Thank you, Sand!
06/09/05 03:15 PM
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atomic rose
Reged: 06/01/04
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Loc: Maine (IBS-A stable since July '05!)
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I was just going to do this, because the various threads of conversation were too hard for me to navigate as well!
In short form, if you're relying on peeled fruit as your main source of insoluble fiber, you are probably not getting enough... because it's mostly soluble at that point.
Cooking, chopping, pureeing, grating, etc are methods of breaking up the insoluble fiber to make it easier to digest. They do not remove the insoluble fiber, nor do they make the foods soluble fiber.
Really, if you stop to think about it, it's totally common sense. The texture of what you're eating will tell you a lot about how soluble/insoluble it is. If you peel something and remove everything that's "tough", what you're left with is pretty much soluble fiber.
I'd also like to remind everyone that it's very important to eat as much INsoluble fiber as you can tolerate. It's necessary for EVERYONE's good health, but especially in the case of C'ers, it's VERY necessary to keep things moving. Like Linz, in trying to catch up with the discussion, I was realizing that I'm eating more IF than a lot of C'ers - and I'm not a C!
The diet comes down to 2 simple things to remember:
1. Avoid the blatant trigger foods - dairy, red meat, fat, caffeine.
2. Eat as much insoluble fiber as you can, but make it SAFE by eating it with a soluble fiber "base".
That's it! 
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