Diet for IBS

Diet plays a major role in the Irritable Bowel Syndrome symptoms. Many of the persons suffering from this syndrome have found that they had a particularly bad attack when they intake some of the foods. This are called as 'trigger' foods of the IBS. If these persons can identify these trigger foods then they can greatly increase their quality of life. Some of the most common trigger foods include wheat, caffeine-containing products such as coffee and tea, dairy products and citrus fruits.

Some of the foods that must be excluded from your Diet include the following
Exclusion Diet: Exclusion foods are those which are excluded in the diet of the person who is suffering from the IBS, and then reintroduced into his diet to see whether these are causing any symptoms for IBS. If they cause any symptoms then he can take care not to eat those foods.
These include
• Alcohol
• Artificial sweeteners
• Carbonated drinks
• Coffee
• Dairy products
• Fried foods
• Oils
• Poultry skin and dark meat
• Red Meat

Dairy free Diet: Dairy products also create the symptoms for IBS so it will become necessary to cut down the intake of dairy products such as milk, cheese, and the butter. And also one should cut down the things made from dairy products such as whey and casein.
These include
• Milk, cheese, butter
• Cream cheese, cottage cheese
• Sour cream, ice cream
• Chocolate and other candy that contains milk
• Malted milk
• Some cereals which contain milk powder
• Whey, casein, or foods that contain any of these ingredients.

Wheat free Diet: This includes cutting down all the products made from wheat flour such as bread.

Things to Remember
• Try to eat soluble fiber whenever your stomach is empty,

• Try to decrease the intake of fat from your diet.

• Try to eliminate the foods such as red meat, dairy, fried foods, egg yolks, coffee, soda pop, and alcohol from your diet.

• Try to eat small portions frequently, calmly, and leisurely.