Triggers for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Red Meat
Dairy
Coffee
Carbonated Beverages
Caffeine
Artificial Sweeteners
All Poultry Dark Meat, Skins
Coconut Milk
Fried Foods
Butter
Oils, Fats
Alcohol
Olestra
Citric Acid, a preservative

So, you ask

Is there anything I can eat?

If there is, where can I find it?

I read ingredients labels and every food has stuff that triggers IBS symptoms. What do I do now?

The old diets for IBS that I’ve just found or been handed are high in carbohydrates. I need to watch carbs. Forget about it!

IBS Tummychow (aka tummychow.com) has the answers.

We have done the shopping for you. We agree that food and fiber are key to controlling Irritable Bowel Syndrome. We have searched out good products at reputable web sites, and tried them out on several sensitive tummies. We think that food (diet), fiber, and probiotics are key to controlling the symptoms of IBS.

To get started, see our page labeled “How to Start.”

There’s nothing easy about radically revolutionizing the way to eat, and what to eat. Note that the IBS Diet in any form is BOTH. That is, we are not selling an instant cure. You will need to do some work, and change some habits, and that is not easy.

For what to eat that’s quick to prepare, see “Snacks.”

For many of us, the first things that disappear with the new IBS diet are convenience foods and fast foods. The “Snacks” page has some foods that are quickly and easily prepared.

For coffee alternatives, see our page labeled “Coffee?”

Any time we can keep a beloved habit, and still control IBS symptoms, we are ahead of the game! There are good-, even great-, tasting substitutes for Coffee that are as
quick as “instant,” as we have discovered.

There are several helpful tricks to keep in mind; see “Tips.”

For example, if you are eating out and want to avoid particularly fatty foods, look at the surface of such things as soup, gravy, and sauces. If the food you are offered is laden with fat, the surface is shiny. See others on the “Tips” page.

For the natural, organic, alternative to sugar, see the “Stevia.”

Stevia has a glycemic index of “0.0,” according to one authority on the plant from which it comes. The calories added by Stevia are also 0.0. What more could you want? Oh, yes. Stevia comes in convenient forms of the same sort as sugar and artificial sweeteners.

For the natural alterative to milk, see “Soymilk.”

Soy milk is, of course, a natural alternative to milk. Many varieties of soy milk are sweetened with “evaporated cane juice,” which sounds interesting, but is basically sugar from the sugar cane. Others are sweetened with artificial low-calorie sweeteners. We have not found one sweetened with stevia, but there may be one out there. Also look, on this page, for other kinds of milk substitutes; rice, almond, or hazelnut beverages are listed.We have listed either unsweetened–add Stevia if you need a sweeter beverage–or beverages that use a brown-rice sweetener.