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south beach is a modified diet closer to atkins then to the IBS diet. I'd talk to your doc about your tummy issues. My mom kept pushing me to join her on South Beach and my regular doc (not even my GI) almost fell off his chair laughing when I told him about it. He said with my other health issues I would be eating NOTHING.. and that wasn't good for me. Remember I don't eat any dairy, meats other then poultry and fish and very few raw veggies.. but this diet has actually helped bring some of my other health issues under control and he knows that. Maybe there is another way he can find to adjust what you eat within the confines of the IBS diet, or he can explain to you what he wants you to eat and not eat and why?

A lot of people comment about all my bad carbs but my health is actually better on this diet then it was before- even with hypoglycemia. My sugars stay more stable because I'm eating frequent small meals, my tummy is more stable, and my cholesterol has dropped because Soluble Fiber actually absorbs back cholesterol (like the oatmeal they press at the docs normally!)

Amie

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Dietetics Student (anticipating RD exam in Aug 2010)
IBS - A
Dairy Allergic
Fructose and MSG intollerant

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