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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 573578" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Oh! So sorry for you all! Didn't realize how many others have this.</p><p></p><p>So, I'm going to jump off a cliff. </p><p>I happened to be reading "Living Without" magazine, which I subscribe to for my difficult child, but there is an article in the newest issue about IBS. There is a dr who came up with-a diet called FODMAP, which is supposed to help. Interestingly, it does not just eliminate gluten and lactose, it eliminates a lot of "health foods" I have been eating.</p><p>What the h*ll is there left to eat!!!???</p><p></p><p>The FODMAP eliminates so many of my favorite foods: split pea soup (no dried peas, no dried beans); artichokes; asparagus; apples, nectarines, mangos, CHERRIES -- my all time fave, which I buy, no matter how expensive, in June, because that's my birthday month -- PISTACIOS-- my other all time favorite comfort food, and most importantly, ONIONS, which I don't think I can live without. </p><p>I seriously thought chocolate was bad, but onions and pistacios??? Just shoot me. Now.</p><p></p><p>The only thing that may save me is that by reintroducing these foods one by one, I may be able to keep them in my diet if they don't cause irritation. My bowels are so irritated now, that I am going to ask the dr for something to calm them, some kind of anti-inflammatory, then continue on my elimination diet (thank d*G I love rice), and let everything heal.</p><p></p><p>Just because it's all inflamed now doesn't mean it will be forever. Right. Right? RIGHT???!</p><p></p><p>I will give him this dr's name--Sue Shepherd, PhD, from Australia--and a copy of the article and see what he thinks. (I'm still going to do the diet regardless of what he says; I know that typical IBS drugs are useless, and in fact, tore up the scrip that my GP gave me last month.)</p><p></p><p>FOMAP stands for:</p><p></p><p>Fermentable</p><p>Oligosaccharides</p><p>Disaccharides</p><p>Monosaccharides</p><p>And</p><p>Polyols</p><p></p><p>(Okay, the "And" is pretty lame, but no one asked for my input before they patented the name.)</p><p></p><p>Supposedly I CAN eat:</p><p>Cheddar cheese and brie (I hate brie)</p><p>gluten free grains, corn and rice (I assume popcorn is fine)</p><p>carrots, celery, lemon and lime (margaritas???), oranges, strawberries, raspberries and tomatoes</p><p>molasses</p><p>maple syrup</p><p></p><p>Also, genetically modified foods are highly suspect. Not sure why, but as long as new labeling laws are being passed, I may as well take advantage of them.</p><p></p><p>So, this past week, I made homemade split pea soup, and mail ordered a Yonana machine and used it three days in a row. What did I put in it? Mangos, cherries, raspberries, blueberries and bananas.</p><p>!!!!</p><p>I am also not supposed to eat spicy foods ... and I had a bowl of chili at Barnes and Noble just prior to The Big Accident.</p><p>I think I created a time bomb and set it off with-the chili.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 573578, member: 3419"] Oh! So sorry for you all! Didn't realize how many others have this. So, I'm going to jump off a cliff. I happened to be reading "Living Without" magazine, which I subscribe to for my difficult child, but there is an article in the newest issue about IBS. There is a dr who came up with-a diet called FODMAP, which is supposed to help. Interestingly, it does not just eliminate gluten and lactose, it eliminates a lot of "health foods" I have been eating. What the h*ll is there left to eat!!!??? The FODMAP eliminates so many of my favorite foods: split pea soup (no dried peas, no dried beans); artichokes; asparagus; apples, nectarines, mangos, CHERRIES -- my all time fave, which I buy, no matter how expensive, in June, because that's my birthday month -- PISTACIOS-- my other all time favorite comfort food, and most importantly, ONIONS, which I don't think I can live without. I seriously thought chocolate was bad, but onions and pistacios??? Just shoot me. Now. The only thing that may save me is that by reintroducing these foods one by one, I may be able to keep them in my diet if they don't cause irritation. My bowels are so irritated now, that I am going to ask the dr for something to calm them, some kind of anti-inflammatory, then continue on my elimination diet (thank d*G I love rice), and let everything heal. Just because it's all inflamed now doesn't mean it will be forever. Right. Right? RIGHT???! I will give him this dr's name--Sue Shepherd, PhD, from Australia--and a copy of the article and see what he thinks. (I'm still going to do the diet regardless of what he says; I know that typical IBS drugs are useless, and in fact, tore up the scrip that my GP gave me last month.) FOMAP stands for: Fermentable Oligosaccharides Disaccharides Monosaccharides And Polyols (Okay, the "And" is pretty lame, but no one asked for my input before they patented the name.) Supposedly I CAN eat: Cheddar cheese and brie (I hate brie) gluten free grains, corn and rice (I assume popcorn is fine) carrots, celery, lemon and lime (margaritas???), oranges, strawberries, raspberries and tomatoes molasses maple syrup Also, genetically modified foods are highly suspect. Not sure why, but as long as new labeling laws are being passed, I may as well take advantage of them. So, this past week, I made homemade split pea soup, and mail ordered a Yonana machine and used it three days in a row. What did I put in it? Mangos, cherries, raspberries, blueberries and bananas. !!!! I am also not supposed to eat spicy foods ... and I had a bowl of chili at Barnes and Noble just prior to The Big Accident. I think I created a time bomb and set it off with-the chili. [/QUOTE]
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