Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards

This Board is based on following the principles of the Eating For IBS Diet. Based on those principles, two of the elements Syl has pointed out are to be avoided - dairy is one of the Big Four trigger foods and should be avoided completely; high fructose corn syrup is problematic for many IBSers and should be avoided if at all possible.

My guess about why these make you "go" when you eat them on an empty stomach is that eating HFCS and dairy without a soluble fiber base is causing colonic spasms. Also, the percent of calories from fat for your Pop Tarts is 22%. Although that is below the 25% maximum Heather recommends, it would be too much for me first thing in the morning and would probably also cause colonic spasms. If you're happy with this, so be it, but usually inducing colonic spasms will cause bigger problems down the line even if the immediate outcome is desirable.

I understand you're not happy about being told to avoid a food you enjoy, but please dial down the sarcasm and anger. Many people on the Board have strong ideas about what foods are and are not a good idea and when they express those ideas they are sincerely trying to help you. In fact, I would be prepared to argue that if people *don't* recommend you avoid certain foods, they are undercutting the entire purpose of these Boards. If you don't like the advice you're given, just ignore it.

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[Research tells us fourteen out of any ten individuals likes chocolate. - Sandra Boynton]

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