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Posted 2/6/2015 8:54 PM (GMT 0)
Quick question.

Supposedly you're supposed to eat fiber because it helps (wouldn't this make you have to go more often?) but you don't want raw veggies, lettuce, etc. due to the high amounts of fiber (because it's insoluble?).

Are we supposed to eat fiber and that will help? Will that make you have to go more or less or neither and it just makes the BM easier and better when they do happen.

Lastly, what type of food is great for fiber but avoids what most deem as a "try to avoid food"

Thanks,
M
Posted 2/6/2015 8:58 PM (GMT 0)
Cut the fiber and go low residue when flaring. later, fiber can be part of a good maintenance plan.
Posted 2/6/2015 9:06 PM (GMT 0)
hey M bull - I would advise doing the DIY fiber test - if it works, keep doing it - if it don't, stop doing it !

my body is in love with fiber - always has - I eat fiber when I'm flaring - it just tends to be the cooked-till-mush variety -

only the butt knows turn
Posted 2/6/2015 9:16 PM (GMT 0)
I appreciate the feedback! Still leaves the question of what kind of food for the fiber? Just cooked veggies?
Posted 2/6/2015 9:32 PM (GMT 0)
when i am constipated, i cut fiber down.

when i have diarrhea, i eat more starchy fiber.

insoluble fiber is something i don't eat a lot of in general. it really doesn't serve a purpose for me. i peel and deseed everything.

good sources of fiber for me are sweet potatoes, cucumbers, squashes, carrots, plantains, citrus, bananas, melons, turnips, and jicama.

i always balance out my fiber though. if i eat too much, i make sure to take magnesium citrate with it since it is constipating.
Posted 2/6/2015 11:58 PM (GMT 0)
My gut likes well-cooked carrots, well cooked spinach and green beans. Hates insoluble fiber, psyllium seen in any form, and most other kinds of fiber. You'll need to find out what fiber and how much your gut tolerates. My gut also hates nuts darn it.

I agree with banana girl about starchy fiber being a good thing but more starch than fiber. Love potatoes in any form with butter or other healthy oil.

Fiber is very good for people with healthy colons, those of us with UC have to be careful not to hurt our compromised colons. Too much fiber and blood appears for me.

edit to add: I take one Citrucel daily, the only fiber pill tolerated.
Posted 2/7/2015 8:44 PM (GMT 0)
Unfortunately, whole raw veggies set me off. I simply adore whole raw veggies like brussel sprouts, broccoli and cauliflower. But pain and wind afterwards is not worth it.

But if you cook them thoroughly until mush in water and then eat them soft, you will still get fibre but it won't be so rough for your insides. And MAKE sure you drink with water they were cooked in, as it is excellent vitamin water. That is why soups are so good; you lose nothing.

I find blending and smoothies to be very beneficial. Greens are especially good for IBD. So something like green smoothies where the raw spinach is thoroughly blended with some sweet fruit and water, means I can get soothing fibre.

http://tv.greenmedinfo.com/ulcerative-colitis-cure-green-smoothies/

I certainly have NOT found a "cure" with green smoothies like the link says she has. But they do allow me to consume fibre in a gentle manner.

I can also get broken down fibre out of my juicer. So juicing raw veggies and then adding a bit of the fibre back in is great. Although If I am flaring I remove all fibre from the juicer.
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