Food
#85231 - 07/01/04 07:36 AM
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Do you think these food's are ok to eat? Strawberries, Bananas, Pumpkin Pie, Cantalope, Sugar Cookies, Gram Crackers, Ritz Crackers, Oreo's, Saltines, Bread, Chips Ahoy, Life Cereal (Dry), Duncan Hines (Choc.) Cake, Lay's Chips.I'm 13 years old.
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#85250 - 07/01/04 08:13 AM
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atomic rose
Reged: 06/01/04
Posts: 7013
Loc: Maine (IBS-A stable since July '05!)
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First of all, welcome! 
Have you checked out any of the food guidelines for the IBS diet yet? It seems like there's a lot to read, but it's really not too bad. How to eat for IBS is kind of the main page... from there you can find guidelines for what to eat when it seems like you can't eat anything, as well as how to safely add "normal" foods back into your diet. (You'll also want to read this little bit about "trigger foods" that will only make matters worse.)
Now, out of your list... if you're having a lot of IBS problems right now, bananas, bread (white!) and saltines (fat free!) are safe. The cereal is probably ok too. Unfortunately, if you look at the fat content, you'll probably find that most cookies and cakes are a no-no, and Ritz and Lay's are probably not good either. But don't worry... our recipe sections here have all kinds of recipes for good things you can get Mom to bake for you.  The Peppermint Fudge Cake comes highly recommended!
Anyway, I know this is a lot of information to hand you all at once... take your time, read it through, and definitely ask any questions you might have. We love to help!
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Re: Food
#85295 - 07/01/04 09:14 AM
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AstroChick
Reged: 12/30/03
Posts: 1023
Loc: Chicago, IL, USA
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Hi Andrea!
Definitely start reading thru the site and you'll start finding out what's good and what's not. A good first step for packaged foods is to look at the label and see what percentage of the total calories are from fat. In one sitting, you want the percentage to be under 25%. So regular potato chips and Ritz crackers are probably not going to help you there.
Another quick tip is to drink lots of liquids. Cold liquids can be a little crampy, so don't go nuts with ice.
Keep on posting, and we'll keep on answering!
--AC
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