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Jennifer, when you say the hot chocolate was "almost" all rice milk, what else was in it? Maybe that just didn't sit right with you in the evening. I haven't had it, but baby food was suggested as a good starter for introducing fruits and vegetables in a safe manner. Also, I made smoothies very early on in the diet and did okay with them. (Banana, blueberry, and soymilk or rice milk...you can just add some water if you want to stay away from those.) I was really afraid of IF (I'm more IBS-d), especially in the morning but I eventually got up enough courage to throw a few raisins in my oatmeal as suggested here. JUST A FEW...now I add a little more depending on how my bowels have been and sometimes I don't add any if I'm feeling iffy. If you want to gain weight and are afraid of the foods, can you just eat more of the same foods more often in the day? For example, 5 small meals of the things you feel safe with and maybe one meal with a new item? Smaller meals are better for our bellies anyway. About the acacia...while I was waiting for my acacia to arrive (it was delivered pretty quickly), I took Fibercon and it certainly was not as good as Acacia, but it did help a little. I'm not C though so another c person might be able to suggest the best over the counter for you while you're waiting. Definitely try Gas-X and Beano too to help if you are not having BMs and feel gassy. You are on the right track. Hang in there! 
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Jennifer, when you say the hot chocolate was "almost" all rice milk, what else was in it? Maybe that just didn't sit right with you in the evening.
There wasn't enough rice milk to fill the mug so I used about a third semi-skimmed cow's milk. Does everyone here stay away from cow's milk and use an alternative instead? When I was trying to figure out what was aggravating my IBS, a health shop specialist made the comment that I might be lactose intollerant and advised me to use rice milk as opposed to cow's for 10-15 days to see if it helped, but the bloating was still as bad at the end of the 2 weeks. Does this mean that cow's milk is ok for me? I also tried soya milk but had a bad experience with it when I left it too long in the fridge and then decided to have some. Can't bring myself to drink the stuff now!
I am still waiting for my acacia to arrive (I live in the UK so could take a few more days to come) but I think I'll try the raisins in my porridge this morning like you suggested.
Thanks for your help, I'm hanging in there! 
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All dairy is considered a trigger for IBS. Even a very small amount can trigger attacks. For the most part, everyone here stays away from all dairy. Almond chocolate milk (Blue Diamond is my favorite) can be heated stove-top for a nice hot chocolate. And unless you have an allergy to almonds, it's safe for those with IBS.
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Yes, Jennifer. Dairy (I would think especially straight up Cow's milk) can be a trigger for IBS sufferers. You said you still felt bloated after avoiding it for two weeks. Sometimes I feel a little gassy from drinking rice milk (I think there were some posts about it recently), depending on how much I have. I kindof hate all the milk alternatives and only use the bare minimum needed when I add it to something, meaning I don't mind the taste in oatmeal or a smoothie, but I just can't do a full bowl of cold cereal. Except that I agree about the chocolates..rice, soy, almond, whatever! I guess there's just some miracle in chocolate that makes everything taste better! Be sure you're not getting any dairy through cheese or anything else either throughout the day. And let us know how it goes with the raisins.
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To be honest, I may have overdone it on the milk (both dairy and then rice milk) for a while when I was trying to put on weight. I would be having probably 3 large glasses everyday. Now that my weight is a little better I have decided to avoid cow's milk and will try using other alternatives. The only thing is I find that hot chocolate (my only real weakness!) made with rice milk isn't that nice, and I heard somewhere that soy milk can't be heated? Is this true? I have recently found hazelnut and almond flavour rice milk which is gorgeous! I very rarely eat any other dairy products anyway.
On another note, my acacia finally arrived and I have been taking it for 2 days now. No change as yet but I know that for people prone to C it can take a lot longer to see results so I am staying hopeful! Being IBS-C is very frustrating but what I get most upset about is the constant bloating; I always look massive and can't wear any tight clothes because I look 6 months pregnant! Trying not to let it get to me anymore though!
Also got Eating for IBS book and can't decide which recipe to make first! All looks so scrummy!! (*drools*) 
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I drink Silk chocolate milk and heat it up all the time. It's amazing how good it is as hot chocolate. I've had real hot chocolate that wasn't even close to as good. Definetly worth trying.
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I drink Silk chocolate milk and heat it up all the time. It's amazing how good it is as hot chocolate. I've had real hot chocolate that wasn't even close to as good. Definetly worth trying.
I've seen Silk chocolate milk mentioned a few times on the boards but I've never heard of it before. Not sure if it is available in the UK...??  If it's not I would probably even have it shipped from the US if it's really that nice! (What lengths I go to for hot chocolate!! Haha!)
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