Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Loosing Weight while eating the IBS Diet

Hello chicken! Welcome. Many here have lost weight on the diet because it is so healthy and forbids those naughty treats that are so hard to resist. Since you have to have soluble fiber with every meal just try to think about how you can do it with the least calories. Rice has less than pasta or bread and cream of rice or wheat has the least calories for breakfast. Then try to up the vegetables which, for the tummy, should be cooked well. Root veggies are soluble when cooked and carrots are low in calories. I eat well-cooked carrots or microwaved sweet potatoes for lunch often. Try to reduce sugary snacks even the ones that are IBS safe since they pack on the pounds and replace with canned fruit in lite syrup or bananas, but stay away from salads. Also exercise every day and drink water and tea. Cooking Light magazine has great light recipes too. Good luck.

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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!

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