I am not getting what your symptoms are. Do you mean you are IBS-C with gas and just don't get D? Any abnormal bowel activity can be helped with Heather's plan- not just D. For some, attacks are just pain followed by C. For some it is horrible bloating and gas with pain. The diet will help regulate all the problems.
It sounds like you need to do some reading on her information pages to start out. Go back and read them again and maybe things will be clearer. It is hard when starting to understand how to change your diet and that is what the board is for. There are a lot of misconceptions about what is recommended on the diet and people are relieved when they start to get that corrected. About the salads and other IF: even people C- prone need to be careful about IF which can cause spasms that lock up the gut (a C and pain attack). So it should be eaten with SF. Some people are super sensitive to IF, some not so much but it still gets a little SF with it. As you begin to stabilize you can probably eat salads (baby greens are best) but still only with SF in the meal too. At first it is best to be careful with IF, but as Heather says "don't stop eating it".
-------------------- 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: D after eating is not my issue - what can I eat?
