When you have been on the board for a while you will very much see the answer to question 2. Lots of people have specific foods that can be considered 'safe' to many but to them are unsafe. For some that is bananas, oatmeal, egg whites, etc. Also people can have additional issues like Fructose Intolerance or Gluten Intolerance or even soy allergies.
For question number 1: the cookbook and many of the recipes outlined here follow just the basics of the IBS diet; people with additional difficulties OR PEOPLE JUST STARTING OUT still need to avoid some recipes or foods. People are always at different stages of their becoming stable and the recipes in that way are somewhat 'generic' I guess. Also early on newbies are recommended many places on this website to start with the Break The Cycle diet only and slowly incorporate others foods starting with the easier ones first. Only after that can a person eat pretty much all fruits and veggies, grains, and other natural products in a low fat, dairy free diet.
The basis of every IBS safe recipe should be low fat percentage of calories, dairy free, yolk and red meat free, artificial product free (like splenda or MSG) and non-cooked alcohol free. Not all recipes are SF containing in themselves- veggies or meat recipe are intended to be eaten with SF as a side. Then, *on top of those above exclusions*, some people have to avoid excess fructose, or gluten, or soy, or sugar, or many veggies, etc.
Hope this clears things up.
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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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