Re: Baked Beans
06/05/03 02:28 PM
|
|
|
|
Heather
Reged: 12/09/02
Posts: 7799
Loc: Seattle, WA
|
|
|
Hi - Beans have an insoluble fiber skin but the interior flesh is soluble fiber. They also contain raffinose, a sugar, that can cause gas and other GI problems for IBS. In general, if beans are well-cooked and blended or pureed, they're pretty tolerable, especially if you have them in smaller quantities with a high soluble fiber basis. So, serve your chili (which should be low fat, without meat or dairy) over rice or pasta.
The good thing about beans is that the more often you eat them the better you'll digest raffinose, and eventually they shouldn't cause gas at all.
Best,
Heather
--------------------
Heather is the Administrator of the IBS Message Boards. She is the author of Eating for IBS and The First Year: IBS, and the CEO of Heather's Tummy Care. Join her IBS Newsletter. Meet Heather on Facebook!
Print
Remind Me
Notify Moderator
|
|
Posts
