Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Apple,Strawberry,or Raspberry Newtons

I'm sorry you're having so much trouble.

Did you get a chance to check out the How Calories Work? Here's something you can hopefully use in there with your parents:

"Lots of people wonder if it matters where their calories come from. At its most basic, if we eat exactly the number of calories that we burn and if we're only talking about weight, the answer is no -- a calorie is a calorie. A protein calorie is no different from a fat calorie -- they are simply units of energy. As long as you burn what you eat, you will maintain your weight; and as long as you burn more than you eat, you'll lose weight.

But if we're talking nutrition, it definitely matters where those calories originate. Carbohydrates and proteins are healthier sources of calories than fats. Although our bodies do need a certain amount of fat to function properly -- an adequate supply of fat allows your body to absorb the vitamins you ingest -- an excess of fat can have serious health consequences "

Can you talk to your parents? I'm sure they're really worried about you. See if they will compromise with you. Tell them you will eat fat, but you want to eat the kind that is healthy fat. And, you don't want your meals/snacks to be over 25% fat. (To figure the percent fat, divide the fat calories into the total calories. If something has 20 fat calories, and is 150 total calories, that would be 13% fat.)

Do you like salmon? Salmon is a fattier fish and if you can tolerate it with some soluble like rice, there's some extra fat. Or how about guacamole? Just make your own, because a lot of the store brands add dairy (I hate that!

) and eat it with baked Tostitos. Heather has an awesome recipe in EFI for guacamole. Oh yeah - avocado is fattier also, so you can get healthy fats in that way.

You want to get extra "safe" calories to gain weight. If you keep eating triggers (bad, too high fats) it's like a vicious cycle where you make yourself sick, which causes you to lose weight.

Do you cook? Can you make yourself some homemade quick breads or muffins? Snacking on them can add up the calories. Or make some homemade Rice Krispies Treats. (use canola oil instead of butter)

Oh, and I'm not sure about those Newtons. I think some people can tolerate them. I'm not sure of the ingredients.

Sorry if I've been rambling on here, but it just breaks my heart to see you suffering so bad.

Hope you can figure something out.

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