dairy products in pkg'd items
#325707 - 02/28/08 11:11 AM
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Dawn_Angel
Reged: 02/25/08
Posts: 13
Loc: NY State
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hi everyone, i am new with IBS so I am trying to understand the detail guidelines as well even though i'm trying to eat as safely as possible since i discovered i may have this condition.
is it generally safe to have boxed pasta mixes? or to what extent do you check the ingredients on things and take to heart when there are some dry dairy ingredients. would this be enough to possibly set off an attack? because otherwise i have omitted dairy, so i wasn't sure?
if i could get some feedback on this it would help.
thanks,
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**Jen Z.**
"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." ~ William James
"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin." ~ Mother Teresa
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It depends on how much dairy is actually in the package, AND on your own individual tolerance to minute amounts of dairy. When I first started this diet, I realized that my favourite pre-packaged rice sidedishes had "modified milk ingredients" in them, and I only realized it AFTER I had one already cooking on the stove. I didn't want to throw it away, so I ate it anyway, and I was fine. I suppose milk ingredients are added to these things for some reason, because they weren't even dairy-flavoured varieties! They were like Wild Rice and Mushroom, or Rice and Herbs... I could see if they were "butter and herb", or something. Obviously stay away from anything that has a dairy term in the title (like cheese, sour cream, butter, or even the term "creamy"), because that will mean a higher concentration of dairy ingredients.
Just to add - I really do try to avoid all dairy. I don't buy those rice mixes anymore. The ONLY dairy I eat now comes in the form of "less than .5% whey" in my Becel Light Margerine - which I use sparingly anyway.
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IBS-A since age 12, and fructose sensitive; with the exception of my pregnancy, have been following Heather's diet since Nov. 19, 2007.
Taking 12g of Acacia per day. Relatively stable since March 2008!
Edited by Erilyn (02/28/08 12:06 PM)
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Stay away from as much processed food as possible! Check out the boards for different pasta and/or rice recipes. They're much healthier and not to mention tastier!
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thank you to both of you! I did have some rice cakes the other day and it was an oops after the first few mini bites, they weren't quaker! ahh!! my last attack was last weekend.. i didn't know i had IBS til then. but anyway, i had to really play it safe this past week to calm myself down from that.. i'm getting a bit better by playing it safe!
so far i'm eating mostly rice, pasta and breads and small amounts of fruit or veggies. i'm afraid to eat salads yet as it was one of the things i had before my attack .. i guess i had eaten it first before some of the other things. but it was the chinese food and the icecream that sent me spiraling downward,.. i don't think i'll eat that chinese selection again now that i know what it can do to set me off so bad! though i never had problems before with that til then!
i asked because i really like the lipton spinach noodles and the annie's white cheddar organic pastas. they are great for quick meals and add some veggies.. but i guess not anymore.
or til i find out for sure what is going on with all this. i am supposed to see a gastrointestinal specialist soon to determine if IBS is for sure what i have.. but til then I'm sticking to this IBS diet cause its been helping.
i appreciate your advice! i'll have to find new favourites!
luv Jen
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with tranquil thoughts,
**Jen Z.**
"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." ~ William James
"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin." ~ Mother Teresa
Edited by Dawn_Angel (03/01/08 01:26 PM)
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