It looks like you're really not getting any measurable IF until dinner. Do you eat snacks during the day? It's best to eat 5 or 6 times: breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner. Do you get gas and/or pain during the day? If so, when? Have you tried digestive enzymes like Beano? I personally take GasStop with several of my meals every day, depending on what I'm eating. I don't take it with my smoothie because I know I don't need to. But anytime I eat beans or veggies, I take GasStop first. It has the same ingredient as Beano, but more potent.
I would suggest adding more IF to your breakfast and lunch, and adding a snack. It sounds like you're eating quite a large dinner, too, which can be harmful. It's best to eat your larger meals earlier in the day, and make dinner your smallest meal. Totally opposite of American culture, I know. But that one bit of advice has helped me a TON.
Try pureeing your veggies for awhile. Pasta sauces and soups are a great way to incorporate this. Check the recipe index (I know I've posted a few soup recipes), and I'll try to remember to post my red lentil pasta sauce recipe over the weekend.
For dinner, perhaps you're not ready for brown rice and brown rice pasta. It took me awhile before I could incorporate brown rice, and I still have to be careful with it. Perhaps stick with the white rice for now and make your veggie be your IF. Peas and lima beans are two veggies I've always tolerated quite well.
Also, try to keep your meal sizes to about 1.5 cups of food. Doesn't sound like much, but that's why eating 5 or 6 times each day is helpful!
Hope some of that helps you, if not, let me know!
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Lisa, IBS-C (Vegan)
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But that one bit of advice has helped me a TON.
