This will probably wind up as a page, as well as a post.
There are two web resources, as far as I know, that provide some lists of snacks for IBS.
This list, at tummychow.com, approaches the category of “what to eat when you can’t eat anything!”
There is a somewhat longer list at the Heather Van Vorous web site, in the forums.
Snacks, taken before your stomach is empty, seem to me to be helpful in quieting the gastro-colic reflex, that is hyper-alert and ready to be activated when your stomach is empty. I would still suggest beginning meals with soluble fiber–acacia, inulin, or guar gum–in commercial terms that’s Heather’s Organic Acacia Tummy Fiber, FiberSure, or Benefiber.
October 16th, 2006
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For a long time I’ve been contemplating a list of safe foods for IBS, foods that may be available in your local or nearby supermarket. I just found such a list, that is comprehensive, on Heather Van Vorous’s web site. The link is as follows:
Safe Foods List, By Country
I would caution you still to READ THE LABEL (that’s similar to the injunction to RTFM). For people, like me, who also need a low-carbohydrate diet, and who do not tolerate most artificial sugar substitutes, some of the Soy milks listed are not acceptable. Look for unsweetened soymilk. If you can’t find unsweetened soy milk, look for the use of crystallized cane sugar (or “evaporated cane juice”=sugar) in low quantity. You can tell this by comparing carbohydrate counts.
Update: There is a page of links to purchase unsweetened soy and other milks at IBS Tummy Chow.
October 16th, 2006
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