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.