Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Lots of ideas for ya!

Hi Sheri01,

My goodness. So thorough and complete. I'm going to print yours out so that I can refer to it often. Thank you soooo much. I'm still eating egg whites. Whole Foods puts out a liquid egg substitute in their dairy section. I vascillate about going completely Vegan because I've been told that the body has a natural reserve of B12 for five to ten years and then your body will show serious set backs. What Dr. Gabriel Cousins said is that we can get Vitamin B12 through making "Kefir" from seeds and nuts. LifeWay puts out Kefir Starter for something like $2.39 a packet. But you need to invest the time to presoak the nuts and to take the resulting milk and ferment it over a period of days. This resulting mixture is probiotic and enzyme rich and helps to line the intestines with healthy flora...but I haven't had the time to order it yet. So when I try it,I'll let folks know how it worked for me.

So I'm hearing: I can have Tofu (baked), beans and tempeh...but I imagine I need to stay away from the Seitan because that's basically wheat gluten, and I have a mild problem with Wheat unless it's sprouted...then I seem to be OK with it.

I'm going to check out those web sites you talked to me about. Thanks so much. I am so grateful to have happened upon this site. I have been suffering with IBS for years, and I have been able to cope with it because the bouts were not so close together as to be unbearable...but the last five years, the stress (career changes and disappointments) has taken its toll on my body and my IBS/IBD has become more persistent and life debilitating. So I am deeply grateful to have this online support system. Thank you sooooo much.

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