IBS Attack What Next
When I had my bad IBS attack this is what I did to regain some sense of normalcy. I ate soluble fiber foods for a few days. When I told my doctor’s nurse this, who was very IBS sympathetic, she said don’t overdue it. But this is where she was wrong. If you felt like I did, the only way to recovery was to eat soluble fiber exclusively or I’d bloat up like a balloon. My body wasn’t ready to handle anything else at that point. I chose only specific foods.
One easy way to visualize soluble fiber vs insoluble fiber is to look at a piece of fruit with a skin. Take an apple for example. The skin is the insoluble component and the meat inside is the soluble component. When you are having an IBS attack the gut has to work harder to digest insoluble fiber so sticking to soluble fiber helps your stomach regain it’s balance gently.
I stuck with applesauce, pasta and sweet potatoes, white bread and soy. I ate lots of small meals and no big meals, otherwise known as grazing. After a few days, when I could eat these food items comfortably and in reasonable quantities, I moved onto other foods, avoiding the foods that are bad for IBS that can trigger an attack. What was important then and still is now to a certain extent is loading up on soluble fiber before eating any other type of food. This soluble fiber acts like a buffer for the other, less easily digestible foods.
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