The IBS Loonies Who Like Luna Bars!
03/24/06 02:01 PM
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belinda
Reged: 10/09/03
Posts: 474
Loc: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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I recommending proceeding with caution when it comes to Luna Bars! I would hardly describe Luna Bars as a safe food for people with IBS and I think the people who describe it this way are ill-informed.
However, it appears some IBS people can tolerate them just fine and I say more power (energy!) to them for being able to do so! However, many of us cannot tolerate them -- I for one would become very sick if I had one because I could not tolerate the ingredients in them. I would probably need to be carted off to the hospital for morphine if I had one. Some of the ingredients in Luna Bars are "deadly" to my IBS!
If you want to try a Luna Bar, I would recommend having just a tiny bite to start in combination with a soluble fibre staple such as white rice, white bread or mashed potatoes. If you survive, you could try another bite the next day and see how you fared.
My approach to trying new foods is similar to the approach used by people with food allergies. I start with a tiny amount, monitor my reaction and slowly increase the amount (if I am fine) over a period of several days or longer. I certainly wouldn't recommend devouring an entire Luna Bar to start because, if you are one of the IBS many who can't tolerate it, you are going to be very ill...
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