carbs
#268128 - 06/07/06 12:18 PM
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i've had IBs now for 10 years and i'm now learning to control it with acupuncture and a limited diet. i have read the first year with IBS but i have found i cannot eat white bread, pasta or potatoes as they bring on attacks. can you suggest what i can replace these foods with?
i look forward to your response
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Have you tried any of the soy pastas?
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no i was diagnosed with IBS, why what is it?
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i have never heard of these are they available in the UK?
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Re: carbs
#268316 - 06/08/06 12:34 PM
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Celiac is a condition where your body cannot tolerate any wheat or gluten, which would obviously explain your problems digesting otherwise gentle foods like starchy grains and potatoes. I would recommend asking your doctor about it, and getting the test done as soon as possible. Sometimes doctors rush to an IBS diagnosis, but all other possibilities should really be ruled out first. Good luck!
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I would think so. It's mentioned here:
http://www.health-nutrition.fsnet.co.uk/soyafoods.html
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http://www.celiac.org/cd-main.php
"Celiac Disease (CD) is unique in that a specific food component, gluten, has been identified as the trigger. Gluten is the common name for the offending proteins in specific cereal grains that are harmful to persons with CD. These proteins are found in all forms of wheat (including durum, semolina, spelt, kamut, einkorn, and faro), and related grains, rye, barley, and triticale and must be eliminated."
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since your message ihave now been tested for celiac but this was negative.
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is there any other help you can offer now that the celiac test is negative?
thanks
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Rice is a biggie, and there are other grains to try as well. Health food stores sell non-wheat pasta. There are also other soluble fiber vegetables, such as sweet potatoes. Definitely try other foods on the soluble fiber foods list. Not being able to eat wheat and potatoes does not mean not being able to follow the diet. 
Is it possible that you have allergies to these foods, without actually being celiac? I'm pretty sure that's possible. It's up to you if you want to go through allergy testing - or maybe you already have and this was a dumb suggestion, heh.
If you're not celiac and not allergic, and you've gone through all the other tests and ruled out ANYTHING else that could be wrong, it's possible that your system is just SO torn up right now that it can't digest even the safest foods. That happened to me - at my sickest, even crackers or plain rice cereal would trigger an attack. In that case, all you can do is keep eating the stuff, deal with the attacks as you can, and eventually (it might take weeks, or even months) your gut will calm down. I lived on Imodium for a couple months till my insides wised up.
Good luck!
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