My IBS-Curing Diet - it works, but it's sooo hard to keep up!

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My IBS-Curing Diet - it works, but it's sooo hard to keep up!

by Rick
(UK)

My IBS-Curing Diet: Natures foods

I tried so hard to start a new eating regime/experiment after Christmas and for the month of January I only ate "nature’s foods" - namely: organic vegetables and fruit.
No packets, no tins, no additives, nothing other than food the way God intended us to eat it.

For about 4 weeks my stomach was perfect! - It acted as if it didn't have IBS! My energy levels were up and I was sleeping like a baby!

Unfortunately, keeping up an eating regime like that took a lot of discipline, and slowly I've been slipping back into my old habbits again.

The problem is the amount of time and effort it takes to prepare the food.

I decided rather than eat set meals because it was time to eat, I chose to eat only when I was hungry, and let hunger compel me to find food. It works really well, but what I'm finding is that I'm only getting hungry in the evenings when I'm not that enthusiastic to start peeling potatoes, chopping veg and cooking from scratch. Hence the slip back into my old ways.

One of the things I have been able to maintain is not drinking tea - at least not the normal stuff you put milk in. I've changed to fruit teas - things like red bush, and mint. The result is that I have not touched milk for a couple of months and it's definitely helped improve my IBS symptoms.

So where am I right now? A seriously dodgy stomach today thanks to eating some Greek yoghurt last night has inspired me to re-kindle my nature’s foods diet starting today.

Wish me luck, and if anyone knows a way to get around the "chore" of preparing a fresh meal late in the day, I'd love to hear your comments!

Rick

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May 05, 2010

Yes Meat is still on the menu
by: Rick

Regarding the question about still eating meat - the answer is yes, but only organic white meat, and only a small quantity. I consumed two large chicken breasts over the course of the month. Apart from that, eggs were my main source of protien.

Mar 25, 2010

sound worth a try!
by: Anonymous

do you still eat meat or is your diet mainly fruit and veg?

Feb 19, 2010

Gave up microwaved food too!
by: Anonymous

Thanks for the feedback Sian. I did forget to mention that i have also given up microwaved food - and do feel better for it.

Rick

Feb 19, 2010

The problems with keeping to an IBS diet
by: Siân@IBS-Life

Rick, you have touched on something I completely understand. Although I have always eaten quite healthily, I absolutely hate preparing and cooking, when I could be er...writing. Reading other peoples writing lol.

If you are eating a set meal, involving veg, potatoes etc, you could prepare and re-heat it *not* using the microwave, but by putting it under a low grill or in a low oven, as we used to do before we had microwaves.

Let me know how you get on.

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My IBS-Curing Diet - it works, but it's sooo hard to keep up!

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