Hey guys
I haven't been around these boards for a few months. My IBS has actually been completely under control.
My diet at home is not very similar to the EFI diet. I eat a lot of healthy fats, e.g. almonds, pecans, avocado, coconut. I try to eat as many fruits and vegetables as I can. I know some IBSers here have trouble with the insoluble fiber, but I rarely have trouble eating fruits or veggies. I have practically eliminated gluten from my diet, which started as a temporary change, but stuck when my symptoms improved. I don't eat dairy, but it has been like that for most of my life.
These changes were really cemented after I saw a gastroenterologist who diagnosed me with post infectious IBS a few months ago, stemming from when I had a C difficile infection. He advised me to stay off gluten and dairy, since I improved off of them. If I improve enough, my gut will be sufficiently 'cooled down' to reintroduce potential problem foods
So, thats my diet now. Its working, as my symptoms are under control. However, I have trouble eating new food, as well as a great deal of anxiety from bad experiences of the past.
So, I recently heard back from colleges (ill be a freshman in the fall). I've narrowed my college choices down to Vassar and Brandeis. I visited vassar, and the dining hall food was tolerable. They had a decent selection, although a good deal of foods were still out of bounds (e.g. all desserts, wheat bread, dairy-based products).
I stayed for lunch, and ate a few hardboiled eggs with tuna and a green salad. Yes, eggs are a 'trigger food,' but I've never had trouble with them.
Still, I am slow to adjust to eating new foods. Even if I can find food on my diet, I do not know how I will cope with such sudden changes in what I'm eating.
I've found that I take time to adjust to new foods. For the past year I've tried my best to start off slow. At college, thats going to be hard when I'm eating three meals a day there.
So, any advice? Thanks for reading
Edited by mcem222 (04/02/10 08:57 PM)
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