Re: healthy veggie cooking for husband w/ IBS, 2-yr-old, and myself?
10/09/03 10:26 PM
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Laylo
Reged: 10/04/03
Posts: 4
Loc: Santa Cruz, California
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Everyone is an individual when it comes to trigger foods. There are a lot of IBS-D sufferers who have been relieved of symptoms by following the IBS Diet, but it is not a blanket cure. Your husband may be fine just by following the soluble fiber and fat rules, but sub brown rice for white. (Personally, fat is not a trigger for me. I have problems with dairy and sugar.)
Hint: Soaking brown and wild rice overnight can help soften the outer husk and make it easier to digest. Starchy veggies are whole foods with a lot of soluble fiber.
You asked if you would be less healthy on an IBS diet. I would have to say Yes, you would. Considering that you are coming from a very high nutrient, whole foods diet, I don't recommend that you switch to refined foods if it is not medically necessary. I have reservations that refined foods can be beneficial in a long-term plan for anyone's diet, including IBS sufferers.
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