what is an ideal diet plan for a person suffering from IBS(irritable bowel syndrome)??
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Lots of fiber, a good pro biotic/prebiotic and a real good multivitamin worked for me.
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Yes, completely normal.  Stress wreaks havoc with food intake, certainly.  Some people can't stop eating, and others can't even look at food.  The diarrhea is normal, too, as stress really messes with the digestive tract.  This is especially common with women; we're much more likely to get IBS.  Fun, eh?  And stress does crazy stuff with your menstrual cycle, too, birth control or no.\n\nIt really sounds as if you're having a bad time of it.  What you should do is concentrate on getting yourself through this and managing your stress as best as possible.  With fiance problems, I'm not going to say that you should calm down, but you should pamper yourself a bit.  Do some yoga, take some walks, get a manicure, have a nice long chat with your best friend, whatever you usually do when you're stressed.  Keep drinking that water and keep trying foods.  What do you usually eat when you've got a stomach flu?  Maybe you'll be able to keep down crackers.  Or maybe you can go with comfort foods that make you feel happy.  Don't worry too much about it, though.  Bodies are very resilient.  If it does worry you, try drinking juices and Gatorade and anything with calories and try to take a multivitamin.  That way, at least you won't get scurvy.
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Make sure to stick to a well balanced diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables. Limit salt intake and stay away from processed foods (cured meats included). In regards to meats they should be consumed in moderation; fish is your best choice, only consume lean beef, chicken breast and turkey breast, stay away from pork. Fat intake should come mostly from olive or canola oil, but you should also consume a little of corn or sunflower oil. Keep in mind that your foods should never be fried; only sauteed, baked or boiled.\nBefore you implement this advice, let a dietitian and your Dr see it.
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go to http://www.ika.ie/diet.html  \nthey have some good receipes.  You can check out a book store like Barnes and Noble or any other book store to find recipes.  \nIt's not as hard to find as you may think.  I had to do it as well.  I looked at local book stores.  And asked my doctor if he knew anything to start me out on.
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Hi,\nYahoo health can get you to the link for IBS info.  The one I found info best was  aboutibs.org.  I usually don't like to recommend a specific product, but Dannon has a yogurt out called Activia that could be beneficial.  I have had IBS and attendent problems for quite a few years and the very best advice I can offer is educate yourself!  Don't ignore it and don't let it go.  If possible go to an Enterologist and enlist their aid.  Find one who will listen to you and will work with you to discover the needed treatment\n     Look to your ancestors also, for this is can be an inherited tendency.  Hope it is as simple as a reaction to a round of antibiotics, or a food you need to avoid, but definitely you will have to be your own best friend here.  Hope this is helpful!
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I have had luck treating my IBS and a friend that has Chrons tried the same approach and has been feeling much better. Diagnosing auto immune disorders can be difficult.
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Healthy food, exercise, water, these three go hand in hand when you want to lead a healthy, happy and fit existance. \n\nIf you want to do this it is for life so you need to totally change your way of eating and exercising. This is not a diet rather than a healthy eating plan for life. So no more talking diet cause it means time limit. \n\nHere are the golden rules: \nInitially cut down to 1200 (women) - 1500 (men) calories. \nExercise 6 times per week for 1 hours a day. Do three weight sessions and three cardio sessions. No gym involved if you don't have the access. \nDon't eat carbs after 4pm, never eat carbs within 2 hours of exercise or within 1 hour of exercise. \nDrink 3 litres of water per day. You can have a green tea at the end of the day. \nLimit your fruit in take to 2 pieces per day. \nNever eat dinner after 6pm.\nAdopt of low GI eating plan this is sustainable for life!\nMake low fat dairy choices \n\nFollow this menu plan as a suggestion: \nBreakfast 7am - 1 cup hot water w lemon\n20 minutes later have a bowel of oats w water (no honey) OR\nfruit salad w low GI soy yogurt\nSnack 10am - pear or apple (both low GI)\nLunch 12.30pm - muligrain sandwich w 50g tuna & salad (no butter)\nSnack 3pm - low GI yogurt OR skim berry smoothie (no honey or banana) plenty of ice, 1/2 cup skim milk & 1/4 cup yogurt\nDinner 5.30pm - 120g grilled lean meat/fish/prawns/tofu patties (not fried) w spinach salad & mixed vegies (no whites, carbs) OR 3 egg white/soy omlette with ham, cheese and tomato\nSnack - 1 scoop of low cal low fat ice cream (if hungry)\n\nExercise is must be intense. Refer to www.bodybuilding.com for your weights routine. Never do weights two consecutive days have a cardio day in between. \n\nCardio needs to include running, go hard up stair wells and cycling. If you have access to a gym include boxing and spin classes as well. You get the most benefits from exercise when your body is totally fatigued and this is when you see changes. \n\nTo maintain you can increase calories to 1500 (women) - 1800 (men) and reduce exercise sessions to 3-4 times per week. If weight creeps up again due to holiday period etc.. go back to 1200 (women) - 1500 (men) cal and 6 sessions again. \n\nGood luck it worked for me it can work for anyone.
