Food for IBS Archive
Soothing meals in wonderful prose
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger October 27th, 2006 in general, Food for IBS, IBS foodThis is from “Today’s Word:Demulcent” MyWordaDay, Friday 10/27/06. Direct quote.
Origin:
Approximately 1750; from Latin, ‘demulcens,’ ‘demulcent-,’ present participle of ‘demulcere’: to soften, to soothe down (’de-’: de- + ‘mulcere’: to stroke, to soothe).
In action:
“When time becomes viscous, you can live forever. […]
Snacks!
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger October 16th, 2006 in Gastrocolic Reflex, Snacks, Food for IBS, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS foodThis 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 […]
Safe Foods by Brand Name List
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger October 16th, 2006 in Amazon, Soy milk, Food for IBS, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS foodFor 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 […]
Revival Soy Caution II
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger October 2nd, 2006 in Revival Soy, Soy chips, Food for IBS, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS TriggersThe other caution about the Revival Soy site is this page, that might be the first page you see if you search on Revival Soy. The Revival Soy Bars aren’t suitable for many people with IBS because they have dairy and sweeteners that cause problems. The shakes offered, again, are not suitable for many people […]
Revival Soy Caution I
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger October 2nd, 2006 in Revival Soy, Food for IBS, IBS, Irritable Bowel SyndromeWhile I haven’t been recommending all their products, I have written in favor of the Revival Soy Shakes. They come as a powder, in an envelope, and need to be added to 6 oz. of water, or 8 oz. of soy milk to form a shake. The nice thing about the Revival Shakes is that […]
Running out of CHOCOLATE!
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger October 2nd, 2006 in Stevia, Chocolate, Food for IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS foodWell, tonight I was almost out of the Stevita Delight Choclate Powder I mentioned in the last post. I do most of my ordering at the beginning of the month, and it takes many places five days (at best) to get an order to me.
But I did have on hand some Stevia, in the form […]
Fast Break Fast
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger October 1st, 2006 in Breakfast, fiber, Stevia, coffee, Food for IBS, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS foodToday I worked out a very fast breakfast—probably should have done it long ago, actually. This is especially for the instant-coffee, ice-cube-in-the-coffee, speed-it-up-at-all-costs, sort of person I still am.
This involves preparing the morning shake the night before and putting it in the refrigerator. For me the shake is made of soy milk, a Revival Soy […]
Low-Fiber Meal Replacement
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger September 28th, 2006 in fiber, Sweetener, Stevia, Revival Soy, Food for IBS, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS foodThis is a quick recipe for a low-fiber meal replacement that I just invented. I discovered, sadly, that there is a fairly small window between too few grams of fiber a day, and too many. Since my standard meal replacement shake provides 13 gms. of fiber in one nice-sized serving, and two of them provide 26 gms., I’m near my limit. If I then add a high-fiber taco to the
Breakfast Ritual I
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger September 27th, 2006 in Gastrocolic Reflex, Breakfast, fiber, Food for IBS, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS foodFollowing on yesterday’s post, about Breakfast mistakes, I had found I was loading up on IBS triggers, that activated the gatrocolic reflex’s gateway to gastrointestinal mayhem: bloating, constipation, pain, and whatever else!
I started the changeover to a tummy-calming breakfast with the Acacia powder branded with the name of Heather Van Vorous. Acacia powder is a soluble fiber; you could also use FiberSure ™.
Three-tea follow-up
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger September 24th, 2006 in Teas, Food for IBS, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS Triggers, IBS foodOn Sunday night, following Saturday’s three-tea night, I also fixed myself three teas. This time I had one fennel tea using fennel seeds, one anise tea made from tea bags, and one fennel-anise mixed tea, also using tea bags. They were spaced out over four hours, instead of concentrated into one.
I thought, on Sunday morning, when I was feeling better, “How do I know it’s from the teas? Maybe I