Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Restaurant Menu Items??

I think that a guide for dining out "IBS" would be fantastic if there isn't one available. I have ordered and use several guides like this for the Celiac Diet. (Gluten-Free) Without it we would be completely LOST when it comes to restaurant-ing. One particular restaurant that has gone above and beyond for Celiac's is "Outback Steakhouse". They offer a gluten-free menu that you can download and print from your computer. You would NOT believe how fantastic is was to take our first real-live family vacation on the road over the Summer. I made wonderful connections for my daughter here in So. Cal (3 locations) ..also in Las Vegas and an Outback in Flagstaff. I was quite impressed. There's nothing like being able to 'relax' in a restaurant with your family when you're trying to enjoy traveling. With Celiac Disease, the affected person is not allowed to ingest ANYTHING which contains or is cross-contaminated with gluten. Gluten is the protein which is found in grains such as wheat, barley rye & oats. The list of ingredient equivalent names fills 3 pages on the Celiac.com website if you are interested in observing it. All I can say is that it's very scary giving your trust to someone and hoping that they prepare the foods in a way that is 'safe' for your child to eat. The symptoms can be very severe and sometimes life-threatening, so this can be quite tricky..as you can imagine.

One of the books that I use quite frequently was ordered from the CSA/USA. (Celiac Association) It lists a few fast-food type places as well as some others who offer GF foods. If there was a society for IBS sufferers, perhaps this type of listing would be available. Perhaps it already is somewhere and I haven't seen it. I know it would be a welcome addition to Heather's books as well as other useful material to the newly diagnosed IBS patient as well as the veterans, like me, who suffer. Oh.. also, the guide is basically a 'commercial products listing' as well as a listing for the restaurants willing to commit and participate. "The Bible" for Celiacs.

What do you think, Heather?

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~Deborah

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