With the beans, I think it's that the shells/coatings are insulble fibre but the inners are okay. So as soy milk is make from crushed beans, it's usually okay. But whole baked beans are high in insoluble fibre.
With the fat, just keep it to a minimum whatever type you use. Obviously olive oil, etc is healthier, but it's still a trigger for IBS. Animal fats, like butter, are usually dairy based, so this is bad for IBS. Follow the link angylroses posted for avocados - these are great!
With rice crackers, most people tolerate brown rice okay, but with the crackers the husks (what makes them brown) are all broken up anyway. Check the fat content on Japanese crackers, I don't know about these. Try corn crackers as well - this is what I snack on the most when I'm on the go. They're high in soluble fibre, practically fat-free, the plain ones taste like popcorn (yummy!) and they're intrinsically low-cal (I was eating these instead of crisps to lose weight before I started Heather's diet!).
I don't know about acne or acupuncture, but in future watch out for antibiotics. The oral types tend to strip the gut of healthy bacteria which isn't good. I now get drops for ear infections, instead of pills. Also, if you're daughter does have to take antibiotics again, get her to take more probiotics to try and replace the lost healthy bacteria.
Hope this helps! Linz
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