For the first part of your diet phase to lose fat and build lean muscle it is definetly feasible. Trigger foods for IBS can be avoided completely. The only thing you need to change from the fitness program is staying away from too much IF (whole wheat, whole grains) and eat more SF. This will not make you gain weight if you are watching calories and fat. Some good sources of SF that maybe fit a bit better are white rice (some tolerate brown rice well too), oatmeal, barley, sweet potato, mushrooms, squash, carrots, banana, applesauce etc.
Fish, shrimp, egg whites, chicken breast and turkey breast are all great for IBS, so try to eat some with each meal. Also, eating 5 small meals a day is great for IBS.
Some people on here have used protein supplements with no problems, just stay away from the whey. Look for egg white, rice and soy protein powders. Try making smoothies with a milk alternative (soy, almond, rice). Also, Cliff/Luna bars are good protein bars to consider.
You don't mention if you are IBS-D or IBS-C?
If you are IBS-C the extra intense exercise will help a lot, especially the cardio portion. If you are IBS-D you may have some problems doing that much exercise. I find as IBS-D, I can't do too much cardio or ab workouts without having to 'go'. Weight training seems fine with me though. Starting off slowly and letting your stomach get used to the extra exercise may help.
The second phase you mention gaining lots of muscle by a calorie surplus, well it may be a bit tougher. Having IBS doesn't allow for too much fat in the diet, and over-eating can make symptoms worse. Unfortunately I want to gain weight and haven't had any success yet 
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Re: Is muscluar development feasible on the IBS diet?
