Foods to eat?

[Naturegirl22]

Hi,

I am slightly overweight, quite inactive due to exhaustion and find it difficult to know exactly what foods to eat and which to avoid taking into account my IBS and my asthma if anyone else experiences this?

[Hidden]

Hi and welcome.

As the people on here are not medical experts, it may be best for you to talk to your Dr or even ask for referral to a nutritionist/ dietician, especially as you have 2 conditions to consider.

Alternatively search online for IBS and weight-loss and asthma and weight-loss.

My gut feeling is that the more natural food you eat, the better and I have heard some asthmatics say that dairy exacerbates their condition but it would be best to get some expert advice.

I hope that you find some useful answers.

Mags

[Naturegirl22 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you very much Mags.

I will visit the doctors for advice.

[Hidden]

Yes, with IBS, it rather depends on what aggravates that condition. Basically, cutting back on carbs- sugar, flour products (cereal, pasta, bread, etc) and limiting fruit will let you lose weight. If you can handle meat, that's good- it will fill you up. But I remember when I dealt with IBS, meat would just sit there like a rock and make me miserable.

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I dealt with IBS years ago, and at the time it was pretty much fat that caused my discomfort. Any fat or oils would trigger cramps. I ate lots of salads; close to vegetarian at the time, and took lots of digestive enzymes, lipase specifically. It has been years later that I have learned about the carb/weight gain connection. Reading the link you posted makes me wonder if it was IBS at all, because it was most definitely the fats that sent me over the edge. I ate loads of carbs and produce through that. (It was when I started chiropractic treatments for my back and neck that the abdominal cramping left and never came back.)

But after reading Grain Brain and Wheat Belly, I am convinced that specifically wheat is a very bad thing. Apparently causes inflammation and they've connected heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimers to the stuff. They have lots of stories about patients each author has treated that have overcome all kinds of ills by going wheat- or specifically gluten- free.

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Oh heavens yes. I load up salads with olive oil, I eat lots of butter now, no longer a fat phobic because of what we've been taught for years, and fat no longer gives me digestive trouble. And as I read your post, I was reminded of all the stories in those books about people who no longer deal with all kinds of digestive issues including IBS since going gluten free, though that wasn't my issue personally.