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From: Andrew on 25 Apr 2008 06:31 from my own experience I've found soft fibre the best like rice, potato, pumpkin, sweet potato. and if to much gluten does not make your situation worse you can try bread. unfortunately for me hard fibre like corn etc usually causes upsets and passes undigested in the BM's. oh a simple test to do to see if gluten upsets you. Try a bowl of Nutragrain (without milk) if you have a reaction within 48 hrs large amounts of gluten do upset you. Milk contains lactose so if you have it with milk you will not know if it is the gluten or the lactose in the milk that is causing your GI tract to get upset. Andrew "Lee" <glog(a)sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:fuq7ia$nca$1(a)registered.motzarella.org... > I've suffered from IBS for many years and just found this NG. > I downloaded postings for the last three months and was surprised at what > I found; a lot of people constantly posting excerpts from here and there > which seems to drown out the few people here that are willing to provide > support! > > Over the years, my IBS has gotten worse and I have responded by following > medical advice; high fiber. The more fiber, the worse the condition. > > A week ago, I started searching on the net for information on IBS and find > a lot of information on fiber stating that you must have soluble fiber. > However, most of the information seems to stem from a book written by a > sufferer and not from medical facilities. > > Can anyone here share their experiences or knowledge on the fiber > situation? > > Regards > Lee in Toronto
From: Kevin on 25 Apr 2008 07:50 Fiber made my situation WORSE. Fiber supplements and Miralax were ineffective. What most are saying is you must isolate in your diet what is irritating your digestive system. In my case, it was caffeine and/or sugar/fructose. I am doing quite nicely, and even better when I don't have decaf coffee. My recovery was VERY fast(a few days) after giving up these. I was IBS-C (versus IBS-D or IBS-both) for about 3 years. Fasting made things worse too. In reply to Lee, sent at 2008-04-24 10:04 AM : > I've suffered from IBS for many years and just found this NG. > I downloaded postings for the last three months and was surprised at > what I found; a lot of people constantly posting excerpts from here and > there which seems to drown out the few people here that are willing to > provide support! > > Over the years, my IBS has gotten worse and I have responded by > following medical advice; high fiber. The more fiber, the worse the > condition. > > A week ago, I started searching on the net for information on IBS and > find a lot of information on fiber stating that you must have soluble > fiber. > However, most of the information seems to stem from a book written by a > sufferer and not from medical facilities. > > Can anyone here share their experiences or knowledge on the fiber > situation? >
From: Lee on 26 Apr 2008 14:58 Andrew wrote: > from my own experience > I've found soft fibre the best like rice, potato, pumpkin, sweet potato. and > if to much gluten does not make your situation worse you can try bread. > > unfortunately for me hard fibre like corn etc usually causes upsets and > passes undigested in the BM's. > > oh a simple test to do to see if gluten upsets you. Try a bowl of Nutragrain > (without milk) if you have a reaction within 48 hrs large amounts of gluten > do upset you. > > Milk contains lactose so if you have it with milk you will not know if it is > the gluten or the lactose in the milk that is causing your GI tract to get > upset. > > Andrew...... I've switched from whole wheat bread to white, and it has helped the IBS a lot. I've just baked some Oatmeal bread and see what it does or doesn't do for me. Milk bothers me, but cultured milk products don't seem to cause a problem. Thanks for answering. Regards Lee
From: Lee on 26 Apr 2008 15:04 Kevin wrote: > Fiber made my situation WORSE. Fiber supplements and Miralax were > ineffective. What most are saying is you must isolate in your diet what > is irritating your digestive system. In my case, it was caffeine and/or > sugar/fructose. I am doing quite nicely, and even better when I don't > have decaf coffee. My recovery was VERY fast(a few days) after giving > up these. I was IBS-C (versus IBS-D or IBS-both) for about 3 years. > > Fasting made things worse too. > > Kevin..... are you saying the decaf coffee bothers you, but not regular? I'm really affected by artificial sweeteners. One diet soft drink and ten minutes later I could hit the eye of a needle at ten feet. <vbg> I'm still looking for a definitive listings of which fibers are soluble/insoluble. Thanks for responding. Regards Lee
From: Kevin on 29 Apr 2008 23:34
I am stilling working on the "Decaf" question myself. I suspect that it is also disturbing my colon to a smaller degree, either because there's something about coffee in general, and/or because "Decaf" isn't as decaffeinated as we would like to believe. Regular coffee is definitely an irritant for me. I have definitely sworn off all artificial sweeteners, as a habit. But I must also be careful with sugar and fructose, as they have their own consequences (weight gain, acid reflux, tendinitis, etc). I don't believe in the "magic" of artificial sweeteners, but I also don't believe one Diet Coke is going to give me cancer. I have heard that artificial sweeteners make some people hungry to eat more food, but I have observed congruent side-effects (parenthetically listed above) with both sugar, fructose, AND artificial sweeteners. I am also very leery about prescription and over-the-counter medications, and their potential irritating effects on my colon. (When everything is out to get your colon, paranoia is just smart thinking.) Remember these are irritants for me, and may not be for you. I post them here as a suggestion of what may work. My policy regarding anything going into my system is "guilty until proven innocent" of irritating my colon. I may yet become a vegetarian (psych! no way!). Good bless your IBS recovery, Kevin In reply to Lee, sent at 2008-04-26 2:04 PM : > Kevin wrote: >> Fiber made my situation WORSE. Fiber supplements and Miralax were >> ineffective. What most are saying is you must isolate in your diet >> what is irritating your digestive system. In my case, it was caffeine >> and/or sugar/fructose. I am doing quite nicely, and even better when >> I don't have decaf coffee. My recovery was VERY fast(a few days) >> after giving up these. I was IBS-C (versus IBS-D or IBS-both) for >> about 3 years. >> >> Fasting made things worse too. >> >> > Kevin..... are you saying the decaf coffee bothers you, but not regular? > > I'm really affected by artificial sweeteners. One diet soft drink and > ten minutes later I could hit the eye of a needle at ten feet. <vbg> > > I'm still looking for a definitive listings of which fibers are > soluble/insoluble. > > Thanks for responding. > > Regards > Lee |