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Meals for IBS

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There are a lot of websites regarding IBS saying what you can or can't eat but I seem to struggle finding actual meals or recipes that are suitable!

If anyone has any recipes or meal ideas they'd like to share I would be greatful! Or if anyone knows any websites with recipes suitable for ibs sufferers that would be great too!

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  • Curtis1973
    Curtis1973 Ibs46828

    Posted

    For me one meal holds up pretty well as I am IBS-D.

    Baked chicken without skin - any cut.

    Mashed Potatoes - Salted lightly with enough butter to help taste but not over do it. Maybe a tablespoon worth.

    Green Peas

    Cooked sliced carrots

    Any bread roll you know does not cause you issues. For me plain store bought dinner rolls are great.

    Dont pile your plate full. Be sensible about portion size.

    For instance half to one whole chicken breast

    3 to 4 tablespoons of potatoes

    Same with the peas and carrots.

    One to two dinner rolls.

    Work portions to what feels right to you and what you think will fill you up.

  • Lotsofpain
    Lotsofpain Ibs46828

    Posted

    there is a book called ibs cookbook for dummies on amazon
  • martin_F
    martin_F Ibs46828

    Posted

    I don't no any recipes, but for me I stay away from fibre, used to eat wholemeal and bran and loads of bloating and gut problems, so switched to white bread and no more bran, and now far less problems, you are generally told you need loads of fibre, from what I have read and found out it's rubbish and based on no science, sorry for the rant.

    • Curtis1973
      Curtis1973 martin_F

      Posted

      I agree Martin. I generally have major issues wirh fiber. I do try to sneak in small amounts like the peas and carrots to keep some in my diet but in general all cereals dry or with milk mess me up bad. Have to watch beans as well. Cabbage....wont touch the stuff.
    • martin_F
      martin_F Curtis1973

      Posted

      If you go online and put in the myths of fibre, or why fibre is bad for you, you get a whole other side, my problems revolved round wholemeal bread and bran I do eat some fibre bananas, apples, carrots, etc, the fibre that causes me problems is insoluble fibre and not so much soluble.
    • martin_F
      martin_F TeeJae2238

      Posted

      Soluble fibre is not to bad, it's the insoluble fibre that gives me a load of problems, like wholemeal bread, and bran etc.

    • astrozombie
      astrozombie martin_F

      Posted

      I need to educate myself on the differences. I cut down on bread so no more than one loaf in any week but I eat apples, banana and carrots and also porridge. It made me I'll initially but now my body seems to have come to terms with it.

       

    • martin_F
      martin_F astrozombie

      Posted

      If you check online the difference between soluble and insoluble fibre you get all info, and check out fibre myths and why might be bad for you, all interesting stuff.
    • Curtis1973
      Curtis1973 martin_F

      Posted

      I will have to get a list of soluable fiber foods together and try small amounts to see which work for me. I will have to increase my fiber consumption some how. I do not want a diverticulitis issue considering I have diverticulosis. I have to find a balance.
  • jan48389
    jan48389 Ibs46828

    Posted

    The Complete Low FODMAP diet book has some great recipes, which you can mix and match or adapt to your personal prefernces. 

    Jan

  • astrozombie
    astrozombie Ibs46828

    Posted

    I think a lot of it is trial and error. I eat a lot of eggs. I am lucky as I can eat fruit so I try and eat an apple a day with yoghurt and another fruit be it banana or mango. I eat carrots, garden peas and chicken fillets of the 2 for £5 variety. I eat salmon too. I also eat plain salad

    I do not eat potatoes or cheese. 

  • astrozombie
    astrozombie Ibs46828

    Posted

    Also unlike a lot of people I eat fibre because if I do not then my stomach lags and I have an attack. For me it is dietician' s orders which makes me think there are obviously different levels off Illness.

  • mark6651
    mark6651 Ibs46828

    Posted

    I cut out dairy from my diet and I do feel better for it. I just eat simple plain food, nothing spicy.
  • looloo43
    looloo43 Ibs46828

    Posted

    Hi. I have ibs-d, fructose malabsorption, bile acid malabsorption (bam), & colitis & am currently having small bowel investigations too at my local hospital. regarding the ibs-d - with the help of a specialist gastro dietician i have it more or less under control with diet adjustment & a quality daily liquid probiotic - i can pm this if you are interested. i tried the low fodmap diet, but i found 80-90% of the foods on it  made me worse!!! but it works for some people. i find nearly all veg & salad leaves with the bizarre exception of sauteed mushrooms & jalapeno's just go through me undigested. the only salad leaves i can now tolerate are pale iceberg or kos lettuce leaves - the greener the are the more they go through me undigested (they come out looking like they went in - sorry no other way of putting it). i have the added complication of fructose malabsorption so no fruit or juices or fructose products for me. i supplement my inadequacies in diet with a daily ester c capsule (vit c in a non acidic form which is easily absorbed by people with bowel & stomach disorders).  i have found big triggers are onion, overly spiced food, bbq sauce, too much garlic, more than 6-8 small chunks of chocolate at a time. i now follow a simple low residue diet which is basically no fibre at all, everything white - bread, pasta , rice. no grains, cereals etc, & it has indeed greatly helped along with the daily probiotic which has softened any ibs symptoms of cramps & bloating along with avoidance of "high risk" foods.  I totally agree with Mark that fibre even with ibs-d, can make matters much worse; my gastro dietician also told me this.  you think fibre would help ibs-d , but in so many cases it doesn't as many sufferers simply can't break it down. i even find potato skin in the toilet pan sometimes!! it's not pleasant to regularly look at your stools, but it can really help in finding out what foods you simply can't digest/break down that will cause more bowel problems/symptoms.  I will be looking up soluble fibre though following Mark's suggestion, as it may help further. Hope this helps. x

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