Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Solid Chocolate v. Cocoa

First of all I think you are slightly misunderstanding "solid chocolate". If it is cocoa with oil to thicken it is not whole chocolate anymore. yes the problem is in the cocoa butter and not so much in the caffeine. Cocoa butter is a major trigger and should be avoided.
That said, I was quite astonished after giving up chocolate in all but cocoa form to find several people here eat small amounts of dairy free solid chocolate. For some putting in the real fakey chocolate chips made from cocoa and oil is ok in baked goods. For me any chocolate with chocolate liquour -even Sam's choice chips- is a trigger. Sorry but that is the breaks. You can't complain your stomach into agreeing to happily digest things it doesn't want to. Be happy we can have so many good things with cocoa- and yummy chocolate soy ice cream and sorbet!

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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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