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Being new to this community, I finally decided to give Heather's diet suggestions a try...only to find that ALL of my favorite foods are banned! No wonder I've had such terrible gas for these past 2 years! LOL I know what you mean! However, fruits and vegetables aren't banned, but since they're usually high in insoluble fiber you want to incorporate them safely into a soluble fiber based meal.

For you experts out there, is it ok to eat:
1. pasta with red sauce (with cooked tomatoes, mushrooms, ground turkey, and a tiny bit of chopped onions). I think as long as the marinara sauce is low-fat it should be fine. Some people have problems with the acidity of cooked tomatoes, but I that might have more to do with upper GI problems, like GERD. I think in a past newsletter Heather recommended adding a pinch of brown sugar to neutralize the acid. Do you make your own sauce? It sounds tasty and safe to me! If you're buying prepared sauce watch for high fructose corn syrup and other additives that are IBS triggers.

2. Salad (with romain lettuce, corn, tomatoes, tofu, cucumber, and my favorite japanese sesame dressing?) Heather recommends eating salads at the end of a a SF based meal. This salad is probably too high to eat alone, but you could have small serving after eating your pasta! Make sure your cucumber is seeded and peeled and that your dressing is LF and doesn't contain any triggers.

Thanks!

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