Re: Sand, one question
07/26/05 10:07 PM
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Just a bit of a shot in the dark here Beth... but I think this really hinges on how much IF each person can tolerate, whether C or D. I do think that there are some general statements you can make about the differences between IBS-C and IBS-D and the slightly different approaches C'ers and D'ers should take to the diet. For example, IF is more important to C'ers to 'get things moving' and should be treated with greater care by D'ers because it's probably more likely to casue a D attack. BUT I do think that everyone's individual tolerance of IF is different and that's kind of just something we need to figure out for ourselves...?
Now as you know I'm not C, but from my understanding of the diet I think everyone, C or D, benefits from chopping/peeling/etc. because all it does is change the 'shape' of the IF to make it more digestible - the IF is still going in no matter what and it's still doing all it's good fibery duties  right? But I also don't think that everyone who is on the diet needs to chop, cook, puree etc. all the time. Personally, for most fruits and veggies, I do. I cook all my veggies all the time and puree most of them. But I also know that some folks can eat say, raw carrots, very safely (I'm thinking specifically of Elizabeth here, who is C). Again, I think that probably has a bit to do with the C/D difference and a bit to do with the personal IF-tolerance... in general, C'ers are probably more tolerant to IF than D'ers, but, again, I think we all need to come to an understanding of our own bodies' ability to tolerate IF.
....Does that make any sense?
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