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How about avoiding them and get active instead of eating them it would be a great start. \n\nIf you want to do this it is for life so you need to totally change your way of eating and exercising. This is not a diet rather than a healthy eating plan for life. So no more talking diet cause it means time limit. Stop making some major mistakes wake up earlier and get active earlier your metabolism is sluggish and needs to be woken up this is half your problem. \n\nHere are the golden rules: \nInitially cut down to 1200 calories. \nExercise 6 times per week for 1 hours a day. Do three weight sessions and three cardio sessions. No gym involved. \nDon't eat carbs after 4pm, never eat carbs within 2 hours of exercise or within 1 hour of exercise. \nDrink 3 litres of water per day. You can have a green tea at the end of the day. \nLimit your fruit in take to 2 pieces per day. \nNever eat dinner after 6pm.\nAdopt of low GI eating plan this is sustainable for life!\nMake low fat dairy choices \n\nFollow this menu plan as a suggestion: \nBreakfast 7am - 1 cup hot water w lemon\n20 minutes later have a bowel of oats w water (no honey) OR\nfruit salad w low GI soy yogurt\nSnack 10am - pear or apple (both low GI)\nLunch 12.30pm - multigrain sandwich w 50g tuna & salad (no butter)\nSnack 3pm - low GI yogurt OR skim berry smoothie (no honey or banana) plenty of ice, 1/2 cup skim milk & 1/4 cup yogurt\nDinner 5.30pm - 120g grilled lean meat/fish/prawns/tofu patties (not fried) w spinach salad & mixed vegies (no whites, carbs) OR 3 egg white/soy omlette with ham, cheese and tomato\nSnack - 1 scoop of low cal low fat ice cream (if hungry)\n\nExercise is must be intense. Refer to www.bodybuilding.com for your weights routine. Never do weights two consecutive days have a cardio day in between. \n\nCardio needs to include running, go hard up stair wells and cycling. You get the most benefits from exercise when your body is totally fatigued and this is when you see changes. \n\nto maintain you can increase calories to 1500 and reduce exercise sessions to 3-4 times per week. If weight creeps up again due to holiday period etc.. go back to 1200 cal and 6 sessions again. \n\nGood luck it worked for me it can work for anyone.
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sounds fimilar you do have ibs  however it could be caused from a food allegry what i suggest is take citrucel in the morning and two hours before bed take for 1 year my doctor said six months but it took me a year  also stop eating lettuce cabbage all raw greens stop eating all milk products and wheat products wait 1 week if your get better start introducing foods one at a time with 7 days apart  \ni'm 35 had stomach problems since i turned 20 life quality sucks
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Breakfast is a no-brainer: Oatmeal.  I mix a cup of milk (regular or soymilk) with 2/3 cups oats and some cinnamon; and nuke it for 2 or 3 minutes.  I may put a little pancake syrup on top.  Coffee.\n\nLunch is usually soup (often split pea or bean, without corn/tomatoes, etc, and/or a baked SWEET potato (no skin of course).  Metamucil sells these cookies "wafers" that I have in mid-afternoon with my tea; they're pretty good, actually.  \n\nDinner is usually fish and cooked vegetables (I sure do miss salads, sigh!!).  ICE CREAM  for dessert works for me.
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Please listen to me on this - I can help you!!!!\nYou are probably wheat intolerant! Cut out wheat in all its forms for a minimum of a month, thats bread, pasta, pastry, cake - everything. its difficult, really difficult but if you stick to it you will see a major improvement. Im not some quack but recently discovered that I was intolerant to wheat and after a week of cutting it out completly my life had changed.Now 4 months later its completly different. My IBS symptoms disappeared, I lost a stone and a half, my mild ecxema disappeared - I have suffered from hay fever all of my life - gone totaly! Im sleeping better and even stopped snoring.\nI probably sound a little evangelical about it but the effect on my life and health have been profound. Its really difficult at times - when you want to grab a sandwich you cant and lots of my favourite foods are on the "dont even go there" list but the benefits outweigh the bad stuff.\nTry it it WILL work
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Hi ..No special diet has been proven effective for preventing or treating this disease... Some people find their symptoms are made worse by milk, alcohol, hot spices, or fiber... People are encouraged to follow a nutritious diet and avoid any foods that seem to worsen symptoms... But there are no consistent rules...\n\nPeople should take vitamin supplements only on their doctor's advice..\n\nI put a link, below..with information..about the foundation! ...\ni wish you, all the best , and the courage, you need!!...\n\nKind, regards!:)
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Hi Margaret\n\nHere are some ideas to heal the condition.\n\nCauses\nIBS can be caused by a variety of factors, including poor diet and nutrition, food allergies, imbalanced levels of hydrochloric acid, impaired immunity, infections, lack of exercise, pharmaceutical drugs, and stress.\n\n\nQuick Action Plan for IBS\n\n1. Avoid all sugars, refined flour products, and carbohydrates, milk and dairy products, processed foods that contain preservatives and artificial sweeteners, alcohol, hydrogenated and trans-fatty oils, as well as foods that are common allergens. \n\n2. Emphasize organic, fresh vegetables and non-citrus fruits, organic grains, as well as organic, free-range meats and poultry and wild-caught fish. \n\n3. Drink plenty of pure, filtered water throughout the day. \nCleansing and Detoxification therapy such as short fasts, elimination diets, and colonics. \n\n4. Enteric-coated peppermint oil and aloe vera juice. \n\n5. Soothing baths two to five nights a week, as well as alternating hot and cold water packs placed over the abdomen. \n\n6. Use Probiotics and soil-based organisms. \n\n7. Therapeutic juices include wheatgrass juice; cabbage, papaya, and carrot juice. \n\nBest of health to your family
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definatly ask a preofessional dietician. i recommend organic food. more whole grains in your diet, veggies, and whole fruits. youre plan looks really vague. eat more of your whole grains earlier in the day, so your body burns them off through out the day.
