I have been reading your book, "First Year IBS" - fantastic. It's all making sense now. I just got your other book in today, Eating for IBS - can't wait to read that too. I have some questions: regarding page 26 of First Year IBS book, you have listed Dairy products to eliminate for IBS. So, does that include cheese that has casein in it? I have been buying almond cheese, but it does have casein in it. As far as introducing soy to my diet gradually, should I begin the IBS diet first, take the fiber that I'm going to order from you, etc., then try the soy products? Seems like alot of the recipes I saw have soy in them. What about foods containing soy lecithin, soy isolate? You also have listed under the high fat foods list on page 27 - all oils, nuts and nut butters. So, does someone with IBS have to eliminate all oils even if they are the good ones like olive that are expeller expressed? If this is the case, what does one use for a salad dressing? On page 30 - the list of insoluble fiber: I always thought that whole wheat was better for you than white flour - that white flour was stripped of all the nutrients, etc.? So, if I make my own bread (which I love to bake), it wouldn't be alright to use white/wheat flour? There's actually a flour that's called white/wheat and I looked at the ingredients and the whole wheat is "whole." As far as eating salads, I just read where you talked about eating it at the end of the meal - what a great idea. No wonder when I eat salads, I get such cramping. It makes sense to have other foods as a foundation (kind of like coating the stomach). I just need to learn to do all this. I have been getting seedless cucumbers and cutting out the seeds of tomatoes, avoiding corn, popcorn now for 7-8 years due to the diverticulosis. I really hope my body can adjust to the soy as it will open up more foods to prepare, etc. If not, what type of cheese can I get that has no dairy, soy or casein in it? Do you think I would be okay to order the peppermint oil capsules if I follow your instructions on not taking them on an empty stomach and one hour before I eat? I was told in the past that I had acid reflux, but I never have heart burn (only once in awhile). You know it's funny, I had an appointment today and was told by this person her friend has wheat allergy and went on the gluten free diet and felt worse like I did this week too. I literally felt like someone punched me in the stomach. Does your fennel tea taste like locorice? How many cups of tea does one container of the either the peppermint or fennel tea make?
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