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Hi Iozza, Kerri's advice is the way to go. However, if you want a short list, coffee,prunes,honey, and boiled cane toads. -Bob

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I agree that Kerri's advice is great - the whole idea with Heather's approach is to soothe the gut.

I disagree with coffee - it may make you go now, but will probably irritate the gut even more. There was a thread on Coffee and Constipation recently - you can browse through there to see what other people have to say about it.

Prunes - Good for constipation, not sure if it will worsen IBS. Pre-IBS I tended toward constipation, especially when I traveled, and prunes combined with lots of water and lots of walking (even just pacing inside) always helped me. That said, plain old constipation is not the same as IBS constipation and prunes are a fairly enthusiastic IF plus I think they contain some type of natural laxative. I'd approach them cautiously (start with 1) and only after SF.

Honey - Hmmm. I've read this elsewhere, but I don't think it's terribly strong. I'm D, have honey in my tea every morning, and never react to it.

Boiled cane toads - What on earth is this, Bob? I'm pretty sure "toad" is not in the list of safe IBS protein sources (frog, maybe - I hear it's just like chicken ).

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