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Hopefully Josephine from Scotland will answer, but I can say that Scotland isn't any less healthy than the US. We have tons of fried and junk food everywhere! You can't even buy fruit at many convenience stores. I don't think they have Luna bars but then I guess there isn't HFCS in everything so that is good! I found the food at restaurants and cafes in the UK to be on a much higher par than America and it seems they are more used to vegetarians. There are more ethnic food places which are better than the Americana restaurants like Champs and Chilis for safe choices. I believe grocery stores will take some perusing to find the equivilants to what she is used to since everything is always packaged differently but I think it will work out. I have a friend in Glasgow but she does not have IBS yet I could ask her for helpful suggestions. Big cities can be intimidating. Yet how exciting!!!

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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!

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