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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IBS and Foods to Avoid
Foods that can trigger an IBS attack are: anything containing caffeine, any high fat foods such as nuts or fried foods, carbonated beverages, alcohol, red meat, chocolate bars, dairy and artificial sweeteners such as aspartame. Remember, everyone is different. Some people can eat chocolate while others only have to have a tiny piece to trigger an attack. Some people can drink alcohol, others cannot. You have to experiment and eliminate those foods causing you trouble.
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Fiber Supplements Are Essential For IBS Treatment
Maintaining a high fiber input is essential for living comfortably with IBS. Recommendations are for a daily intake of about 22 grams of fiber in order to maintain a functional digestive system. How can you manage to eat this much fiber in a day especially considering that the average person probably eats only about 10-14 grams of fiber a day? Take a supplement. There are many supplements on the market but beware of the additives in some of them. They may contain artificial sweeteners. I tried Metamucil 
Remember, start small. You have to slowly build up to a 22 gram fiber intake and this should take a month or more of gradual increases in dosage.
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