Scary, but I'm familiar with that approach...
09/12/04 10:54 AM
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atomic rose
Reged: 06/01/04
Posts: 7013
Loc: Maine (IBS-A stable since July '05!)
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A year and a half ago or so, I was visiting a friend, and she had a book that claimed - with medical research to back it all up - that a high-protein, low-carb diet would cure just about any disease known to man, including IBS. I admit it, I was intrigued, and I tried it.
For a while, I ate low-fat but still high-protein... avoided dairy, a lot of oil and butter, etc, and mostly ate chicken, fish, and vegetables, no starches that weren't reduced-carb (so a lot of baked goods using soy flour). I actually felt fine. It wasn't until I started following a fattier diet - Atkins - with a lot of red meat and oil/butter (like that site!) that I started having a lot of problems. And I do mean A LOT; I've never been so sick in my life, and 6 months later, I'm STILL recovering slowly. That woman who's going to give that diet a try is in for a lot of pain and misery... oy.
NOT worth it, that's for sure! I'll stick with my pasta and potatoes, thanks - I know that works and doesn't cause more problems in the long run!
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