Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Breaking the cycle

Hi - HansSolo is right, the breaking the cycle guidelines are meant for short term use only. It is just to give your body a break, get your GI tract full of soluble fiber, and get you stable. It is very boring, and not something healthy for the long term. But it should get you stabilized very quickly (within a few days) and then you can start to incorporate other foods back in while staying stable.

You can add things to flavor toast, pasta, rice, etc. Just make sure there's no fat or trigger foods, so I'd avoid margarine and peanut butter and such. A bit of honey is fine, marmalade or seedless jams, soy sauce or teriyaki sauce on rice, some Mrs. Dash or seasoned salt on pasta, etc. The idea is just to give your GI tract constant small amounts of soluble fiber foods (and supplements), along with the helpful herbal teas, so you stabilize.

Best,
Heather

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