Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Anyone else with Type 1 Diabetes and IBS? *newbie here*

Diabetes is way out of my league, but I know there have been some posts from people with either hypo- or hyper- glycemia, so you might have some luck if you Search on stuff like "hyperglycemia", "hypoglycemia", "glycemic index". I know that's not the same as diabetes, but it might at least give you a handle on what people are doing about all those carbs.

As for thyroid problems, Kandee is our resident expert, so you might search on "thyroid" and look especially for posts by her. I do know she strongly discourages people with thyroid issues from consuming soy. I have thyroid problems and my endocrinologists stance is that she doesn't mind me eating soy in moderation, but she insists I must wait at least an hour after taking my Synthroid before having any soy. I use rice milk rather than soy milk, but I do sometimes eat soy ice cream and soy sour cream.

There was a very recent thread on Splenda - you can Search on it, but I seem to remember that the overall consensus was not good.

Explain to me why smoothies are a no-no because of the cellulose. You lost me on that one.

There are soluble fibers other than white bread and white rice, like potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, bananas, applesauce. Maybe you can make those more of the basis of your diet.

Not being able to do the sweets is tough - I conned myself into staying on this diet by eating way too many at the beginning. I truly don't know how totally you should stay away from sugar, but there is a very popular recipe on the Boards for AntiDepressant Brownies (ADBs) and Linz recently posted that she's made them with far less sugar than normal and they're still good. Maybe they'd be a possibility for you?
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There are also recipes like Kree's CrockPot Chicken Stew and ShellMarr's Meatloaf and Skinny Mashed Potatoes that I'd hope would be doable for you.

Have you tried peppermint tea? It does seem to help settle my tummy down. Unless, of course, you also have GERD or reflux.

I hope this helps. Good luck. Take care.

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