Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | IBS Trigger Foods in Heather's Recipes

I have referred a number of IBS people to this website. All of them have had the same confused reaction.

They have read Heather's list of IBS trigger foods and diet information. However, they have been totally confused by Heather's recipes, which, they said, in many cases, contained the very foods that Heather had indicated can trigger IBS.

In particular, one person, who I recently referred to this website, said she initially dismissed this website because she found the recipes to be at odds with the list of trigger foods. This person told me there was no way she could tolerate most of Heather's recipes because of the trigger foods in them and she felt these recipes destroyed Heather's credibility. It took quite a bit of persuasion on my part to get this person to reconsider this site because I knew she would greatly benefit from it. This person later commented that it would be much more helpful if Heather's recipes contained no trigger foods.

I must admit I have also wondered why many (if not most) of Heather's recipes seem to contain IBS trigger foods. I know I would not be able to tolerate most of the recipes because of these ingredients. It would help a lot if someone could explain this to me. For example, wouldn't it be better if the recipes steered clear of these ingredients?

Please note I am not posting this out of disrespect for Heather. I think the work she is doing is incredible and I have the highest regard for her since her IBS diet has helped me immensely. In fact, I believe Heather is the only IBS authority anywhere in the world who has come up with the correct diet for IBS people.

However, the recipe issue has perplexed me for quite awhile and I am at a loss to explain to people why the recipes contain IBS trigger foods.

Please don't throw me off this message board for asking about this!

Belinda

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