Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | It's different when you're cooking at home...

Commercial low fat foods do often jack the sugar content (because fat carries flavor, and sugar (and salt) are cheap ways to add flavor). It's totally different when you're in your own kitchen, because in that case you'll be replacing fat with other moisture-rich foods (applesauce in baking, for example, or veggie/chicken broths in savory dishes). Also, you'll find a lot of fresh and dried herbs, spices, and other seasonings used to add the flavor. One thing that IBS recipes are not (nor do they need to be) is boring and bland - they're just not greasy!

There are dessert recipes in Eating for IBS, and those do have sugar. You can either avoid those, reduce the sugar content if you wish, or just splurge with small quantities once in while.

But, the diet itself is not high sugar at all. Sugar is not a GI irritant or stimulant, so it doesn't tend to affect IBS one way or another. Which means you can have it if you want, or avoid it altogether. The IBS diet is certainly not relying on sugar for anything other than sweet treats.

You can also check out tons of recipes from the book in the "IBS Recipes" section of the site - just follow the diet and recipes link to your left.

- Heather

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