I don't like diets that are the same day in and day out for these reasons: 1. it is easier to get sick of them and go bad off the wagon 2. you may be ascerbating your condition with the same unsafe for you food everyday and not know it 3. you can never find what foods bother you without mixing it up a little I just wanted to mention that. I mean that as a warning for all.
I also suggest oatmeal for breakfast instead of oat bran. I recommend having the protein smoothie alone as a meal replacement (as in 6 meals a day, 1 or 2 can be a protein shake). Having the protein with food makes me real sick. If you are going to drink juice have cranberry. Seriously. Ever make homemade ginger ale? It is great! Just take lots of ginger and some water and cook it for a couple minutes, add sugar and cook some more til it is syrup. You can add club soda to this for ginger ale or hot water and make tea. It's great! A lot of people can't do lettuce and for some sandwiches settle funny. The only thing that really makes lunch gas/bloat free for me is to eat standing up or to stand and walk right after lunch. Do you like cooked carrots or other root veggies? That is all. Good luck!
-------------------- 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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a word about non-changing diets
