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Heheheh, I have probably eaten every IBS-safe item of Japanese food...we go out for sushi once a week....

At the beginning of the meal, you may have to skip the miso soup and green salad, unless you've eaten some soluble fiber at home ahead of time. Personally, I take a couple of fiber pills and then eat the soup and salad

. I also like seaweed and cucumber salads, but only when I'm stable. And I don't tolerate the sesame seeds in the seaweed salad very well.

For appetizers, skip the tempura. Vegetable gyoza (dumplings) are very, very good, but I've only seen them at one restaurant (and I've been to at least six). Unfortunately, regular gyoza contain ground pork

, so skip those. Edamame (boiled green soybeans) should be safe and are very healthy.

Sushi is good. Avoid any rolls that contain cream cheese, mayonnaise, anything deep-fried, or any vegetable that is a trigger for you. Raw, smoked, and cooked seafood should all be fine. I like umeshiso or plum rolls, but they are VERY, VERY salty--definitely an acquired taste. Try a scallop hand roll with no mayo.

Noodle dishes are good, such as cold soba noodles with dipping sauce, or warm udon noodles in broth.

Rice dishes are good. Sakegohan (I've seen it spelled in different ways) is a salmon rice bowl, and there are also eel and chicken rice bowls. Avoid pork and beef, and ask if the one you order comes with egg (chicken and pork often do--have them leave it off the chicken).

Teriyaki salmon or teriyaki chicken is another option. This will often come with steamed vegies and plain rice--probably one of the safer but blander choices.

I'm sure there are options I've forgotten, but this should get you started. At any rate, enjoy yourself!

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