I went to my doctor the other day and he's not sending me to a speailist who deals with this kinds of things but untill then I'm now sure what I can and can not eat.
2006-09-10 00:34:06 · 7 answers · asked by dee32baby 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
have regular small meals instead of a few large ones,no more big pizzas!
2006-09-10 00:35:19 · answer #1 · answered by Alfred E. Newman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have IBS now.
It is a very personal disease, what is fine for one person is bad news for someone else.
I would keep a food diary, it tends to become quite obvious from that what foods are linked to what symptoms.
One other piece of advice is don't try to go on too restrictive a diet. When i have done this i find i start becoming sensitive to much more food and it ends up being counter productive.
Also even if some foods make you bad it doesnt mean that you can't eat any of it. I am sensitive to dairy, but i can treat myself to small amounts now and again.
I got more benefit from trusting my own instincts than what the doctors told me.
For one they all told me to eat more fibre, when i had always had a high fibre diet and if anything fibre makes it worse for me.
Intolerence is not like an allergy, and I don't think a specialist will tell you anything you can't find from a food diary. The only exception to this is if you have some more serious kind of digestive disorder.
Good luck -
2006-09-10 00:38:59 · answer #2 · answered by Bebe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people find massive relief from their symptoms simply by avoid wheat and dairy products. No more cheese on toast, sorry. If that works for you, then drugs may not be necessary.
An effective drug prescribed in the UK for IBS is mebeverine, trade name "Colofac". This is physically addictive and your symptoms may return after around 6 months. Discuss this with your doctor or specialist.
Try eating oily fish, vegetables and lean chicken or turkey. Avoid hard to digest meat like pork and beef.
Some people find tea helps, others find it causes more harm than good. Avoiding caffeine altogether normally helps.
Oats normally help too, flapjacks and porridge are on the menu :)
Eating more fruit and vegetables normally helps whether you've got IBS or not, apples are especially for healing damaged digestive systems.
Mono-sodium Glutamate, a flavour enhancer, causes some people with IBS a lot of trouble for hours, even days, after eating it. If you like Chinese food, consider finding a restaurant or takeaway that don't use MSG at all.
Hope that helps.
2006-09-10 00:41:13 · answer #3 · answered by froggiezebra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No spicy foods, or really cut back on them. Avoid carbonated beverages like Coke. See the movie Along Came Polly.
2006-09-10 00:36:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch all dairy products. They can set IBS in action. Good Luck.
2006-09-10 00:42:22 · answer #5 · answered by jodie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to this website it might help. www.webmd.com. If I had to guess I would say dont eat spicy foods for one. Those can really tear up some peoples stomach.
2006-09-10 00:35:52 · answer #6 · answered by shirley e 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fibers ( like apple ) , egg and high fat food , try to take digestive enzyme food supplement
2006-09-10 00:36:35 · answer #7 · answered by cuttiiee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