[coyotee]

I was recently diagnosed with Colitis. I just wanted to provide a tip here to anyone suffering from digestive issues.

For about 5 months following my first "flareup", I have had a lot of trouble finding foods that wouldn't hurt me. It's been very experimental. My doctors do not like to talk about nutrition - I don't if it's a liability thing or what?

Anyway, to get to the point:

I've since learned the difference between soluble fibers and insoluble fibers. Soluble fibers dissolve in water, insoluble fibers do not. I noticed a correlation - many food that were making me sick: green vegetables, certain fruits, certain nuts - had a very high content of insoluble fibers.

Since then, I have been starting my day with soluble fibrous foods. If I have enough soluble fiber in my system, I can later tolerate small quantities of foods with a higher content of insoluble fibers.

The trick for me is to have more soluble fiber in my body than insoluble fiber and I have to eat the soluble fibrous food first.

(With my condition, I still need medicine, but this dietary change has helped me a lot)

[Septembersrain]

What foods carry soluble fiber? I have extreme IBS-D. I'm constantly having to practically starve myself if I have to go somewhere for an extended period of time, like to work for example.

What foods keep you feeling good? I was on medication but they think it might have caused seizures. So I'm utterly miserable for now.

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[coyotee]

Originally Posted by Septembersrain

What foods carry soluble fiber? I have extreme IBS-D. I'm constantly having to practically starve myself if I have to go somewhere for an extended period of time, like to work for example.

What foods keep you feeling good? I was on medication but they think it might have caused seizures. So I'm utterly miserable for now.

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This is a Really good list:

LINK: How Soluble Fiber Helps IBS, and Why Soluble Fiber Foods are the best!

I JUST found this yesterday and it's pretty much reinforcing everything I posted.

I've been actually working off of other lists and each one has something a little iffy in it - at least for me.

All the foods she lists in the link provided though really seem like a good starting point. I've had no problems whatsoever with those foods.

It's real tough because everyone with IBD/IBS seems to have different triggers from person to person. I hope you find some relief real soon.

[lizardlady]

coyotee, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for posting the link with the list of IBS friendly foods. It's telling that through trial and error I've found some of these foods are best for me.