Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Fiber Variety? Bannanas? Triggers?

Hi
I have been eating bananas and oatmeal porridge every morning for months, and have had success with this as a good fibre source to start the day. However, the gas and bloating got out of control, and my gastro said it would take my body 2 years to get used to a high fibre diet. Ack! So I did some research, and read that combining fruit with complex carbohydrates in the same meal can cause excess gas. So in the past few weeks, I have only had plain oatmeal porridge in the morning, with brown sugar, rice milk, sometimes flax meal or whole flax, and sometimes with a few raisins if I feel adventurous. I now eat fruit later in the day, peaches are the choice one right now, in season and all. I have found that this has helped to reduce my gas and bloating, so am thankful for that. I have found it has helped reduce the painful nature of my intestinal gas, which makes life easier. I've reduced my banana consumption for the time being to one or two per week. In the meantime, beans and soy products still plague me with gas, but the Beano supplement helps me digest these gassy foods. Meanwhile, I drink peppermint tea to reduce gas, ward off attacks, and to calm things. I also eat the Altoid peppermints daily. Fennel tea has also helped a lot.

As for the time of day when I get an attack, I find that sometime within 24 hours of the offending food is when I will have an attack. For example, I could get sick right away like within an hour of eating something fatty or wholewheat. Or like the other day, I had one slice of pizza at nite, and didn't get sick until the next night, after a very healthy day. I find that drinking peppermint tea during an attack, or chewing on the Altoids, helps slow things down and prevent the attack from lasting too long. If I am travelling, then I find attacks last longer, and I have to eat really simply and get lots of rest and exercise.

If I have an attack, then yes I also have a simple dinner, usually brown rice, vegetarian sushi, or cheerios (made with oat flour).

Take Care,
KRis

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