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Posted 4/9/2007 9:41 PM (GMT 0)
Great, I learned a lot from this morning's posts and it has given me a lot of encouragement to be proactive about my symptoms; many thanks to all of you . Going to get started with exercise, plenty of water, and probiotics followed by cooking my vegetables. I used to eat raw fruit and vegetables (salads) for fibre, which I now realise may have been a mistake, especially the lettuce which I hear is a common trigger. Not used to cooking my fruit though - what is the best method for this, and which fruits? Also please suggest some supplements that are good for fibre. Could anyone who has been cured or gone into remission from IBS please give the rest of us some pointers? Much appreciated, thanks yeah
Posted 4/9/2007 9:47 PM (GMT 0)
brandii, i don't think that people meant to cook your fruit.  They just meant to eat fruits like melons and watermelon and not dried fruits like figs.  At least that was my take on it...

Posted 4/9/2007 9:50 PM (GMT 0)
Actually, my grandpa is prone to ulcers and his doc recommended my grandma cook everything, including fruits. She makes him baked apples, bananas, pears, and peaches, sometimes she even caramelizes them for him.
Posted 4/9/2007 9:52 PM (GMT 0)
oh, ok.  I didn't realize that people were cooking their fruits.  But I still think that eating watermelons and other melons (and maybe kiwi??) are fine.  You wouldn't cook the melons...

Posted 4/9/2007 9:54 PM (GMT 0)
You know what else is good, if you can handle the acidity? Oranges. They are a great digestion aid. When my grandpa got rid of his ulcer he was instructed to eat 1 orange after every meal. It helps digestion and with regularity.
Posted 4/9/2007 9:58 PM (GMT 0)
Sometimes IBSers can stand to have baked apples (applesauce, apple pies, apple tarts, etc.). French people like to cook/braise pears, so look to their recipes for cooked pears. Also, my husband has made a wonderful pear dessert by just peeling and dicing up pears and putting them in some water with brown sugar and cooking in a dutch over by a campfire for a while. Banana puddings feature cooked bananas as well. There's all sorts of ways to cook up a lot of fruits--namely in pies, but homemade jam works too. If you are worried about the sugar content in all those pies and tarts, you might try making them with Splenda or half sugar and half Splenda (Splenda does NOT give you the volume of sugar, so it shouldn't be used in things where you will need sugar to add bulk, like cakes or brownies; also, it's not really as sweet, so go heavy with it).
Posted 4/14/2007 12:54 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks guys, eating wisely is sure helping my IBS symptoms. I love oranges and any citrus fruit, but I think moderation is the key, because they do tend to increase acidity, especially when one is irregular with meal timings. When one is careful about eating on time, oranges do help with digestion I have noticed. Haven't started cooking my fruit yet, but will definitely try those recipes when I get a chance. I have ordered Heather's IBS Diet and Recipe book and Peppermint Capsules and waiting on the results of my H-pylori test; should know by the end of next week.

Since I am new here I am not sure how to go about it, but could we start a poll with simple remedies/routines that are helping our IBS symptoms? and then maybe we can find a workable routine that helps us all. Could someone take the lead on this please?
Posted 4/14/2007 9:05 PM (GMT 0)
Hi brandii,

I started a thread called Remedies/Routines to manage IBS.  I didn't include a poll because I thoght it would be better for everyone to be able to list their tips and tricks for managing their IBS.  I hope people post and it helps you.  :-)

Posted 4/14/2007 10:59 PM (GMT 0)
Many thanks to 7 Lil for starting that thread.  I'm sure it will help a lot of us, especially the newbies, to manage our symptoms better .......

The rest of the text has been moved to the new thread "Routines and Remedies"

 

Post Edited (brandii) : 4/14/2007 5:09:34 PM (GMT-6)

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