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There are many supplements that may cure your IBS but it may take a combination of several alternative treatments to eliminate IBS from your life. \n\nI would start by avoiding toxic foods. Dairy, wheat, and many other foods are toxic poison to many people with I.B.S. Until you can heal your body of IBS, try eliminating foods that may cause problems.\n\nIf I had IBS, I would do the Water Cure. Drink 6-8 glasses of distilled water with 1/4 teaspoon of unrefined sea salt for several weeks. If this stopped my IBS, I would back off on the sea salt unless I felt IBS symptoms coming on. I would then drink at least one glass of sea salt in water.\n\nI would also switch my table salt to the less expensive refined sea salt sold in most health food stores.\n\nThe water cure and sea salt will mineralize and hydrate your body. Do this before trying anything else but when you can get a chance, get a red algae supplement. I have found it to be as inexpensive as $10 U.S. or as high as $200. If you are loaded with cash then you might try the more expensive stuff but I would start with the less pricey red algae to see if it was good for my I.B.S.\n\nI would also take a glss of apple juice three times a day and a begin adding raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar to my drink until I could drink it with 2 full tablespoons. Add Cinnamon  for help with neutralizing the stong taste and the healing power of cinnamon.\n\nI might also put food grade aloe vera drink on my list of possible \ncures for I.B.S.\n\nYou may have parasites. This may be causing many health issue.\n\nI would slug down a shot glass of carrot juice with a teaspoon of cinnamon and a drop of wild oregeno oil every morning.\n\nYou may experience flu like symptoms as your body is going to be detoxing and expelling toxins. Drink major amounts of water throughout the process. \n\nCheck out my blog for some additional information about apple cider vinegar.\nraw unfilter
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It could be IBS, or "Irritable Bowel Syndrome". \n\nContact a doctor.
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a low-carb, low fat, high-fiber diet is the best diet. this is a sample menu, about 1200 calories the whole day. you will not spend a lot, and you will not feel hunger.\n\nbreakfast:\n1 pc toast / sliced bread\n1 pc banana or apple\n1 glass of milk\ntea or coffee with low cal sweetener (or sugar)\n\n10 am snack:\n1 banana or apple OR\n10 pcs of berries OR\n1 cup popcorn\n1 glass lemonade or juice\n\nlunch:\nopen sandwich (no bread on top) containing:\n1 slice of smoked ham (about 60 grams)\ntomatoes, lettuce, onion\n1 glass juice/lemonade/tea\n\n4pm snack:\n3 pcs of oreo cookies OR\n1 palmful peanuts OR\nany medium sized fruit\n\ndinner:\n1 100-gram cut of lean meat (if chicken, no skin)\n1 1/2 golfball size serving mashed potato or pasta\nup to 2 cups of green veggies or steamed carrots and peas\ndessert: any medium fruit OR\n1 golfball size of low fat ice cream or sorbet\n1 cup of coffee or tea\n\nyou can do variations of this sample plan. very low cost (not totally no cost of course), and low maintenance. you will not feel any hunger at any time of the day. the best thing is, these foods are definitely available in your own house, probably also the things you eat daily. and you will not deprive yourself so binging and mood swings will be avoided.\n\nthrow in some exercise while you're at it: jogging, weightlifting for muscle development, pilates for flexibility (there are websites that show some basic pilates moves), powerwalking for stamina building. even regular day to day activities help - walking to the bus station, bicycling to the supermarket, mopping the floor, you can even do some jogging in-place while watching TV. remember that a well balanced diet and regular exercise is still the best. not only will you be kept trim, you will also stay healthy.\n\nremember that there are no quick-fix diets and exercises. starving yourself and pushing yourself to extreme exhaustion would only lead to even more dangers, and a higher medical cost. the best way to achieve your goal and to get a healthier body is to incorporate a well balanced diet and enough exercise in your daily life.