Here are some guidelines for dealing with IBS that can help you navigate eating and drinking and work well with all The Culinary Cure Wellness Programs.
Supplements:
***Hold off on probiotics for now; add fermented slaws and krauts to all meals
- To help with absorption and nutrient replacement add Trace Minerals Liquid Mineral Drops – follow directions
- Trace Minerals Electrolyte Drops – add to water throughout the day
- Organic Expeller Pressed Flax Seed Oil 1-2 tbsp a day
- Vitamin B 12 1000-2000 mg daily
- B Complex 3 x daily with meals
- L-Glutamine 500mg 2x daily
- Ground Raw Flax seed & Psyllium Husk – make a 50/50 combo of these and add 1 tsp to 8-10oz water 30 minutes before lunch and dinner. Work up to 1 tbsp.
- Take enteric-coated peppermint oil capsules 1-2 3x daily between meals.
Food:
Please keep trying a wide variety of fruits and vegetables keeping a journal of what you digest well and what causes a reaction. It’s important to get vegetables in your diet.
AVOID:
- Coffee
- Corn
- Dairy
- Wheat
- Sweets
- Carbonated beverages
- Grapes
- Beans
- Broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, asparagus – keep track of vegetables that give you trouble
- See how lettuce and leafy greens do. Try cooked spinach and kale.
ENJOY:
- Cooked carrots
- Cooked beets
- Garlic
- Onion
- Leeks
- Avocados
- Pomegranate seeds
- Apples
- Berries
- Bananas
- Keep track of fruits that give you trouble
- Nuts, grains, and seeds but chew them well till they are mush
***Add fermented slaws and krauts to EVERY meal
***Add raw ginger as much as possible to food
TIPS:
- Sip milk thistle, licorice, peppermint, or ginger tea to help digestion.
- Take charcoal tablets for gas.
- Take enteric-coated peppermint oil capsules 1-2 3x daily between meals.
- Consider doing a food allergy test.
- Chew food 32 times before swallowing.
- Avoid liquids with meals.
- Have dinner 2-3 hours before bed.
- Try to eat bigger meals earlier in the day.
Kristen Coffield
I am a passionate advocate for food as medicine, life navigator and culinary coach. This is my space for sharing what excites, inspires and motivates me to live my best life. It began as a recipe blog for nourishing, simple, weekday meals and has become something much bigger… a guide to resilient wellness. I am excited to share my knowledge of how daily habits can cumulatively help you to live like you mean it and age like you want to.
