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IBS and vegetarian diet?
I have IBS and flare-ups typically involve multiple bowel movements and/or urgency. I eat everything but live with my son and daughter-in-law who are vegetarians. They don’t impose this upon me or their 7 year old son. My problem is my tolerance for the legumes that usually substitute for meat. For example, last night my daughter-in-law made a delicious lentil loaf which I enjoyed but I’m a mess today - used peppermint oil capsules, ginger, and finally resorted to Imodium. It’s a real pain to cook only for myself and not partake of meals that she prepares or that I cook for them to eat. Has anyone else managed a vegetarian diet with this condition ?
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If you want to eat total plant based, vegan, then use this mantra “ If it has a face or a mother, don’t eat it”. The China Study by T Colin Campbell is an in-depth read as to why to eat plant based. I don’t eat totally plant based. I tried, just doesn’t work for me.
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I was diagnosed with renal disease several years ago and my nephrologist asked if I could try a vegetarian diet. I agreed and went "almost vegan" -I do eat eggs from a friend's free-range hens and rarely an "accidental" dairy product in bread if I can't obtain my dairy free bread. I was able to go off dialysis and somewhat reverse my renal failure and manage my diabetes better. Two years ago I was diagnosed with gastroparesis secondary to diabetic damage to GI nerves and possibly the vagus nerve and this has complicated my meal plans since many of the veggies I previously ate I no longer can have and I now have to divide daily food intake into 5 or 6 small meals. However, kidney function continues to improve slowly and I am taking less than a tenth of the insulin I used to need.
I guess it's a matter of what works for each of us. For me, a vegetarian diet has improved my life.
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5 ReactionsHello @parrot53. You will notice I have moved your post into another discussion on vegetarian diets, which you can find here:
- IBS and vegetarian diet?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ibs-and-vegetarian-diet/
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