Hello all. Thanks to everyone who contributed to my first post. I found it all incredibly helpful. My doctor called and said my tests were all negative for more serious problems, which means it must be IBS, unless there are things you can only find with serious invasive tests like a colonoscopy.
Anyway, that is neither here nor there. My main challenge is figuring our what to buy at the store. I understand the simple, basic things like the cheat sheet list, but some things are sketchy and underrepresented so I wanted to throw some things out here and see what the community thinks. I do most of my shopping at Safeway, but today I tried a nice healthy food store we have here in CA called Whole Foods which has a ton of gluten free dairy free etc stuff - problem is it's just really expensive. Still, some things left me scratching my head, so...RATE THAT FOOD!
1. One of the things I used to love was whey protein bars. Now the dairy is out but my love of bars remains. I looked for a bar that fit the cheat sheet but there was nothing that was purely safe. I ended up trying these bars called Larabars, and their ingredients are pretty sparse, nothing artificial, an example is dates, walnuts, almonds, raisins, cashews, cinnamon. Now I know all that stuff is on the caution part of the cheat sheet so it's not safe but not triggers. Has anyone tried? Does it sound ok, assuming I have some SF first? Are there alternatives that are mostly safe besides Luna bars (I won't get something that says "for women" right on the dang wrapper)?
2. Fruit juices specifically cranberry and orange juice. Is high pulp ok?
3. Sugar cookies. I saw Nilla Wafers were good but don't they have milk products in them? These cookies have no dairy and all natural ingredients. Nothing straight off the trigger list.
4. Low Sodium V8.
5. SMALL amounts of nut butter, peanut, almond, sunflower, etc. I just got one called Smart Balance Natural Peanut Butter and it is fatty but with the good fats (1000mg Omega 3's) and decent fiber, low sugar, nothing artificial.
That's pretty much it for now. Most of the rest of the stuff I got was straight off the safe list like soy milk, applesauce, etc.
Also, extra credit question: I read on these boards that Subway is mostly ok, and I went there today for lunch. I got a 6 inch turkey breast on sourdough (I used to get whole wheat, but that's iffy on the diet) with no cheese, regular mustard, lettuce, tomato, and cucumber. After eating the sandwich I noticed a very slight increase in pain and discomfort in my midsection, nothing problematic, but definitely different from earlier in the day when I was only eating safe foods. Did I do something wrong? Again, it was very slight, and didn't impact my workday at all, and as far as I can tell all other systems remain normal, I just felt a slight tinge, which I describe as feeling like the food is having a bit more trouble moving through me than usual.
Finally, I was wondering if certain trigger foods such as red meat and dairy are trigger foods for specific reasons or just because they have a lot of fat in them. Specifically, what I mean is if one were to have small portions of very lean red meat or non-fat milk, would that still be a trigger? Would it be a reduced trigger? Are these foods themselves the problem or just their fat content.
Thanks!
EDIT/UPDATE: I almost forgot. I don't go out to dinner much, but sushi is really popular around here. From the cheat sheet, it should be ok, fish and white rice, maybe some cucumber and avocado in small portions in the CA Roll, and sometimes teriyaki chicken (with sauce on the side). Is it harder to digest raw fish? I also loved the Unagi, which is eel, and cooked, but I don't know if that's too oily. What about the sides, wasabi and sliced ginger? Thanks!
Edited by MikeCA1870 (04/03/09 07:45 PM)
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