Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: re. can fruits make you fat?

I am IBS-D, and last year my doctor asked me not to take melons and mangoes. I like melons and used to eat the melons with yogurt which the doc. says was the cause of my extreme D. Mangoes are lovely and sweet and I get carried away to eat 3 to 4 mangoes when I come home from work. So last year I had to make this sacrifice and not touch mangoes. This year I am eating them but within limits i.e one mango per day. I dont touch melons as I am afraid of starting the D again. So I now take two or 3 bananas which are really big and good during the morning, one mango with 3 to 4 chickoos in the evening. So far everything is fine but I will have to be careful not to exceed the limit so that the D does not start. However, I always tend to put on weight guess as I grow older the weight comes on. My work in the office keeps me sitting most of the time and I only walk for half an hour in the evening before my meals. Besides this I love food and do tend to eat a lot. Now in June/July it is so hot and humid no one feels like eating food and it is to the fruits that we turn to. Will try and eat within limit. Thanks for the advise. Jenny

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