Okay I have been suffering from IBS for ever before I knew it was IBS. I am in pain all the time...All the time. Imagine my happiness when I found that there were other people who knew what I am going through. I mean I am not happy other people are sufferng but you know what I mean. . ANYWAY I bought the book..and I am confused because the book says to eat FRENCH bread and sourdough only. The french bread i have bought and all the french bread that I have seen at the stores all have WHEAT FLOUR in them. I thought from my reading of the IBS recipe that i am not supposed to have WHEAT bread...which makes me wonder about WHEAT flour because I am sure that is used to make WHEAT bread...Also it says in the book to snack on honeycombs and I am wondering about that because honeycombs have to have artificial sweeteners. Also I thought I could have chicken, fish and turkey so how come the book says to use TVP in place of ground beef..coudlnt I use turkey? Lastly, the book says use fat-free mayo, but unless it is vegan mayo all mayo has egg yolks. Oh and the book says stay away from cold drinks then it says drink ICE tea for traveling..I guess what I am saying is im confused and it seems there may be some contradictions in the book..or im misunderstanding something. I am in a lot of pain and I just want to do this right.
Here are some tips sourdough bread and french bread and italian bread are safe if they don't have milk, eggs (with the yolk whites fine.) I buy these at wal-mart. I also avoid hfcs. I buy the arnolds bread they have poatoe and italian and I do fine with them. You can use ground turkey but make sure its very lean they also make ground chicken. Wonderful to use in place of hambuger use it for tacos, bugers, meatloaf and so on.As far a mayo its tricky the do make a lite mayo but it has hfcs in it so if you are avoiding that don't use it I use a vegan mayo from trader joes it has some fat but I use very little when I do.As far as the drinks Ice can cause cramps on a empty stomach so if you can drink decaf tea then do it at room temp or even warm. I drink heathers fennel tea warm I love it its soothing! I won't trust the honeycombs thats my opinion. I eat rice chex, crisp x and rice crispies & gorilla munch all free of hfcs. Theres all kinds of recipes on here and tips and tricks search around you will be surprised at what you fine. My advice read the book again and again I still read it and I have for the last 4 yrs. Welcome to the boards and feel free to ask questions. Hope I have helped some! Emmasmom ibs-c gas
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First time here just got my book HELP quesrion please...
. ANYWAY I bought the book..and I am confused because the book says to eat FRENCH bread and sourdough only. The french bread i have bought and all the french bread that I have seen at the stores all have WHEAT FLOUR in them. I thought from my reading of the IBS recipe that i am not supposed to have WHEAT bread...which makes me wonder about WHEAT flour because I am sure that is used to make WHEAT bread...Also it says in the book to snack on honeycombs and I am wondering about that because honeycombs have to have artificial sweeteners. Also I thought I could have chicken, fish and turkey so how come the book says to use TVP in place of ground beef..coudlnt I use turkey? Lastly, the book says use fat-free mayo, but unless it is vegan mayo all mayo has egg yolks. Oh and the book says stay away from cold drinks then it says drink ICE tea for traveling..I guess what I am saying is im confused and it seems there may be some contradictions in the book..or im misunderstanding something. I am in a lot of pain and I just want to do this right.
