IBS and Healthy diet
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I don't eat brown bread, 5 a day fruit and veg, drink milk. In other words all the things I am supposed to eat to be healthy play up my IBS. Everyone promotes all the above things as being healthy, we should eat etc. but has anyone created a diet for people like me? I would love to know beacuse I must be the most unheathyist person on the planet, and yet I'm not that unhealthy!
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carmel83758 annepink
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Some would say milk is unhealthy, others fruit. Did you mean "I do not eat brown bread or white bread"?
annepink carmel83758
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carmel83758 annepink
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robin77577 annepink
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Every day, take a TBSP of Fybogel in a full glass of water...or even more water, which is fibre in the form of psyllium husks; pure and simple. If you don't drink enough water with it, it can work in reverse and cause constipation.
1. Eat 6 - 10 servings of vegetables per day.
2. Starting your day with a healthy smoothie of let's say: a handful of strawberries, half an apple and any fruit or veggie you like, with ALMOND MILK (NOT dairy ever!) and probiotics...the 50 billion beneficial bacteria kind. I add protein powder..again NON dairy. That's possibly 3 fruit servings right at the beginning of the day.
2. Get some exercise every day to keep things moving...whether it be walking or a sport or an exercise class.
3. Limit constipation causing foods such as white rice, cured meats which are salty like ham, salami, too much meat in general, salty foods like crisps and tea.
4. Eliminate dairy altogether in every form; yoghurt, ice cream, in cakes and cookies, sauces and salad dressings, cheese in pasta dishes etc.. Be a dairy detective. Read labels.
5. Drink plenty of water. (I have a pitcher by my computer so first thing in the morning I drink down 2 full glasses).
The Dairy Board has convinced us that dairy is good for us. But if you think about it, it is the breast milk of a cow meant solely for a baby cow. Cows have 4 stomachs which they need to digest such indigestible milk. Zebra milk is meant for zebras. Mouse milk is meant for baby mice. Very high fat whale milk is meant only for baby whales. Human milk is very sweet and digestible and is the only milk meant for human babies. We are the only mammal that robs another mammal of its breast milk...and drinks it not just in infancy but in adulthood. Totally unnatural!
Some yoghurts have good bacteria added to them that ferment and are good for your intestines. But you can buy them grown in soy milk which is what I take.
I cannot tolerate milk so so many millions of people in the world. Asians totally lack the enzyme necessary to digest it. If I drink milk my nose runs, i sneeze and cough...a lot! If I have more than a bit, I will run to the toilet.
I drink only almond milk...which has a mild, delicious flavour. I have learned that if I cheat (temptation to eat an ice cream cone in summer does happen), then I just learn to tolerate the consequences.
But since you are likely in crisis mode, don't cheat at all. Get yourself the almond milk which is in your grocery store and enjoy it. You will get accustomed to the new but mild flavour.
You say that you don't eat brown bread. Why not? As long as you are a healthy weight and active, you probably need a piece of toast with your morning smoothie. Try cutting out bread if you really feel it's going to make a difference but unless you have celiac disease, I don't think it will affect your bowels.
What has been tampered with and contains chemicals that are not good for us. You would have to read Wheat Belly to understand it all.
Cut out ALL dairy and I am sure you will be as fit as a fiddle in now time.
Good luck Annepink
Robin
When you have IBS as we all have, you will do anything to avoid the intense pain of bowel cramping. No one needs to suffer with this 21st century condition. If we all just drank plenty of water, filled our dinner plates with colourful veggies (no beige meals) and moved our bodies more, we would be fine. Listen to your body. Treat it well. And your bowels will be happy... and so will you! And in your case, if you have adult onset diabetes, with the above regimen and eating far less, especially of carbs, you can be cured of your diabetes. Lifestyle, lifestyle, lifestyle!
robin77577 annepink
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david55359 annepink
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joan152 annepink
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it really is a case of finding what suits you we are all different there are no set rules for IBS even the specialist will tell you so and bowel specialist believe me , my Daughter is a Clinical Bowel Specialist and she finds all her patients really are different and find mostly for them selves,she can give information but it does not suit everybody.
I have found that stopping all bread helps me I have gone gluten free although not celiac and certainly cannot eat peppers or lots of fruit to much acid and fruit sugar.
I do wish you well but it is a case of perhaps keeping a note of what you have eaten.
But please that is only what has helped me not suggesting you do it ,and nobody should say you should do this and that.
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carmel83758 annepink
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robin77577 annepink
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Basically it's carbs that are the enemy for dieters. Reduce as much as possible and keep in mind that fewer carbs = fewer cravings.
Sometimes hunger is disguised as thirst. Drink plenty of water. And I guess it goes without saying that fizzy drinks and sugary foods are out if you are dieting. But you can concoct your own from soda water and a 1/4 cup of pure cranberry juice for example, which is low cal and very refreshing. Keep active and keep busy! One other thing...throw out any 'crap' from your kitchen cupboards that can tempt you. You will find your way.
carmel83758 robin77577
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joan152 carmel83758
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I love iceberg lettuce better than that limp one cos as well is crispy, but like you not just veg,boring and eppersplay me up ,but again we are all different .
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libralady13 annepink
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etc. Try different types of salad leaves. Watercress also is great with
lovely peppery flavour. That said not much help if you really don't like
salads. Are there any fruits which don't upset you. I am not that fond of fruit but do try to have 1 to 2 pieces a day. You don't mention what you do have but if you are wanting to lose weight and look after your IBS then you will have to devise your own diet and make it as healthly as you can. Do you like oily fish (wish I did hate it). Chicken
always a good protein with what ever veg you can eat. If you can't take milk what about some of the alternatives they must do yogurts etc. Try the supermarket and health shop. Robin mentioned almond
milk but I don't know anything about it. Do you take any probiotics
to help with IBS bloating etc. If you can't take wholemeal bread then eat good quality white one. Not sure if I have been of much help. I hope you can work out a diet to suit you. All the best let the group know how you get on. ps my downfall always has been and is chocolate.
annepink libralady13
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libralady13 annepink
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Do you take anything for the Ibs? and is it constipation or diarrhea that
bothers you?
libralady13 annepink
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nectarines and the odd banana. I also eat the tinned fruit in juice only if I run out of fresh. White rice is supposed to be easy on the stomach.
annepink libralady13
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robin77577 annepink
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At this stage of my life, I want only positivitiy in my life.
I have charted a new course now that I am officially a senior. I have been studying Italian for 5 years, visiting Italy a few times, taking art courses, gardening a lot, doing volunteer work in inner city schools (3), one with autistic children, going to the gym..although not in summer, enjoying my hobby of photography through my camera club, watching documentaries, helping my grown children especially one who has just moved into a new house with her mate. Life is fuller and busier in retirement than I ever imagined. That is why I think my time on this site has run its course. I'm just hanging in there for one young poster to see how he fares. Good luck to you Annepink! (cute name!)
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libralady13 annepink
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Not what I wanted for my retirement. Good luck to you for the future