If you're stable and haven't noticed any problems with foods that might contain "other" forms of MSG, then I wouldn't stop eating them. Not everyone is sensitive to the same things.
I know some people do have true allergies or sensitivities to MSG ... but do people who blame reactions on MSG blame the wrong food? I don't mean IBS-ers but people in general. We know from Heather's diet that many foods are hard to digest. So if someone's eating something high in fat with dairy and gets sick and blames a "hidden" form of MSG, is that really the case? Like if they order Chinese food and get deep-fried crab rangoons and a big plate of beef and broccoli and they stop at Dairy Queen for dessert and they have D later and think, "It must've been the MSG in that Chinese food!!"
I think that most people are probably okay with small amounts of MSG. But if you're not stable, I'd probably take extra care to avoid it. It's a real pain and it can be more expensive (have you ever tried buying chicken broth without it?? yikes!) (oh, and Swanson's "MSG-free" broth is NOT MSG-free), but it can be done. If you're stable, I'd just keep an eye on ingredients and if something does bother you and you're POSITIVE it was the MSG derivative (rather than that can of Coke you drank yesterday, or not eating breakfast until 11:30), well, then, you know for next time.
Personally, I'm not really sensitive to MSG, but I hesitate to use myself as an example, because at this point I've been undiagnosed with IBS, and I still don't know at what point IBS-D is different from some-other-condition-causing-D.
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