Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: IBS Trigger Foods in Heather's Recipes

Belinda

I have to admit that since your original post I've been thinking about your comments. Not so much because, like some others, I disagree with you, because in some respects I don't. For me personally, Heather's First Year book was and remains the best yet, and the one I recommend. When I got the recipe book, I went through it making mental notes on what I knew I could and could not try. There are STILL a lot I don't think I'd try because I haven't yet proven to myself I can tolerate a particular food it calls for. I may be able to down the road, I may not.

What is important here is THE BIG PICTURE �..that is, in an IBS diet, ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL, but guess what? This one is just about as good as it gets!!! I don't know of anyone who hasn't benefited by Heather's "breaking the cycle" rules. It got me out of trouble, and I know many, many others. When it comes to the recipes it's all about individual compromise and adaptation. (After all, isn't that what everything in life is all about�..compromise and adaptation?) Heather herself admits there are foods in her recipes that may be a trigger for some people and if that's the case, leave it out or substitute��.again, compromise and adapt��Nothing is written in stone! I'd go so far as to say I suspect there isn't one person active on this board that can tolerate EVERYTHING in the Eating for IBS book and to expect it would be ludicrous. No one person can be expected to have all the answers for all people. In a way, we all individually have to WRITE OUR OWN BOOK based on what we know is working for us at THIS point in time, what we can tolerate and what we can't. Does this mean in a year from now, if we take baby steps right now, we'll be able to tolerate a currently dreaded food? Maybe, maybe not, but how, I ask you, will we ever know unless we try? You've indicated that willingness to try, and that's all any of us can ask of ourselves. I applaud you for your courage and respect you for willingness to keep trying to improve your quality of life through board communication and inquiry!!!

We all here care!!!!

Kandee

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