I was quite excited when I came across this site: Help for IBS.com. It was very interesting and very informative. Heather Van Vorous wrote a book called Eating for IBS and she has been an IBS sufferer herself. What was interesting about this site is that she said that all food is either a stomach irritant or not. Also fiber is either soluble on insoluble. It's the insoluble that gives IBS sufferers trouble. I know my doctor told my son that he needed to eat fiber like bran and etc. Well that is the insoluble kind and can aggravate IBS symptoms. She also said the order in which you eat food was very important. Insoluble fiber is necessary in the diet so an IBS person would need to eat the soluble fiber first and then can add some insoluble toward the end of the meal . That will reduce chances for stomach upset. I am definitely going to get her book and give it a try. Seems like people have had great success with her recipes. She says that 90% of symptoms can be controlled by this diet.
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I was diagnosed with limited colitis in the past couple of years and it was just nice to be finally diagnosed. In February my husband and I went cold turkey and got off of all white flour, refined sugar and processed/man-made foods. I have lost 50 punds and the colitis has not flared up unless I eat something that has processed flour products in it. Last week I was diagnosed with metabolic syndrome which causes many other problems or diseases. If you would like I can give you the name of the book that I am using...they even have a website with hundreds of recepies on it. It is basically eating the foods that our bodies were designed for. I was able to get off all medications the first week and some things have begun to reverse themselves. When I started I was only concerned with stopping the stomach spasms. My husband is doing the same food lifestyle and he has lost 30 pounds. Give your son a hug from somebody who understands what it feels like when your insides are spasming uncontrollably and you are expected to still perform your daily responsibilities.
family jewels,
I am so glad that your colitis is under control. Yes, if you can give me the name of the book, I would be really grateful. I really appreciate you sharing your story and for your compassion for my son. Thank you!
The book is The Great Physician's Rx for Women's Health. I know it is for women, but it is also working for my husband. It is by Jordan and Nicki Rubin. Jordan was very sick with similar things and the pictures of him in the front of the book look like he was ready to die. I saw it advertised by other women with PCOD (like me) and they were talking about how they were able to get pregnant after switching to this food lifestyle...I just wanted some relief from all of the pain which was a combo of the PCOD and colitis. I don't know what kind of rice you were giving your son, but if it was white rice that could cause more pain because it has been processed. The way I am now eating it is all natural and organic with almost all of it raw (except meat) because the cooking (heating) process breaks down the digestive enzymes that your body needs to break down and process the food. When I eat anything that has been cooked I take a digestive enzyme suppliment to help my body in any way that I can.
You can email me if you would like my address can be linked through my blog profile page.
-Tonia
Tonia,
Thanks so much for the book info. I will definitely look into it. At this point I am looking at every possible angle to get this thing under control. It really is a complex problem and I need all the help I can get.
God bless
I think Jordan has written some other books that might also be worth checking out...maybe one geared to men as well as women.
Another thought that I just had was that I really noticed more flare-ups around stressful times which could be life stress and physical strain on my body stress. If your son is having a flare-up his body is under extra stress and could be causing the flare-up to be worse.
-Tonia
Tonia,
Thanks for all your support and information. I tried a probiotic on my son and it seems to have helped tremendously.
Don't know how long it will last but I will definitely still be reading up on all the info you have given me.
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