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If I were you, I'd put in a lot of blueberries. You are basically in pain every day anyway, right? You know you need as much IF as possible. I'd pick a Saturday morning when you can afford to stay in all day, and do some experimenting. Put in a big old handful of blueberries and see what happens. You should be increasing your IF consistently until your C is relieved.
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Lemme pile on here! 
Yeah, fruit/veggie IF really isn't as scary as you think. I'm sure that you're like me and had plenty of times pre-Heather where you ate a bunch of veggies and felt like crap later on. But really, when you have some SF (and peppermint on hand in case you go too nuts) and chop/cook/puree your fruits and veggies, it is so darn safe and good for us C'ers! Honestly, I will get in trouble with the real triggers (red meat, dairy, high fat) and overdosing on whole grains, but I've never had real problems with fruit/veggie IF the Heather way.
You need to face the fear and gradually increase your fruit/veggie IF. It's ok to be scared - heck, it's downright normal for us IBS'ers. The hypno helps with that (hint, hint). But eat some more anyway, and have a heating pad and peppermint at the ready, and you will be pleasantly surprised!
--AC
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If you don't want the soy, you can use juice instead... I use OJ with calcium because of the lack of dairy in my diet, but cranberry works well. I used to use Apple juice but I think thats a trigger for most IBSers. It just makes the smoothie more fruity, and I don't ever put in more sugar. If you use juice, frozen fruits, and a bit of tofu or something (yay protein), its a whole meal!! I actually put in some acacia tummy fiber also. Its delicious... every single morning 
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I make a few, but one that I really like is:
3 frozen peach halves cut into smaller portions
1 tsp. raw almond butter
1 tbsp. vanilla soy protein powder
1/4 - 1/2 packet of Stevia
Rice Dream Vanilla or Almond Breeze Vanilla milk - quantity depends on the thickness you like.
Mix well in blender, pour into a tall glass and enjoy.
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Beth
I make a yummy smoothie with half a banana, frozen blueberries and raspberries and apple juice or soy milk to make it more liquid. (I prefer the apple juice) I can tolerate lots of blueberries, plus the berries give it a great taste. Take Amanda's advice on this one, she's onto something 
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#263411 - 05/15/06 07:04 AM
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Augie
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..about how much berries would you estimate you add?
Thanks for your feedback!
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Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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I've been leery of fruits because of the high fructose/sorbitol content of this individual fruit. It scores high on those, according to my research. In fact, I think they were rated as one of the unfriendliest tummy fruits.
I'm not trying to scare you, Gracie. You obviously know what works for you way more than I know what works for me!
Maybe I'll get the guts to try peach. I used to like them a lot!
What are some of your other favorite smoothies?
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#263414 - 05/15/06 07:15 AM
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I reckon about half a cup- my berries are frozen and a mix of blueberries raspberries and loganberries, sometimes I leave the smoothie thick and other times I add extra juice or soy milk to make it more like a juice drink. It's very yummy and a glorious purple colour, the berries are much more flavoursome (in my opinion) than sticking with peaches etc. I blend for a long time so that everything is all mushed up and if it's too thick then I add more juice/milk and blitz again for a few seconds to mix all that up too.
Have fun making them, they are soo delicious
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Wish me luck!
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I don't drink it (or eat peaches) all the time so maybe that's why it hasn't bothered me.
I also like a mixed berry smoothie - blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and red and black currants. The total I put in there is about 1-1/2 to 2 tablespoons frozen berries combined.
Another one I like is mango and pineapple. Again I only use a few cubed pieces of each.
With these 2 smoothies I don't use the almond butter, but I guess if you like it, you can use it in there too.
Edit: Oh yeah, I also like using some Pom Wonderful Pomegranate juice in the smoothies.
Edited by Gracie (05/15/06 03:27 PM)
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