I have been thinking a lot about the inulin in Luna bars and how it has been presumed for so long that Luna bars were safe (and maybe the ingredients changed sometime). It got me thinking about foods that maybe aren't triggers but need caution and are in a separate group. Triggers, IMO, are red meat, dairy, high fat, alcohol, caffeine and artificial sweeteners. IF is not a trigger in that way, but needs caution and should be eaten safely. Then there are the foods that aren't forbidden but that some choose not to eat: beans, cole crops (broccoli, cabbage etc), sulfur containing stuff (onions, garlic, eggs, some dried fruits), soy, granola, barley and lentils, and I think inulin should be in this category (at this time I do). They are things that normal people sometimes get gas from. Then there are the extra things like MSG. Then there is fructose which is in the bean category UNLESS you have a confirmed sensitivity and then it is a main trigger.
Also in the bean category are chewing gum, using straws, taking naps and other things that cause bloating and gas. This is how I view it at this time and only my personal opinion and just based on some new ideas I had of understanding triggers and other factors.
So I suppose the stuff in the bean category, as I call it, should be used with caution on a personal basis. But that people need to know that some of those things cause gas, etc.
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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triggers vs possible gas increasing foods/things
