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what do you eat? - Managing IBS

Top 5 Tips For managing IBS Managing IBS is not all about avoiding certain foods. Sometimes other basics changes can help just as much.  These small changes helped both my mum and I lessen our symptoms.  1: Caffeine Avoid caffeine, it's a stimulant and not great if u have a sensitive digestive system or bladder.  Switching to decaffeinated really does help reduce IBS symptoms.  2: Soft drinks Avoid soft drinks. Carbonated drinks are gassy and either overloaded with sugar or made with artificial sweeteners.   Artificial sweeteners can also be an IBS trigger. Consuming too much of them can have a laxative affect.  3: High fat food Ditch the deep fried food, and oven bake instead.  Too much fatty food isn't great for any diet. However it have a worse effect on those of us with IBS.  Baked instead of fried food might take longer but it tastes just as great.   Try chopping a large potato or sweet potato into wedges. Spray with or toss in a li

What Do You Eat?

When your avoiding Dairy and Wheat Iv excluded gluten and wheat products from my diet for 2 months , to see if it improves my IBS symptoms.  The problem with Food intolerances is that the sometimes the only way to find out if they have an adverse effect on you, is too exclude. Instead of being Yeast Intolerant, I think I may be Wheat intolerant instead. My symptoms improved when I cut out Yeast, I stopped eating bread and products coated in bread crumbs. The same products also contain yeast.  There are two foods that I have missed the most, are bread and cheese. Dairy free Cheese isn't that great, I would rather do without. However Iv discovered that Wheat free bread is just as delicious as traditional variety's.  Breakfast - Poached eggs on toast. Gluten free, lactose free bread. Bread was from Marks and Spencers Free From Range, slices where small but pretty tasty and filling. - Banana Lunch Baked Potato with beans. Instead of a tin of baked beans I made Chick