Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: lots of good feedback

It's possible your body will adjust, but you're getting very little fat and very little IF, so for health reasons if nothing else, I'd suggest expanding your food selections.

For me, your diet would be low in fat, so maybe adding some of that would help. Be cautious - I can tolerate a fair amount of fat, but for some D's, it's a terrible trigger. And even I have trouble with it first thing in the morning.

You could try adding some SF veggies - carrots, potatoes, zucchini. If you eat some of the peel, you'll get a little IF. It might be a way to cautiously add just a tiny bit of IF. Ditto, peeled, relatively safe fruit, like apples and peaches.

Some of Heather's appetizers are great for lunch - Guacamole, White Bean and Almond Dip, Eggplant Hummus. There's an Artichoke Hummus on the Recipe Index that's yummy and very easy. Heather's Italian Lemon Tuna Sandwich is great and you get some IF and a little fat.

I did very well with a couple of Heather's breads even early in the diet - her Zucchini Bread and her Pumpkin Apple Spice bread. They have some IF from the veggies and fruit, but it's well-wrapped in SF, chopped, and cooked. The Zucchini Bread gets 26% of its calories from fat and the Pumpkin Apple Spice Bread gets 30% of its calories from fat, so I'd say not on an empty stomach, but perhaps try a slice as second breakfast, afternoon snack (as long as you're not too hungry), or even dessert.

You can cruise the Recipe Index for recipes that are heavy on SF, but incorporate some IF. Kree's CrockPot Chicken Stew was wonderful for me even early on. There are some pasta salads that include veggies and/or fruits.

As for "canned fiber", I do truly believe using an SFS was key to my stability. If you're doing fine without one, that's great, but tuck the thought away in the back of your mind, just in case ...

HTH. And congratulations on doing so well so quickly.

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