ACITVA YOUGURT
#325248 - 02/22/08 08:04 AM
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pieta8
Reged: 05/10/06
Posts: 46
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Hi Has anyone tried this- is it of any help. I don't have D, but I do have irritable bowel and wondered if it would be of any help??? Thanks
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I used to eat it all the time before starting the EFI diet with no improvement. Now I avoid all dairy.
-------------------- IBS-C, bloating, cramps
pregnant
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Re: ACITVA YOUGURT
#325254 - 02/22/08 08:36 AM
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Erilyn
Reged: 11/14/07
Posts: 743
Loc: Beautiful British Columbia, Canada
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I used to eat yogurt every day before starting EFI. I didn't necessarily eat Activia, but I did used to eat Astro BioBest which is basically the same thing. It never helped. Now I don't eat any dairy at all.
-------------------- IBS-A since age 12, and fructose sensitive; with the exception of my pregnancy, have been following Heather's diet since Nov. 19, 2007.
Taking 12g of Acacia per day. Relatively stable since March 2008!
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I'm with Zara and Erilyn. Also, when i did eat yoghurt i actually found that the ones with bacteria in it like activia made me feel worse. Weird.
-------------------- Sarah
IBS-C
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Zara- you say that you have cut out dairy= has that appreciably helped your gas , cramping??? I seem to have cut out so much of my diet- garlic, beans, onions, milk, brocollai, peppers etc etc and the list goes on.
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pieta, I pretty much cut dairy out last summer but would still eat dairy chocolate, etc. because I thought such little amounts didn't bother me. A week ago I ate a bunch of m&m's (have dairy) and a day later I had one of my worse attacks. Since then I've been really careful about even tiny bits of dairy, buying dairy free chocolate, etc. I think no dairy helps me with my C and also with cramping. There have been periods of time since last summer when I tried to reintroduce dairy (no ice cream but yogurt and cheese) and always ended up being more bloated then usual with stabbing pain. So hopefully now I'm finally convinced that there is no good reason for me to eat it. It's tempting because I used to love it, so I just keep telling myself, "I'm not a baby-cow, I'm not a baby-cow..." .
-------------------- IBS-C, bloating, cramps
pregnant
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Zara,
I'm not a baby cow really made me laugh. That was great
-------------------- Crohns, lactose intolerant
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Quote:
I used to eat it all the time before starting the EFI diet with no improvement. Now I avoid all dairy.
Same here.
-------------------- Laura
DX IBS 12/07
Following IBS Diet with Weight Watchers
Also GERD
Former cast iron stomach
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Zara- MY EXPERIMENT W/ ACTIVIA YOGURT was literally a bomb- that is how I felt- like explosive. Never again.
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Sorry it made you sick but at least now you know to avoid it. What I'd really suggest is trying to avoid all dairy (even tiny amounts in candy, crackers, etc.) and if you feel better(I think you would).
-------------------- IBS-C, bloating, cramps
pregnant
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This yogurt was horrible on my stomach!!!
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Hi, I love soy yogurt, but they haven't put that probiotic into soy yogurt yet. When they do it will be great. In the meantime I discovered something called Omniquest which is a box of different enzymes. For some reason when I take one right before eating it helps with gas, bloating and heartburn.
As far as fiber goes, I am C and D - I just never know what will trigger an attack. I can be eating all the right things, but have a shock like losing my job and an attack will occur and not get under control for a week or more. HOWEVER, all of Heather's ideas help. Eating just soluble fiber, eating simple things like rice porridge soup or cereal with rice milk, sandwiches made of chicken without anything too spicy and using the right bread - check your bread because Inulin and whey are now favorite ingredients for some weird reason. When I am stable I can put white beans in my soup or eat hummus with crackers and those insolubles help with C. It is a constant balancing act, but Heather's book and this board help so much!!!
-------------------- Joaniebird
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My body actually tolerates this yogurt well! I take my fiber first, then eat some fiber one cereal (dry) along with it. I can also eat greek yogurt! go figure!
IBS D w/TONS OF GAS (but not after I eat this!)
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