question for all--common sense needed
#240492 - 01/21/06 06:51 PM
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this is going to sound so stupid but i just ate a whole [peeled] avocado. for the new year im getting to the root of this damned IBS b/c im sick of it taking control of my life. ive made a list of foods to try and thought id have an avocado to accompany my vegan burrito for a "mexican" dinner [minus the spiceyness!] well i didnt have a reaction but had NO IDEA that avocados were so dare-i-say fattening?! for one whole raw peeled avocado the calories were 289! and the fat-intake was 41%!!!! now does that mean i WAAAAAY over did it and will now have an attack or are avocados "good fat"? being a vegan i feel i should know more about vegetables but i dont. and i hardly eat this guys--and too bad b/c theyre really tasty! i felt tummy-happy afterwards but now feel crushed  i dont want to waste energy feeling so upset over such a minor thing but its gonna bug me now--grr. obviously ive lost my head for a day [im pms-ing] and everything is all dramatic. thanks guys for replies  peace~
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Ashley, I can eat a whole avocado without any problems. Triggers are individual-specific if you will. If you aren't having pain...no worries!
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I agree with Rachel - if you're feeling fine and you didn't have any problems with it, you're good.  Plus, although the avocado's fat content is naturally high, you didn't eat it alone, so when you average it together with the rest of the meal, the fat percentage is going to be quite a bit lower.
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Besides -- it really is the fat percentage of the whole meal that counts -- not one food item in it. I've never eaten a whole one myself -- but I can't tell you how much guacamole I've eaten.  
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I can eat 1/2 an avocado without any problems, and I don't think a whole avocado with a meal is bad if you don't do it every day. It's good fat, good for you, and as Casey said it's the overall fat in the entire meal that matters.
Maybe it was your pms-ing that made you crave some good fat.  What did you have in your vegan burrito? I love black bean burritos with salsa and Mexican rice. But sometimes I just roll up a few slice of avocado in a warm corn tortilla (w/ or w/o salt) as a snack. Delicious!
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of course, as everyone said, if it didn't make you sick, it's fine.
but it sounds like you're worried about more than the ibs effects - your talk about the calories and the avocado being 'fattening.' so i can tell you that, knowing how you eat, from the diet board, the avocado is *fine*. the fat in an avocado, though it could trigger an ibs attack in some people, is really good for your body otherwise, and the calories aren't really that high at all. so don't worry about that - as long as it's not bothering your ibs, it's food that's delicious and good for you, so you've got nothing to worry about.
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jaime
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Keep in mind that an avocado has 10g of soluble fiber. That is 5 times that of something that I would consider high in soluble fiber.
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i am worried about my ibs--thats why i looked up the calories to see how much of my fat intake it occupied. i wouldnt ordinarily feel bad about eating that--b/c i dont feel bad about anything i eat. just for a few days now, i have been. and no it did not make me sick
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oh, good. sorry i misinterpreted the calories thing - glad you're feeling well.
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jaime
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im fine today--in my burrito there was brown rice and small pinto beans. some assorted flavors [garlic powder, etc] and a few veggies [green beans?] all of which was organic. i agree w/you i like burritos!! i only ate a whole avocado b/c i was in the city taking a few trains all day and did chores before that and hadnt really gotten to eat that much during the day. i held out for the train ride b/c my mom was gonna take me shopping when she picked me up. since my tummy was empty i filled it up!! hehe--i like avocados, but i never really eat them. your snack sounds yummy--i used to make carrot burritos w/ranch dressing on the tortilla.
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thanks rachel. that helped alot
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I just made one using a corn tortilla, steamed and mashed crinkle cut carrots and a bit of salt. Yum! Thank you for the idea!
Edited by SPASMTASTICAL! (01/23/06 12:26 PM)
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Wow, so that's really good, right? (keeping the fat in mind)
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Lol! Bunny burritos! I used to eat those in high school all the time. They are great, especially with a tiny bit of avocado. Sort of a South American interpretation of sushi?
They're not bad very very lightly spread with tahini, as well.
NOW there are a few fresh meal/snack ideas for you Maria! I know you're kind of "bored" with your diet lately.
Kate, IBS-D.
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Bunny burritos! Yes, I wish I had an avocado today, but I didn't feel like going out. Hm...tahini? I'll have to try that! Thanks!
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Yes 10 Grams of fiber is huge.
Most people take about 2g when they are taking their fiber supplement.
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Yes 10 Grams of fiber is huge.
Most people take about 2g when they are taking their fiber supplement.
Do you mean per dose? Because I take (well, took, before I got careless and had to drop back down and work my way back up again) 8 teaspoons of acacia per day, which is 20 grams of SF from SFS.
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Yes 10 Grams of fiber is huge.
Most people take about 2g when they are taking their fiber supplement.
Not here! Most of us are over 10 g/day, and IBS-C folks go closer to 20 g/day. 2 g won't do a heck of a lot....
--AC
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OK - well I didn't know that was what people were doing but I was talking one does. I take one dose in the morning and one at dinner. If I took 10 doses, I am not sure I would ever be hungry.
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If you're doing well on just 2 grams (I assume one of your doses is 1 gram), that's great, but if you're still having symptoms, I'd try increasing it. As AstroChick said, 2 grams won't do much for you. If your SFS is making you full, I assume you're taking something like Metamucil with a fair amount of bulk. There are others, like Benefiber and Acacia, that provide SF without a lot of bulk. However, as I said, if you're doing fine as is, then don't mess with success.
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