without an attack, no matter what! It's just one of those foods that don't like me very much. I like spaghetti squash, but even it despises me!
So, no more squash attempts for Kate!
Mushrooms, however, totally work. I get them buy the box (ususally 5lbs.) at a mushroom farm, wholesale and save tons.
You should see if you can try and budget those burgers in, if they agree with you. I know that there are lots of easy mushroom burger/patty recipes out there, as well, involving mostly just a couple egg whites and a little bit of some sort of grain/cereal/flour as binder (i.e. breadcrumbs, or panko, crushed rice cereal etc.).
Wow, $5.00 for 10lbs. of potatoes??? That's alot of money!
I'm Canadian and I can get 10lbs. of potatoes for $2.00 Canadian funds. Holy cow! If I'm in extravagent gourmet funky tater mode, I pay a little more--but sometimes, if those are the only thing picky me will consume, so be it!
Warped. I just can't believe the outrageously high potatoe price you cited! In Canada, a bag of potatoes is cheaper than bus fare one way.
Kate.
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$2.00 for 10 lbs???? Holy Cow!!! I'm moving to Canada!!
Wow, I am paying way too much for potatoes!! I have been buying the Idaho Potatoes, so maybe I do need to check around and see if there are cheaper ones!! I really like the Idaho, though......
Well, I threw away the rest of my squash, today, too. Funny you said that. I asked my mom if squash could be causing me to feel kind of yucky today and she said she can't eat squash either without getting D and she's a C!!! So, they're gone!! I took an Imodium this morning and I have still had 3 BM today and very loose. Not normal for me. So, it's gotta be the squash. That's the only thing I did differently yesterday. You think I'm right???
That's awesome that you get mushrooms in bulk like that from a mushroom farm??? I don't even know if there is a mushroom farm near me. How long do the mushrooms keep in the fridge that you buy at the grocery store??? I am not an experienced mushroom eater. I usually just ate mushrooms on my pizza!! This whole mushroom thing is new to me but they don't affect my system at all so I need to keep eating them!!
I love the portabello burgers!!  I don't know if my husband will let me buy those things more than once a week. They are super expensive. But, they totally agree with me and took away the hunger pains because they have good protein. I haven't taken in ANY protein today, unless there's protein in potatoes. I can tell, too.....I'm super hungry but kinda feel yuck at the same time. Just started after I took my fiber at 3:00. Blew up like a blimp and it didn't go away until 4:30 and after 2 more BM's!!! Blah!!!
Michelle
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Yup--it's the squash! Good for you!
I ditched some broccoli I retested, for lunch. It causes such violent g.i. spasms/contractions in me. It either ends up regurgitated or gives me explosive D. So, I am finally convinced that Broccoli is a bad thing for me. I get a huge headache when I eat it too. Either way, it puts huge pressure on my "Les" and blech! I took a few Gas-X and it(the broccoli) barely stayed down. Thus, I am convinced that broccoli is a big reflux/D trigger. Spinach, however, likes me and luckily I like it!
I am now at the point where I'd feel bad forcing myself to eat anything disagreeable. So, I am writing lines, reminding myself how sick broccoli and cruciferous veggies make me feel, even with Beano. I am proud of myself for dumping the Broccoli. Now, I must remember NEVER EVER TO BRING IT IN THE HOUSE AGAIN!!! It's hard. It's like an abusive relationship. Okay, enough babbling.
Re: Mushrooms
If they're fresh, they keep about a week. 5-7 days is a good guide. Not longer. I'm awful, but I can (and do) easily eat 5-10lbs. of mushies in a week, depending on my mood. Roughly a lb./day. Pretty bad, huh?
Kate.
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Wow, you eat ALOT of "mushies"!! LOL!! They sit really nice, though. I can see why you eat so many!
Good for me for ditching the squash! Good for you for ditching the Broccoli!! I don't know How in the world you ever could handle broccoli. Broccoli HATES ME!!! It always has. Even before IBS, Broccoli gave me HORRIBLE GAS!! I actually got some steamed veggies from the chinese place in October and that night was the sickest I have ever been in my life because I ate some broccoli and it seemed like it had JUST BARELY been cooked at all. That's the day I started going downhill fast!!! I will never eat broccoli, ever again!! I couldn't eat for a week after that incident. My BM and stomach were seriously jacked up and the next day I went to the doctor and he referred me to the GI and scheduled me for the endoscopy/colonoscopy. Horrible, horrible.......I will never do it again. Sorry, hon.....I know how you love broccoli and it has such good health benefits and cancer fighting antioxidants.....but, it's just not worth the pain!
Don't bring them back into your house!! I'm putting my food down!! hehehehehe....
Gotta go get some "mushies" tomorrow! I miss them already. I'm so glad you introduced me to them!!
Michelle
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Thanks Michelle. Broccoli is hereby officially banned from my house/fridge/body. To eat it, is self-abusive, for me. Now, I must practice this admonition. (Those are really cute little trees, but they really ruin my afternoon.) And I will not feel guilty for exempting myself from brassica for life.
Kate.
Edited by Wind (12/03/05 07:07 PM)
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