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[MondayMorning]

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ok, so i've kept my diet ultra strict the past week and i was essential back to normal as far as BM's go. my diet has been lean chicken, white/brown rice and water with basically no fat intake at all. i've been taking calcium tablets as linda recommended and i feel this has made a huge difference. i only used imodium once during the week, which was great because i've been trying to stop using the imodium.i know dietary fat is an essential, but i'm not sure how i can go about increasing dietary fat, or in general, increase the variety of my diet. what do you guys think?thanks

[peaches41]

Glad it's working for you, but with me I don't think it's much to do with what I eat. I don't think going without any fat is all that healthy, either.

[patience2]

I agree with peaches. Also if you browse the diet section of the forum you will see that there is no one diet for IBSers. I engage in consuming many "trouble" items for many IBSers without problems as long as I keep it in moderation. For example, alcohol. As I have said many times before, it's probably wise to avoid certain items like fast food (or at least your typical fast food meals such as the Big Mac with fries). It's probably also wise to consume other items like alcohol only in moderation.But I don't think there are any key foods which must be completely eliminated (unless your problem is gluten for example). Rather, I think it's important that you eat mostly healthy, eat smaller meals (stuffing your face can stimulate the gut), and engage in other techniques (exercise, stress reduction, distraction/meditation/yoga, etc).

[MondayMorning]

ok, thanks guys. ya i'm still looking for a way to eat dietary fat.

[Trudyg]

Some fat is essential--you can't process fat soluble vitamins without it, among other things. Olive oil is good, as is coconut oil. Start slowly, I add coconut oil to my oatmeal instead of butter for instance. You can drizzle a little oil over your steamed veggies. Any overly/chemically processed oil should be avoided. Get good at reading labels.

[whitescarf]

ok, so i've kept my diet ultra strict the past week and i was essential back to normal as far as BM's go. my diet has been lean chicken, white/brown rice and water with basically no fat intake at all. i've been taking calcium tablets as linda recommended and i feel this has made a huge difference. i only used imodium once during the week, which was great because i've been trying to stop using the imodium.i know dietary fat is an essential, but i'm not sure how i can go about increasing dietary fat, or in general, increase the variety of my diet. what do you guys think?thanks

So the calcium isn't giving you it's full effects either? I thought I was the only one!From what I've gathered from reading Linda's thread we should be able to eat most things and not have to stick to safe foods. I'm the same as you, my only safe foods are pretty much chicken and rice.However, maybe sticking to safe foods at the start of taking the calcium helps it too start working.As to your question, I really have no idea how to get some fat in there without setting of D. It seems that pretty much anything with a substantial amount of fat in it is a trigger with me.Sorry I can't help more.Chelsea

[runningfromtheruns]

Have you tried olive oil? You could incorporate it when baking the chicken or in the rice somehow. There is also peanut butter, not sure if that bothers you, but I have used PB as one of my staples for years. When things act up I normally drink a lot of water, Boost, white bread with PB, fruit cups (drained) and applesauce. Good luck!

[nwtampaguy42]

how about fish oil pills. i would assume that would be good fat?

[jmc09]

Agree with Lyndin here.I fry things in a small amount of olive oil and i get no adverse effects from it.Paradoxically though,when i had antibiotic induced constipation a couple of teaspoons of olive oil helped me have a normal BM too.Its good stuff.

[overitnow]

I agree with both the olive oil and the fish oil supplements. I think olive oil is best uncooked and drizzled over veg, bread, etc; but we also use it for cooking at our house as it is the only oil we buy. Of course, my wife and I both use fish oil for the omega 3s. It is good for both cardiovascular health and apparently may help in preventing breast cancer.Mark

[jmc09]

Just a word on the fish oil pills.I used to take cod liver oil pills with multivitamins each morning but found they set my bowels off quite a bit. Maybe try them of an evening at first and see how your body handles them.

[Anirtuant]

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[MondayMorning]

So the calcium isn't giving you it's full effects either? I thought I was the only one!From what I've gathered from reading Linda's thread we should be able to eat most things and not have to stick to safe foods. I'm the same as you, my only safe foods are pretty much chicken and rice.However, maybe sticking to safe foods at the start of taking the calcium helps it too start working.As to your question, I really have no idea how to get some fat in there without setting of D. It seems that pretty much anything with a substantial amount of fat in it is a trigger with me.Sorry I can't help more.Chelsea

yah this is the same for me as well. i can't find a dietary fat source that won't give terrible D.

[maitland]

ok, so i've kept my diet ultra strict the past week and i was essential back to normal as far as BM's go. my diet has been lean chicken, white/brown rice and water with basically no fat intake at all. i've been taking calcium tablets as linda recommended and i feel this has made a huge difference. i only used imodium once during the week, which was great because i've been trying to stop using the imodium.i know dietary fat is an essential, but i'm not sure how i can go about increasing dietary fat, or in general, increase the variety of my diet. what do you guys think?thanks

try a skinless chicken thigh, baked is probably best, cut up a carrot in thin pieces and fry in olive oil until soft and add to the rice, a slice of toasted bran or wheat bread... buttered... and add a little homemade applesauce and a few drizzles of yogurt or kefir.... makes a great dessert. good luck. i am sold on homemade soup. i use skinned chicken, potato, celery, sweet red pepper, squash, carrot, and msg free chicken soup mix. this is my staple food. i take the calcium as well and am seeing great results....this support site has been the catalyst of some major improvements in my health. maitland

[Korga]

I cook liberally with olive oil. Currently I'm seeing if I can tolerate a few teaspoons of coconut oil. Unfortunately coconut cream and milk set me off.

[MondayMorning]

I cook liberally with olive oil. Currently I'm seeing if I can tolerate a few teaspoons of coconut oil. Unfortunately coconut cream and milk set me off.

really? so olive oil doesn't give you problems? does it contain all the necessary fats the body can't produce?

[Korga]

Initially I didn't tolerate Olive oil well, but after a few weeks it was ok, I adjusted to it. It is a good fat choice because it is unsaturated fat,see the Wikipedia entry for other benefits, which are numerous.