IBS - hidden triggers
If you look at my blog it might seem I do eat alot, lol. I just cook and bake my own foods from scratch rather than buying from the shops. It's the best way I’ve found for controlling my IBS.
The problem I had with shop bought products is that they often have hidden ingredients that you don't expect to find in them.
Artificial sweeteners are used in a lot of diet and low calorie drinks, biscuits and cakes. When I started weight watchers a few years ago, I thought I was being good by watching the number of calories that I ate. However these sugar substitutes are actually worse for my IBS than normal sugar made from cane or beets.
Some sweeteners are worse than others but as with IBS itself, it depends on the individual.
Milk powder
Milk solids
Whey
Casein
Lactose
Ghee
Going shopping isn't my favourite thing to-do but it got even more depressing when I had to start reading food ingredient labels. The obvious foods were easy to avoid, however Food you wouldn’t expect to have some form of milk in did!!!
My favourite butterkist Carmel popcorn, breakfast muesli and cold meats & chicken where some of the most surprising ones. If you’re going to be adding some form of milk to muesli to eat it, why would you add milk powder? And adding milk to pre-packed cold meats is even stranger.
You would just expect to find yeast in bread and some pastries. Nope it's added to food to boost the flavour.
The obvious ones are easy to avoid, you'll find yeast in foods and drinks that need to be fermented or used to make a dough rise. Breads, Rolls, bagels, pizza crust and English Muffins all contain yeasts. As do most alcoholic drinks. Some supermarket un-leaven style bread still has yeast added as well.e.g. Pitta bread. Always best to check.
As do
Gravy granules, sauces, condiments, soup's, pretzels, crisps, crisp breads.
Vegan products also have yeast extract or nutritional yeast added as flavouring. Dairy free cheese, Quorn and supermarket own brand meat- less replacement products all have yeast added.
I thought going dairy free would be easy; I’d planned to buy vegan products. Having a yeast intolerance really shot down that idea.
Someone commented on my weight last week (In a positive way) how did I stay trim, while eating lots of baked goods. What most people don't realise is that I don't buy pre-made baked goods anymore. I make my own soda bread, scones, cookies and cakes. It's the best way I’ve found for controlling my IBS.
The problem I had with shop bought products is that they often have hidden ingredients that you don't expect to find in them.
Artificial sweeteners are used in a lot of diet and low calorie drinks, biscuits and cakes. When I started weight watchers a few years ago, I thought I was being good by watching the number of calories that I ate. However these sugar substitutes are actually worse for my IBS than normal sugar made from cane or beets.
Some sweeteners are worse than others but as with IBS itself, it depends on the individual.
Milk powder
Milk solids
Whey
Casein
Lactose
Ghee
Going shopping isn't my favourite thing to-do but it got even more depressing when I had to start reading food ingredient labels. The obvious foods were easy to avoid, however Food you wouldn’t expect to have some form of milk in did!!!
My favourite butterkist Carmel popcorn, breakfast muesli and cold meats & chicken where some of the most surprising ones. If you’re going to be adding some form of milk to muesli to eat it, why would you add milk powder? And adding milk to pre-packed cold meats is even stranger.
You would just expect to find yeast in bread and some pastries. Nope it's added to food to boost the flavour.
The obvious ones are easy to avoid, you'll find yeast in foods and drinks that need to be fermented or used to make a dough rise. Breads, Rolls, bagels, pizza crust and English Muffins all contain yeasts. As do most alcoholic drinks. Some supermarket un-leaven style bread still has yeast added as well.e.g. Pitta bread. Always best to check.
As do
Gravy granules, sauces, condiments, soup's, pretzels, crisps, crisp breads.
Vegan products also have yeast extract or nutritional yeast added as flavouring. Dairy free cheese, Quorn and supermarket own brand meat- less replacement products all have yeast added.
I thought going dairy free would be easy; I’d planned to buy vegan products. Having a yeast intolerance really shot down that idea.
