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Super Sloppy Joes This is such a fun, family favorite recipe! Sloppy Joes are a hearty, tasty meal-in-a-sandwich loved by adults and children alike. This IBS-friendly version takes just minutes and a single saucepan, and most of the ingredients are kitchen staples.
Traditionally, Sloppy Joes are made from ground meat, a high fat trigger for digestive distress. This recipe uses TVP instead. If you've never heard of TVP, don't be afraid - it stands for Textured Vegetable Protein, and it's made from soy. TVP is available in bulk or pre-packaged at health food markets and many grocery stores in the grain aisle (Bob's Red Mill is one brand). It resembles a dry cereal and comes in large or small flakes. TVP is a wonderful, healthy, IBS-safe and very inexpensive form of plant protein.
The best thing about TVP is that it absorbs the flavors of whatever liquids you cook it with, so it's perfect for replacing ground meat in all kinds of recipes. If you gave up hamburger for the sake of digestive health but feel you've been missing out, you're in for a real surprise - and a real treat.
4 Servings (easily doubled)
2 t olive oil
1/2 cup finely diced onion
1/2 cup finely diced celery
1 T Acacia Tummy Fiber
3/4 cup boiling water
8 oz. canned tomato sauce
1 T mild chili powder (or more to taste)
1 t dried mustard
1 T brown sugar
3/4 cup TVP (textured vegetable protein)
1/4 t salt
2 t molasses
1 - 2 T cider vinegar, to taste
Hamburger buns or French rolls
Heat the oil in a medium saucepan, and saute the onions and celery until very tender. Add all remaining ingredients except the buns and stir well. Simmer, covered, for 15-20 minutes. Serve mixture on buns or rolls.
Have a glass of lightly sweetened Fennel Tummy Tea to drink with your meal!
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Recently, there has been a lot of confusion surrounding antibiotics and IBS. Many people with IBS have had bad experiences with antibiotics of all kinds. The drugs often cause all sorts of GI side effects and can make all IBS symptoms much worse. But lately, there has been a flurry of news and research suggesting that a specific antibiotic might actually help IBS. What's all this about? ~ Heather
Part One: Antibiotics and IBS - the Bad Guys
Traditionally, broad-spectrum antibiotics (prescribed for all kinds of infections, to children and adults alike) often cause mild to severe gastrointestinal side effects, even for people who don't have IBS. This is because those drugs not only kill the bacteria causing the infection you're treating, but they also kill the friendly bacteria, called "flora", that live in your intestines.
These friendly bacteria normally regulate the consistency of stools and help with digestion. There is a growing mountain of research that this gut flora is actually of critical importance not just for bowel health, but overall disease resistance as well.
If you have to take an antibiotic for an infection, one of the simplest steps to take is to ask your doctor for the most "digestion-friendly" antibiotic suitable for you. Then make sure you're taking the medication with a meal, and never on an empty stomach (check the prescription label or with your pharmacist to make sure this is allowed).
This will help prevent some of the immediate GI side effects, such as nausea and even vomiting, that many people see with antibiotics. You might also ask your doctor or pharmacist if inhalant antibiotics are an option. These can be much easier on your gut than oral versions.
Another helpful tip is to eat several daily servings of soy yogurt labeled as having "live cultures." The healthy flora in the yogurt will help replace the natural gut flora that is being wiped out by the antibiotics. Make sure you choose soy yogurt instead of dairy, as the fat, casein, and whey in dairy can cause GI upsets as well. Keep up the soy yogurt for at least two weeks after you stop taking the antibiotics. You could also use a dairy-free probiotic supplement instead of the yogurt.
It's also important to be extra careful to follow the IBS dietary guidelines. Keep your digestion stable by strictly limiting your fat intake and avoiding trigger foods. Just as critically, make sure that every meal and snack is based on soluble fiber foods like rice, pasta, oatmeal, or potatoes.
Another key strategy to help prevent and alleviate the GI side effects from antibiotics is to start taking (or gradually increase) a daily prebiotic soluble fiber supplement such as Acacia Tummy Fiber. This will help your body in several ways.
First, the soluble fiber will keep your gut muscle contractions stable and regulate bowel motility, so you can head off diarrhea, constipation, spasms, and cramping. Second, the prebiotic effect will encourage the growth of your body's healthy gut flora, which the antibiotics are wiping out. Maintaining or re-establishing the good bacteria in your gut is essential for normal bowel function during and after a course of antibiotics.
Finally, high volatile oil peppermint and fennel are very helpful herbs for immediate relief of the GI side effects of antibiotics. Try brewing Peppermint Tummy Tea for cramping and diarrhea, or Fennel Tummy Tea for bloating and gas.
With a combined arsenal of dietary changes, a prebiotic soluble fiber, and the helpful herbal teas, you should be able to either completely prevent or rapidly address the nasty GI side effects that are so typical of antibiotics. Before you know it you'll be done with the medication and successfully stable!
~ Heather
Read Part Two of our special series: Antibiotics and IBS - is Rifaximin the Good Guy? We'll cover Rifaximin, IBS, and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO).
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