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I also agree with LM that science is not as helpful as I'd like. Heather's approach is based on experience - hers and others who've followed her approach and done well. I think it's more anecdotal than scientific which is why we can always have such wonderful fights about things like how much water to drink, whether soy is the spawn of Satan, and the always popular classic "Can I eat cheese?" Saying that casein and whey cause digestive problems for (again) "most" IBSers isn't really science to me - it's description. When my doctor can tell me *why* my gut can't handle them, that will be science. And when he can tell me what to do about it, that will be a miracle.

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Very excellently put! When science comes through with a cure I will be a believer. Until then I use common sense, caution, and trial and error. When you hear people say things like I can eat egg beaters but not egg whites or vice versa, for example, you start to think there is more to how our guts react. I know some of my views on it are not popular here but I feel strongly about the 'irritable' nature of IBS and the factors of stress and other behavioral triggers (causing problems when our diets are as safe as we can get them.)

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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!

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