If you look at my blog it might seem I do eat a lot, lol. I just cook and bake my own foods from scratch rather than buying from the shops. I used my base cookie/biscuit recipe yesterday. I added zest from 1/2 an orange and non-dairy chocolate chips. Kept some out to eat and froze the rest.
Orange zest chocolate chip cookies
I used my base cookie/biscuit recipe yesterday (on my recipe list). I added zest from 1/2 an orange and non dairy chocolate chips. Kept some out to eat and froze the rest.
If you look at my blog it might seem I do eat alot, lol. I just cook and bake my own foods from scratch rather than buying from the shops. It's the best way I’ve found for controlling my IBS.
The problem I had with shop bought products is that they often have hidden ingredients that you don't expect to find in them.
Artificial Sweeteners
Some sweeteners are worse than others but as with IBS itself, it depends on the individual.
Milk products
Milk solids
Whey
Casein
Lactose
Ghee
Going shopping isn't my favourite thing to-do but it got even more depressing when I had to start reading food ingredient labels. The obvious foods were easy to avoid, however Food you wouldn’t expect to have some form of milk in did!!!
My favourite butterkist Carmel popcorn, breakfast muesli and cold meats & chicken where some of the most surprising ones. If you’re going to be adding some form of milk to muesli to eat it, why would you add milk powder? And adding milk to pre-packed cold meats is even stranger.
Yeast
The obvious ones are easy to avoid, you'll find yeast in foods and drinks that need to be fermented or used to make a dough rise. Breads, Rolls, bagels, pizza crust and English Muffins all contain yeasts. As do most alcoholic drinks. Some supermarket un-leaven style bread still has yeast added as well.e.g. Pitta bread. Always best to check.
As do
Gravy granules, sauces, condiments, soup's, pretzels, crisps, crisp breads.
Vegan products also have yeast extract or nutritional yeast added as flavouring. Dairy free cheese, Quorn and supermarket own brand meat- less replacement products all have yeast added.
I thought going dairy free would be easy; I’d planned to buy vegan products. Having a yeast intolerance really shot down that idea.
Someone commented on my weight last week (In a positive way) how did I stay trim, while eating lots of baked goods. What most people don't realise is that I don't buy pre-made baked goods anymore. I make my own soda bread, scones, cookies and cakes. It's the best way I’ve found for controlling my IBS.
The problem I had with shop bought products is that they often have hidden ingredients that you don't expect to find in them.
Artificial Sweeteners
Some sweeteners are worse than others but as with IBS itself, it depends on the individual.
Milk products
Milk solids
Whey
Casein
Lactose
Ghee
Going shopping isn't my favourite thing to-do but it got even more depressing when I had to start reading food ingredient labels. The obvious foods were easy to avoid, however Food you wouldn’t expect to have some form of milk in did!!!
My favourite butterkist Carmel popcorn, breakfast muesli and cold meats & chicken where some of the most surprising ones. If you’re going to be adding some form of milk to muesli to eat it, why would you add milk powder? And adding milk to pre-packed cold meats is even stranger.
Yeast
The obvious ones are easy to avoid, you'll find yeast in foods and drinks that need to be fermented or used to make a dough rise. Breads, Rolls, bagels, pizza crust and English Muffins all contain yeasts. As do most alcoholic drinks. Some supermarket un-leaven style bread still has yeast added as well.e.g. Pitta bread. Always best to check.
As do
Gravy granules, sauces, condiments, soup's, pretzels, crisps, crisp breads.
Vegan products also have yeast extract or nutritional yeast added as flavouring. Dairy free cheese, Quorn and supermarket own brand meat- less replacement products all have yeast added.
I thought going dairy free would be easy; I’d planned to buy vegan products. Having a yeast intolerance really shot down that idea.
If you look at my blog it might seem I do eat a lot, lol. I just cook and bake my own foods from scratch rather than buying from the shops. I used my base cookie/biscuit recipe yesterday. I added zest from 1/2 an orange and non-dairy chocolate chips. Kept some out to eat and froze the rest.
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