Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Why can't you eat oatmeal? -nt-

What do you mean oatmeal fails you badly?

You don't need to cook the fruit. You need to peel it. You can blend it, juice it and cook if you want. However, it is best to peel and cook most veggies. Although they can be blended and juiced too. Just be careful what veggies you choose.

It might worthwhile going back to Heather's books and looking elsewhere on the web site and refresh yourself on how to eat fruits and veggies on the EFI diet.

Although the Benefiber container recommends not exceeding 12 grams a day there is nothing that says you cannot go higher if you want. After all - it is a food supplement - not a medicine.

While most people can eat whole grain breads individuals with IBS must be very careful eating them because of the type of IF they contain. Just like individuals with diabetes, nut allergies, etc have to be careful what they eat individuals with IBS have to be careful what they eat if they wish to manage and not exacerbate their symptoms.

Nuturapanic, you seem to have some unusual dietary requirements that you want to follow. If you wish to stick with your diet and the EFI diet too then you will have to become imaginative looking for ways to do so. On the other hand - the EFI diet might not be the diet for you and you may have to look elsewhere.

Don't forget, dietary changes do not usually bring instant results. It can take weeks if not months, especially for those with C, before a significant change is noticed. However, if you adjust your diet too ofter then you have no way of knowing what does and does not work for you.

Unfortunately, dietary management of IBS takes time, patients and discipline to be effective. There doesn't seem to be any shortcuts

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