At home we do a mix. When I cook, I tend to make only IBS-safe meals, and my family is more than happy to eat them. I do however try and get a lot of variety in terms of flavours and meat. I make lots of dishes with chicken, shrimp, tofu and fish. And I also am not the one cooking each night. When my family is cooking something non-IBS safe, I try to alter it for my diet, or I make something totally different. For instance, with spaghetti, my family will have the sauce with beef, while I will take some sauce aside in another pot and add tofu, shrimp or ground chicken.
As for having foods around the house, I try to be understanding that my family will have cheese, pizza etc around. If it's something that will tempt me, I try to let my family know that it's not good to have it around all the time. Last time my family had pizza, I didn't sit at the table with them and they understood. I made a separate meal for myself.
I think it is about balance. Think of how hard it was for you to give up triggers, and that is knowing how much pain they will cause you. Your family can eat them fine, so it would be near impossible to get them to give it up. On the other hand, you don't want to be surrounded by food that isn't good for you. And yes, this diet is healthy so having your family follow along is ok. However, if they are able to eat red meat and dairy, there is nutritional value in them as well (B12, iron etc) that they should be getting.
If you're the only one cooking I can understand the frustration. Maybe it would help if you weren't the only one cooking? That way if there's something your family wants that isn't safe, they can make it and you can find something for yourself.
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