2006-08-31 07:41:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Yes, and fruit does not seem to be a problem. But spicy food can trigger it so can stress. I gave up Italian food, and milk. I know if you have diverticulitus they tell you to avoid seeds, so strawberries, and etc are not allowed. It varies from person to person, so you have to experiment to learn your limitations and triggers, they modify your diet.
Good Luck!
2006-08-31 07:56:36 · answer #1 · answered by Tanya N (thesingingbeaner) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To find out the answer to this yourself, I would start out by figuring out what are the best foods for you to eat. Do this by first going on a short grain brown rice diet for at least 3 days or up to a week. Eat only well cooked short grain brown rice and drink only water for breakfast, lunch and dinner. This will help your body cleanse itself and stabilize biologically. After a week start adding just one specific food item to your diet for a day or two and see how your body reacts to this food. Try corn first because it is easy to tell when it passes.Then switch to a new item and drop the last one. Now, during the whole time you do this you should keep a food diary of what and when you eat and when and what kind and how much you have IBS. Write the symptoms down every time they happen and make note of the time and day. After a few weeks of eating this way...rice as the main food and one item with it, you should be able to look back at your diary and spot when you have IBS and what foods you were eating at the time before that triggered it. This method worked for me and has worked for others that I have shared it with. It is time consuming and requires a great deal of effort and self-control on your part. But if you wish to learn what is healthy for your body to digest it is the best way as far as I am concerned. Good luck.
2006-08-31 15:11:27 · answer #2 · answered by joetheway 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I eat fruit but try do so before eating anything else as fruit (because of its high sugar content) gets broken down slower by the body than other foods and it thus has time to go rotten in your stomach before excretion.
If you have diarrhoea IBS try firmer and more watery fruits with less fibre. Avoid bananas as they're high in fibre. Try peaches or apricots and all melons (they will also hydrate you as you lose a lot of fluids with diarrhoea).
If you have constipated IBS (like I do) I suggest eating bananas, apples, mangos.
2006-08-31 14:59:44 · answer #3 · answered by Jesi G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have IBS, there are certain foods that should be avoided, such as raw fruits and vegetables (cooked or canned are okay), nuts, seeds, and other roughage. Your best bet is to consult with your doctor or a dietician to find the diet that best suits your condition. Also, there are meds that help to control IBS.
2006-08-31 14:58:42 · answer #4 · answered by gldjns 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find if I eat highly refined, processed foods, it makes it worse. If I eat nutritionally sound foods, my stomach is fine. Each person has their own triggers. Find out what's causing yours, then remove the trigger.
2006-08-31 14:47:37 · answer #5 · answered by sovereign_carrie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friend couldn't eat corn or popcorn but she had no trouble with fruits.
2006-08-31 14:50:04 · answer #6 · answered by MornGloryHM 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