Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: healthy veggie cooking for husband w/ IBS, 2-yr-old, and myself?

Hi - Brown rice and oatmeal are two whole grains that are usually much more tolerable for IBS than whole wheat. Quinoa and soba noodles are good choices too, as is polenta.

Cook with all the fruits and veggies you can - but the higher their insoluble fiber content (like fibrous greens, or berries with seeds) the safer it will be if you cook and puree them. So fruit smoothies, pasta sauces, and veggie soups are great. Root veggies are wonderful - sweet potatoes, rutabagas, turnips, carrots, etc. - very nutritious and high soluble fiber.

Keep your husband on a lot of soluble fiber (make sure you're having him take a supplement too), drinking lots of the helpful herbal teas and/or taking the peppermint caps, and he shouldn't have to cut down fruits/veggies/beans/nuts as long as they're being incorporated carefully.

You should definitely be able to eat for IBS and still have an extremely healthy diet.

- H

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