Make sure to clarify to people that a fat free diet is NOT recommended by EFI. Some fat is crucial and it is best to get it in the healthiest ways. So IBSers don't skimp on the omega 3s in general, but we have to be careful with total fat and most especially grease. I don't know if fat would worsen IBS per se (as in hurt the tract longterm) but it is the number 1 cause of digestive upset! Greasy food will have many of us in the bathroom in 5 minutes. If I eat at a greasy restaurant (sometimes you don't know) I will be having D before the check arrives!
Doctors and dieticians are so stupid and narrowminded. They think of diet as so rigid and patients as so ignorant. When you tell them you don't eat dairy, red meat and limit fat they freak out about your not getting enough calcium, iron and good fats. People on EFI are way healthier because of being proactive about their diets and health. Would they rather us eat hamburgers, fried food and Blizzards than the lean and natural way we eat?  Next time tell the doctor/dietician you eat like normal teens do: mac n cheese, pizza rolls, candy bars and wash it down with coke, but you eat colon blow for breakfast every morning; they would probably tell you that is just fine!
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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Re: Haven't been around for a bit..question about fat
