Toothpaste, weight training on the diet, and a few other things...
04/16/05 07:38 PM
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On the toothpaste thing, do a search for that (click on "search" in the green bar at the top of this page). I believe it was just discussed not that long ago.
You've had some great responses here (especially from the goddess Steph!  wow girl!) so I don't have much to add. It will seriously pay off to take an hour or so and read EVERYTHING in the diet section the site, and really familiarize yourself with the diet. You'll get to know what foods are ok and what are not so you won't have to be wondering about whether certain meals are safe.
It WILL require some major diet changes, so please be open to that. But you WILL start of feel much much better. A pretty fair trade if you ask me. 
I just wanted to add a few things about your mention of weight training and trying to gain muscle. That is totally possible to do on this diet, and it also helps that it's low fat. There are lots of safe proteins: fish, chicken breast (skinless), tofu, egg whites, protein powder (NOT WHEY - but soy is great, and what I use), low-fat, dairy free protein bars like Luna (ok these are marketed to women but you can ignore that - their 'male' counterparts, Cliff Bars, are higher in fat) etc. I've found that this diet can work quite well with diets recommended for weight trainers, you just have to make sure you're getting a good SF (soluble fiber) base at each meal - the CORNERSTONE of the IBS diet!
I may not look it from my head and shoulders pic (I'm 20, female, but no not middle aged either!) but I workout quite often with pretty intense weight training and like you am looking to build muscle. (Another poster on here, e_mcmaster, also has similar goals and a similar high protein diet).
I can totally commiserate too with your compalints of working out and then getting bloated and looking like a couch potato. Before dinner I can have great abs and then bam, I look like I'm pregnant! lol But you can minimize your bloating - the diet is the first step, cutting out all the triggers, getting lots of SF etc. Go on an SFS (soluble fiber supplement - see the diet section). Try fennel tea - works wonders for bloating - and heat packs as Steph mentioned.
The alcohol - yeah, that's a tough one. I'm also in college so there are the social pressures there. As Steph outlined, some drinks in moderation can be ok from some IBS people. Not me unfortunately so I've learned to do without. It doesn't mean that I stay at home all the time though, you just learn how to (at the risk of sounding like an after-school special here), have fun without drinking. I hope I won't be offending anyone here if I also mention that there are other party-type substances you can indulge in every now and then that don't need to go through your stomach that can give you similar affects... what I'm saying is that I have, on occasion, used marijuana to actually SOOTHE my IBS. It works pretty well for me. Obviously it's not for everyone though, so I hope I'm not offending anyone here (though it is close to being legalized in Canada! )
OK hope some of that helps. I know it can be frustrating (trust me, I KNOW, we all do), You have to hang in there, and you have to make some necessary lifestyle changs - but things WILL get better. I promise
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