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I have learned to manage my IBS without meds or supplements. I rely heavily on resistant starch - a type of starch that acts like an SF. Resistant starch is rarely if ever discussed on this board. It is found in rice, potatoes, pasta, etc and its concentration is much higher if these foods are allowed to cool after they are cooked.

Over the years I have tried many meds. None of them worked. I have used SFS from time to time but I preferred to figure out a diet that I can use without supplements. It took me a long time to figure out that the conventional knowledge about SF was inadequate. Eventually I found resistant starch and its ability to act like a conventional SF. It has provided me with a key to handling my IBS without meds or supplements. My diet is strict and narrow. It excludes foods containing more than 10% fat (I prefer mono-unsaturated fats), more IF than SF, lactose and high fructose (i.e more fructose than glucose). Every meal contains a strong base of SF and resistant starch.

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STABLE: ♂, IBS-D 50+ years - Science of IBS

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