Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Should I follow this advice? Thanks all!

Hi Ruchie - Overall the diet sounds pretty safe. I'd stick to skinless chicken breasts or fish instead of red meat (which is probably the single most difficult thing for anyone to digest). And I'd ask about using either soy yogurt for the dairy, or if you're trying to avoid soy take acidophilus supplements instead. Dairy is a close second to red meat in causing GI difficulties. The cooked fruit might pose a problem if you don't peel them (the skins are high insoluble fiber) or if you're fructose intolerant. Otherwise they'd be good, especially if you eat them with your cream of rice cereal or after your rice and potatoes.

For the high school questions, I'd guess that the hour of hard exercise was helping things, especially first thing in the morning which is when most people have a bm. Also, the big breakfast would help - eating triggers the gastrocolic reflex, which triggers a bm. Dried apricots have lots of insoluble fiber, and that would help as well. Not sure about the ritalin - do a google search and see what the side effects are.

Keep us posted!

- H

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