Does anybody else suffer with IBS to the point where they are unable to eat fruit an veg, not even sometimes 1 portion??

[bobz20]

i have cut fruit an veg out of my diet, however i had one portion with my roat dinner yest an became really ill this morning with cramps an diarhea

[justfortummies]

It's best to try and have fruit on its own, perhaps in the morning. Try not to eat fruit AFTER a meal. Fruit doesn't take very long to digest, and a heavy roast dinner does. The fruit will create a lot of fermentation and gas, and this can cause bloating and be very uncomfortable. It's always best to eat fruit before a meal.

[bobz20]

Yeah i dont eat itvanymore it was jus the one piece of veg that made me really inwell an it drives me mad as i am really limited to what i can have food wise ... also i hate having to plan out what am eating carefully encase am going anywhere the next day like work

[agonyalways]

Hi I dont eat fruit as I have found it contains too much acid.Especially apples and citrus.I have found that big meals do make my problems worse.Little and often is deffo better. I do eat a cooked meal like a roast or similar but only small portions.Luckily I dont work so never get caught short so to speak!! I am a housewife and mother and have had I.B.S. for a lot of years now and am still now only just finding out what causes my flare-ups and what I can eat. I have had lots of different tests and they cant find anything wrong..I am literally fed-up with the whole situation.I have gone Lacto-free and seems to help with the terrible cramps.I have now started taking Gaviscon liquid and so far I have stopped the diorreah. Was told about it on here and it has been very successful so far..Fingers crossed..

[bobz20 in reply to agonyalways]

thanks i cant eat either way annoy me as i really enjoyed it. i agree on the little an often however im jus eating little 3 or 3 times a day when am in work due to worry but am gradually beginning to eat better in work ... but im having a terrible time finding foods i can eat ! an am getting terribly fed up. even the prices of the redi food i can eat an take to work with me is silly

[bobz20 in reply to agonyalways]

i might try the gaviscon as i do get terrible heart burn have u gone gluten an wheat free?

[agonyalways in reply to bobz20]

No I havent yet.Get fed up looking for food I can eat and cant and sometimes things taste horrible. Will have a look around and see what they have thanks bobz20.The Gaviscon works for me so far since I have been taking it my stomach doesnt get cramps and the diorreah seems to have stopped..Well that was til I had a chicken legend with Mayo..Opppss wasnt good..

[hazelwh]

I cannot eat any raw fruits or veggies. I have to substitute canned fruit and cooked veggies,; the raw ones produce way too much gas, and stomach distress.

[bobz20]

no i cant eat it either way literally like an hour later am feeling sick my tummies sore an then the next day am really unwell

[Drummermum]

I can't eat fruit at all, in any disguise, and veggies are ok if in small portions. A nightmare if going out for a meal - something I very rarely do now as it always results in numerous trips to the loo!

[JrdB]

when I feel an episode coming on I cut out all fruit and veg. At other times I have only one portion of each a day.

[earlybird84]

i Cant eat anything with a skin, fruit veg and thing that has a skin. reason being there is alot of fiber in the skin and although that is where the goodness comes from most that is what causes my symptoms to worsen. I have chronic IBS and hypersensitivity, im 27 and suffer from this problem every day. I have seen a dietitian who was no help at all and basically told me i has to stick to liquid diet. Rubbish there are things i can eat but only in small portions.

So in answer to your question either try portions or try peeling the fruit or veg first.

[annekeith]

i hvent got the run,s but i really do have the stomach cramps and the bloatin wud gavistone help me with my stomach

[blazing_saddles]

I haven't been able to eat much solid food for almost a year now, certainly no meat or vegetables. Fish is always ok, if I stick to non boney types but getting my calorie intake anywhere near 1000 a day is hard. I have found that if I eat them slowly, I can eat bananas and melon has never caused me any problems. Have also recently discovered low-fibre mangoes which can make bad flare-ups worse but don't seem to cause them. Trial and error is the way forward and, as mentioned here earlier, small portion.

[hillyfilly]

I can only eat bananas, I eat them on porridge in the morning, and can only tolerate carrots. I find the chocolate and cheese or bad (mainly because of the fat content) My worst night-mare is onions, leeks, chives etc or baked beans or peas.