What Should I Eat if I Have IBS?

by editor on January 8, 2010

Cereal with fresh berries, a healthy source of nutritional fiber.

Cereal with fresh berries, a healthy source of nutritional fiber.

The best thing you can do to alleviate some, if not all of your Irritable Bowel Syndrome is to focus on your lifestyle and be committed to making some day-to-day changes in your diet.

There are some diets and eating habits that can contribute to the disruption of the normal function of the intestines. You may just need to alter your diet in an effort to help reduce the time for your food to travel through your body.

Did you know that one of the most effective treatments for Irritable Bowel Syndrome is to add fiber to your diet? A terrific way to avoid or reduce constipation is to eat foods that are high in fiber. Eating a fiber-rich diet can help decrease the likelihood of constipation by softening the stool. A high-fiber diet may also help reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes.

Over the next few weeks, you need to increase your dietary fiber slowly. Your digestive system needs to cope with the change gradually. Here is a quick list of some good sources of fiber rich foods to incorporate into your daily meals:

  • barley
  • baked beans
  • split peas
  • lentils
  • black beans
  • whole wheat
  • oat bran
  • artichokes
  • dates
  • kidney beans
  • lima beans
  • chickpeas
  • raspberries
  • pears
  • cornmeal
  • tomatoes
  • turnip greens
  • broccoli

Do your best to start avoiding or limiting the amount of gas-producing foods that you eat such as beans, onions and cabbage. Do you have an intolerance to milk? You may need to avoid or cut back on dairy products in an effort to reduce your symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Avoid consumption of carbonated drinks and alcoholic beverages. These can introduce gas into your intestines and cause your abdominal pain.

Stop chewing gum; it causes you to swallow air and leads to your abdominal pain and bloating.

When you make your changes to your diet, make sure you do it slowly and in moderation. You don’t want to shock your body, but rather give your body time to adjust to the lifestyle changes you have chosen.

Once you incorporate your daily diet changes, gradually get into an exercise routine. Exercise, coupled with a healthy diet will help you gain your life back!

This diet tip came straight from the new book Natural Cures for IBS, published by Green Health Press. The book does a great job delivering up-to-date reviews of effective non-pharmaceutical strategies to treat and relieve common IBS symptoms.

From diarrhea, to constipation, bloating and gas, and abdominal pain, Natural Cures, offers a good deal of common sense advice for us sufferers. We especially appreciate that we can easily find relief through foods, activities, and natural supplements commonly available to us.

GHP sells an electronic version of the book for $39.95. I asked the publisher if I could offer my blog visitors a special discount. GHP agreed but couldn't decide how much they were willing discount the retail price.

I suggested we could let folks download it for free, in return for signing up for the Green Health Press mailing list. Thankfully, they agreed, so here's a link to get your own FREE COPY of Natural Cures for IBS. I wouldn't wait; IBS relief really could be just a click away!

Here's to your good health!
- Editor

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What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome?

by editor on January 8, 2010

Irritable bowel syndrome, commonly referrerd to as IBS, is a functional disorder of the large bowel, meaning the bowel doesn’t work, or function, correctly.

IBS is not a disease, but a group of symptoms. For this reason, IBS is considered a functional disorder and is the most common among gastrointestinal disorders.

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January 7, 2010

Your physician will most likely use the Rome III set of criteria to distinguish IBS from other intestinal problems.
Following a meeting in Rome (Italy), an international group of experts on gastrointestinal (GI) disorders reached consensus and published the following definition for typical symptoms of IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome):
At least 3 months duration with continuous or [...]

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