Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: starchy foods and exhaustion

This is a problem I suffer from too - it's a bit of a catch 22 I'm afraid. By eating lots of low-glycemic carbohydrates like wholewheat pasta and wholegrain bread with lots of veggies and fruits I find I am full of energy and have no blood sugar level problems at all. Unfortunately this involves eating lots of insoluble fibre, which really aggrevates my IBS.
On the other hand eating lots of the soluble fibre carbs that heather recommends such as white bread and rice, reduces my IBS symptoms, but causes blood sugar fluctuations that make me tired and put on weight.
Eating equal quantities of protein and carbs together really does help minimize this effect but I find the more protein I eat the more I bloat - it might work for you though so try it out.
Sticking to the soluble fibre carbs with the lowest glycemic index values will also help - such as basmati rice instead of long grain, wheat tortilla wraps instead of white bread and pasta instead of potatoes. You can find the GI values of foods at www.glycemicindex.com . Low GI foods are those lower than 55.
Best wishes
Em xx

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