Diet Question Time Sundays - IBS and what to Eat and Not Eat

Now this is a tricky subject IBS or Irritable Bowel Syndrome, is not uncommon about 1 in 5 people are affected by this.  Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gut disorder. The cause is not known. Symptoms can be quite variable and include abdominal pain, bloating, and sometimes bouts of diarrhoea and/or constipation. Symptoms tend to come and go. There is no cure for IBS, but symptoms can often be eased with treatment.  Having a balanced diet can also help reduce the symptoms as well. 

If you have any of the following symtpoms, you may have IBS.  

• Some people have bouts of diarrhoea
• some people have bouts of constipation
• bloating and swellling of the abdomen from time to time
• passing more wind that usual
• some people have bouts of diarrhoea that alternate with bouts of constipation
• some people have an urgency to go to the toilet,  either arter eating or in the morning during eating breakfast.
• a feeling of not properly emptying your bowels when you go to the toilet
• Sometimes your stools become small and pellet like, sometimes watery or ribbony. 
• poor appetite
• belching, or feeling full after soon eating.

SO, what kind of things can you eat to help your IBS?  

Finding out what is your trigger food is essential for understanding what you should or should not eat.  Everyone's diet is different so there isn't really a one diet fits all. 

Food elimination is a great way to find out what brings on the symptoms of IBS for you.  
Keep a food diary on a daily basis and make notes of how you feel after eating each food type.  This will help identify what foods are triggering your IBS and thus which ones to avoid. 


I found a really great site that points out what to eat and what not to eat, click here for more details. 

This site is also a great site  http://www.mealplansite.com/medical-irritable-bowel-syndrome.aspx 

http://ibsdietplan.org/  

SO now its your turn, if you suffer from IBS, what tips can you give to others.... comments in my comments luv box below :)




 
Colette Morris  SAC Dipl. (Diet &Nutrition)

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