Starches other than rice can cause gas for some people, so some people find that lowering carbs overall helps with the IBS, if they do not tolerate even normal levels of gas produced by colonic bacteria. CERTAIN sugars (table sugar is sucrose and is usually well tolerated) may cause certian problems for certain people (lactose, raffinose, sorbitol, etc)But nothing works for everyone.If you replace all the sugar/starch with very fatty foods that may set some people's IBS off (esp. diarrhea). Much depends on what you eat INSTEAD.... Low carb doesn't have to mean completely unrestricted in fat (the eat all the butter steak cheese you want diets) but some people do them that way.The other thing to watch out for (since I'm not sure how your brand of IBS responds to things
) is that some low carb diets are so low in fiber from veggies, fruits and whole grains that they can be very constipating for some people. Not sure how extreme the Somersizing version of low carb is.K.
