Well, I can answer THAT question, anyway!
According to USDA guidelines, a serving of fruits or veggies goes like this:
Vegetables:
1 cup raw leafy greens
1/2 cup any other vegetable, raw or cooked, sliced/chopped/whatever
3/4 cup vegetable juice
Fruits:
1 medium banana, apple, orange
1/2 cup any other fruit, raw or not, chopped/sliced/whatever
3/4 cup fruit juice
Oh, I can answer another question, too - the how many is recommended part. As per Heather's guidelines, you should eat as many as you can tolerate, just eat them with your soluble fiber base. That applies for EVERYONE - C, D, A, whatever. There's no such thing as too many vegetables, in general. You just have to try to eat as many as you can without aggravating your symptoms.
And by the way... for you and everyone else, since I've seen this come up a lot lately... there's not really any such thing as a vegetable that should be categorically avoided for IBS patients. Now, that's not taking into account *personal* intolerances - some people can't handle corn, for example - I can't do mushrooms - etc. It even says on this page, if you scroll down to the "troublesome" list, and actually READ all those paragraphs, Heather says things like: "...they need to be treated with caution but definitely not eliminated from your diet" and "follow the rules for insoluble fiber and eat these foods in smaller quantities incorporated with soluble fiber – but please do eat them." Maybe you'll find there are certain veggies and fruits that you just can't do, but it's important for good overall nutrition that you at least TRY them, and not rely on everyone else's can/can't list.
Ok, climbing off my soapbox now. 
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