Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Are you stable, penpal?

I hate to jinx it by saying I'm stable (because I've recently had a bad time) but have been feeling better the last week or so.

As I mentioned, the "new" thing I'm doing is eating oatmeal for breakfast every day. I get lots of fiber from root veggies such as yam, potato, celeriac, carrots, parsnips and yucca root. I also put ground flax seed on my oatmeal and that has a lot of fiber. I have started eating apples with the skin on, but I core and slice them and microwave for 30 seconds. This softens them up without totally cooking them. I love to have these apple slices dipped in a tablespoon of tahini (made from sesame seeds and tastes a bit like almond butter) for a snack.

I like using the Dole fruit packs in light juice because they are portioned out (I'm watching my calories) and they come in a variety of fruits. They are nice and soft and don't seem to aggravate me.

I don't believe it makes any difference to the fiber content as to whether a fruit or vegetable is cooked until soft. I seem to do better when I have things well cooked. What really sets me off is if I have a lot of salad or raw veggies. I can eat small portions of chicken or turkey and fish. Ground beef seems to be ok in small quantities (maybe because it's already "chewed"). I cannot eat steak, pork or veal as these cause major problems.

Oh, and I've also been using Beano (2 before and 2 after each meal) so maybe that's helping too as it has digestive enzymes that help digest veggies and beans.

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Penny

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