Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: What is a reasonable time frame to expect bloating to resolve?

I tried the Atkins Diet from 2003 to 2004. I know Heather's thoughts on Atkins, and I can certainly understand where she is coming from considering all the fat, red meat, and cheese involved, but I swear to God that it completely, 100% resolved my bloating and gas. It DID seem to make my C a little worse, but the D actually improved somewhat. The only reason I stopped doing it was because it inevitably became extremely boring to eat nothing but meat, cheese, and vegetables.

Bloating and gas is caused by the fermentation of undigested carbohydrates in the intestines. It stands to reason that a diet very low in carbohydrates would reduce that � and it does. After I gave up the Atkins Diet, my gas and bloating returned full force. Then, about a year ago, I read that the only carbohydrate that does NOT cause bloating and gas is rice. After I read that, I switched to eating Rice Krispies in the morning instead of other breakfast cereals, and my gas again improved dramatically (not as much as it did on Atkins, but enough that it at least stopped causing me pain during the day, which was good enough for me!)

I say if gas and bloating is such a huge problem for you, try replacing some of your carbs with rice, and reduce things like pasta, bread, corn, cereal grains, and even potatoes. Or at least save those items for later in the day, since it takes 4-5 hours for ingested carbs to become gas. Trust me, it works! You'll notice a difference almost right away.

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IBS-A since age 12, and fructose sensitive; with the exception of my pregnancy, have been following Heather's diet since Nov. 19, 2007.
Taking 12g of Acacia per day. Relatively stable since March 2008!

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