Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: I need help cutting my calories. Here are the last two days foods, etc. LOOONG -- sorry :(

I do use her guidelines. But not religiously. I am an IBS-C and if I have rice, french bread, oatmeal, etc. all the time it makes my C worse. I have tried incorporating more fruits and veg into my diet and have found many that I can tolerate pretty well with minimal to no bloat/gas/etc. I do not have a problem with wheat bread or nuts, like many IBSers so I do incorporate them because I don't eat a lot of meat (normally). I suppose those two days that I put up were not good examples of my VERY VARIED diet. I didn't expect an attack of 'I thought this was supposed to be a board for people following the diet?' Well if you look at the diets again, there are MANY soluble foods incorporated. I realize that the coffee and dairy are no-nos for most people. I am fine with small amounts. I can't drink a glass of milk or have a yogurt or ice cream, but a little cheese or a little cream to lighten a coffee is ok for me. As an IBS-C I don't have a problem with coffee being a huge problem for my system. I consider myself very lucky to have the GI issues that I do and to still be able to 'eat whatever' that I want. But BY ALL MEANS Heather's books and these boards have made that possible. So please do not think that TWO DAYS worth of foods means I am not an Eating for IBS Diet follower. I have been working at this VIGOROUSLY for a long time and THANKS TO HEATHER have finally been able to eat more normally because I understand foods better now. I just wanted some input about fat and calories. But thanks for the mild roasting.
BTW: I will look at my nuts and dairy content a little more closely anyway, as suggested, to see if I can severely limit them due to fat content...sorry it's not for GI irritant reasons.

Thank you!!

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