Food combining

Read up about the Great Taste No Pain system by some woman who claims it relieves her symptoms of IBS. Was wondering if anybody's tried it and can comment on its effectiveness?

One aspect of this system, eating fruit alone, seems like it may indeed be helpful.

I've had increased IBS/IBD symptoms over recent years, esp. this spring, and the main dietary change I had made was eating more fruit-- usually after a meal, and often an orange. I began to wonder if this might be the problem (rather than the usual suspects like gluten or whatever), and have shifted to eating fruit first thing in the morning on an empty stomach-- usually blueberries, since they're supposed to be good for IBD.

I was hesitant about trying this because I too suffer from GERD and thought fruit on an empty stomach would give me major heartburn, but it hasn't.

The one thing I do wonder about is the different sugar levels in different fruits. Oranges turn out to be one of the fruits highest in sugar. My suspicion is that eating fruits with lower sugar-- berries, apples, peaches and apricots-- after a meal would probably cause fewer problems.

gavin92,

That is correct. It's not a cure, but another tool among many to achieve relief of symptoms into remission.