From the article: What foods should I avoid so my IBS won't act up?
What foods do you avoid because of your IBS? How did you know these foods would cause you trouble? Share your experience with food and learn from other people what foods you should be watching out for! List the Offenders!
Elimination Diet solved the puzzle
- Over the past decade I've heard a wide array of things listed as the cause of my IBS: everything from stress to mushrooms. Just this year I finally got to the bottom of what triggers my IBS by doing a methodical elimination diet and I now know that gluten, corn and eggs are the main culprits. I used to be lactose intolerant and potatoes used to be a trigger for my symptoms, but now that I'm avoiding gluten, corn and eggs and have given my gut time to recover, I can have dairy and potatoes again. It's possible that all these years I've actually been suffering from undiagnosed celiac disease. If you don't know what triggers your symptoms I highly recommend working with a nutritionist to do a methodical elimination diet and test every food that you normally eat 3 times per week or more.
- —Guest Amanda
fatty foods
- i have had this on and off, i find eating out is a problem, just had a half smoked salmon sandwich and here we go again. the inflammation and pain is unbearable. complicated problem finding the source. wheat, fats , and things i havent found yet!!
- —Guest carol
Cause for me was meat
- For years I had IBS and went to the toilet about 8-10 times a day and had chronic back and stomach ache about 5-6 days a week. My partner started a vegetarian diet which I was dubious about but went along with it intending to go back to meat when I proved it made no difference to my health. When I cut out all the meat I found that my IBS disappeared completely. Occasionally when stressed it will rear its ugly head again for a day but I have found that not eating meat has completely cured my IBS. I feel now that I can lead a normal life and take a long car journey without the panic of needing the toilet. I'm not saying it will work for everyone but for me it has stopped my IBS 99% of the time so I definitely recommend trying the veggie diet. There are plenty of foods you can eat and you can still eat meat every now and then (although it does flare for me when I have some) and you will also benefit from a healthier diet and none intentional weight loss (I have lost 1/2 stone).
- —bungleb
My symptoms
- Im 14 years old and yesterday the doctor told me i have IBS! I have a lot on pain and uncomfortable movement in my large intestine which causes me to be nauseous and sick puking all the time. I was told no carbonated drinks, no caffeine, no sweets , and no chocolate , also no tea! I find that every time i eat something, i immediately have pain and the i'm going ti be sick feeling !
- —Guest JordyLeigh
READ THIS BOOK
- "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About IBS" by Richard N. Ash & Winifred Conkling. Not only will this book explain to you precisely what's going on with your body, it has an entire 30-day eating plan to help cure your IBS without having to use harmful pharmaceutical drugs.
- —Guest Kat
No bbq for southern belle
- My first experience years ago followed a nice big BBQ sandwich, "nightmare" cramps, race to find restroom at the kids ball game and 1/2 a bottle of pepto bismol later, the cramps and explosive diarrhea passed but left it's memory. Next case happened after I ate a nice big salad which had never given me a problem before, thought i was headed to the hospital but had a friend with me who has IBS and she gave me one of her Lomotil pills which saved me from the expense of an ER visit and introduced me to what might be wrong with me. From there I have had problems following eating out at Chinese and Mexican restaurants, coffee in the morning ( perhaps if I could learn to drink it black? I dunno) if I overindulge in basically anything, fried foods for sure (ate a couple fried green tomatoes the other day and paid dearly for that indulgence!) Anything spicy (New Orleans was a nightmare vacation, indulged on day one and spend all of day two in the bathroom at hotel instead of sightseeing!
- —Guest raine
What sets me off
- I have difficulties when I eat food that is from outside my home. My job requires that I eat with my students on a semi-regular basis, and sometimes I wonder what went into the prep and the safety measures of the food. I get worse after a potluck, eating at a restaurant, visiting the city/relatives. I now have a tea or a coffee but will not eat anything if I don't know the " history". There does not seem to be any rhyme or reason about contents. No gluten/gluten seems to make a little difference, but I still will have a bad spell, usually diarrhea, with mouth /esophagus/anal itching, nausea, vertigo, stomachache, cramps, extreme colon cramps, flatulence, difficulty swallowing. I wonder if the whole system just dumps everything, then puffs up and reacts to anything that seems foreign/irritating. I am trying to avoid fats, oranges, spices, soda.
- —Guest Catherine
ibs
- well all dairy is out, no wheat, not a lot of fruit, fried food, alcohol. good plain food is safe and water. eggs are good too.
- —Guest marg
No no's for me
- I avoid all dairy. If it's been a bad IBS week I avoid all fatty or fried, sauces, spice & stick with BRAT- bananas, rice, applesauce, & toast. Too much fruit & too many veggies are bad too. Caffeine too when I'm having issues. It's such a touchy, complicated little disease!
- —Guest Joc
look at the things that trigger IBS!
- Yesterday I had 4 slices of home made pizza. It had everything on it from pepperoni to green bell pepper. not to mention cheese and mushrooms. This morning I had normal bathroom experience in other words no diarrhea. But after having fried hash brown potatoes with catsup and fried bacon and a glass of milk my stomach started to churn and well, in about an hour I had to rush to the bathroom and this time I had explosive diarrhea. This on again, off again diarrhea is bothering me. I worry about what not to eat, or what not to worry about that stresses me also because my doctor told me I had IBS and stress, not Celiac disease. He said I do not have a history of this disease and I am now 53. So he suggested try to deal with your stress and eat whatever you want. Yea right. Whatever I want is seemingly causing my IBS symptoms. I must do what? Give up eating?
- —Guest lookat
Life long
- Peppermint tea is a godsend!! Seriously, within about 30 minutes the cramps and pain will ease. Have had this all my adult life. Foods I avoid: bananas, avocado, pineapple, most veggies raw. Alcohol and coffee.
- —Guest Howellinpain
My No No Foods
- I can't eat anything with chili powder in it, spicy foods, cooked cabbage, McDonald's milkshakes, sometimes asparagus, gassy foods. Bananas constipate me terribly.
- —flipfleury
WHEAT!! THE KILLING POISON!
- My symptoms get worse immediately after taking any wheat product...soy, beans and all plant proteins aggravate it...I am fine with dairy products..
- —Guest aravind
Wheat, dairy, raw mushrooms...
- Wheat, dairy, and raw mushrooms (one is ok). BTW - Did you guys know soy is toxic?? Look it up..
- —Guest TMF
this is a curse!
- I have constant flare-ups. Always in pain, stomach and lower back. All I can eat is broiled plain chicken breast, oatmeal, bananas and water. No sugar, nothing processed, no eating out anymore. No sauces, gravies, cream sauces and no coffee tea or dairy. Basically, nothing. Lots of water, supplements, acidophilus and that's about it.
- —Guest maia
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