Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Orange Juice & Candy & anything else?!!

Oh, gosh 6 years old would be a difficult age for IBS.

Try jelley beans, mints, gum drops and any other fat free candies. Also, I don't know why the doctor said to steer clear of hard candies and lollies, if you check the ingredients and there is no sucrose, high fructose corn syrup, or sorbitol (or some other artificial sweetner) then hard candies should be alright. Just read the ingredients on all the candies before giving them to her.

Maybe, one piece of chocolate, if she had a good soluble fiber meal, but I wouldn't even start her on chocolate, then she will just want it all the time. It is addictive and she might eat too much.

I would watch out on all juices, most contain not only high fructose corn syrup, but also citric acid, which upsets my stomach. Cranberry juice is the safest.

A good treat for her would be Rice Krispy treats. Be sure to buy the marshmellows that are high fructose corn syrup free, such as Kraft. They contain "corn syrup", but it is okay, it is not as concentrated as the high fructose corn syrup. Then you use the recipe on the Rice Krispies box, but use canola oil instead of butter. I think the recipe is like one bag of marshmellows, 3 Table spoons canola oil, and six cups of rice krispies. They taste just the same.

good luck, it is going to be very hard for her to understand, but if you start her early she can catch on.

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