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on the boards I will list the most tolerated veggies:
all root veggies (potatoes, sweets, carrots, beets, rutabagas, parsnips, etc)
squash with seeds and skins removed (winter and summer, cooked)
artichoke hearts
greens like baby bok choy or spinach cooked
peas and beans cooked
cooked aspargus (for most)

harder to digest:
corn
bell peppers
onions (leeks are easier IMO)
coarser greens like kale and chard
tomatoes (acidy)
broccoli, cauliflower, brussels, cabbage (I eat broc every week though)
raw veggies
Jerusalem artichokes are a root veg but full of inulin which causes gas in many (don't tell my farmers' market customers I sell them to

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For raw salad greens, mixed baby greens or light leafy lettuces or even baby spinach are way easier than romaine or especially iceberg. IBSers shouldn't do iceberg.

Hope this helps. I eat any vegetable I want but for some that requires caution. It is better to eat veggies requiring caution than to cheat on bad for you foods!

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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!

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