Foods that Trigger IBS Attacks
Looking for a straight forward answer to the foods that trigger your IBS attacks? You're in the right place! (That's exactly what we do when we start working together).
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ToggleBut it's impossible for me to tell you that information at this point in time…here's why:
The problem with a general IBS diet assumes everyone’s symptoms are caused by the same things—but that is the furthest thing from the truth!
Since helping hundreds of clients alleviate their bloating, cramping, reflux, pain, gas, diarrhea, and/or constipation, I can share what we do know…
Good IBS diet advice: Change your diet
- Trigger foods absolutely exist, but they are completely unique for each person
- Food absolutely plays a role in IBS, and making some changes can make a difference.
- Gluten free/dairy free diet: Gluten and/or dairy may or may not cause symptoms. Cutting them out unnecessarily may either be over restrictive or not restrictive enough…there are likely other factors as well.
- Low FODMAP Diet: This is only useful if certain carbohydrates are the problem, and often times symptoms return upon the reintroduction phase.
- Low fiber diet: Can be used for those with IBS-D. Bland chicken, well-cooked vegetables, canned fruit, refined grains, but guess what? That is not going to help you nourish your body, prevent disease, and get optimal health. Don’t settle for just getting by—especially if you still have symptoms even when on a bland diet.
- High fiber diet: Might help some people with IBS-C, but sometimes increases gas and bloat. Many healthy diets out there are high in fiber, but if you are one of those people who have more symptoms because of it, something else must be off.
- Don’t forget to hydrate well: dehydration & constipation don’t rhyme coincidentally 🙂
BUT…Going forward with these diets will most likely leave you with much to be desired.
There is no one diet that can help numerous people with IBS because there are many different causes for the unexplained digestive symptoms.
If you continue to attempt a general IBS diet, you might expect this to happen…
You will:
- Not get to the root of your problem (your body is trying to tell you something!)
- Become overwhelmed with conflicting information
- Attempt a strict diet with few improvements in your symptoms
- Over time, become malnourished due to a low variety of foods
If you are the type of person who…
☐ Likes to spend a lot of time and energy researching potential solutions and experimenting with them over the course of a few years…I probably cannot help you much beyond this page.
☑ Would like to tackle your IBS symptoms head-on, it’s time to get a personalized approach. Something that fits you personally…then read on!
Best IBS diet advice:
A personalized approach to the foods that trigger your IBS attacks
- THERE IS NO “ONE SIZE FITS ALL” IBS DIET. With so many factors to account for, it would be crazy for someone to claim one diet will help all, or even most cases of IBS.
- Your IBS could be triggered by so-called “healthy” foods such as salmon, chicken, peaches, or rosemary which can provoke symptoms in sensitive people.
- IBS and other gastrointestinal symptoms are often directly related to specific immune reactions to the foods we eat. By using food alone, we have the potential to conquer not only your unpredictable bathroom visits, but also your lack of energy and brain fog in as quick as 2 weeks.
- Together the we will create what I like to call an “inclusion diet” because it is all about including the foods your body does NOT react to. We also create diet plans to prevent further food sensitivities from developing.
- Personalization must apply to supplements as well. If you have a graveyard of supplements you had put your hopes on, you’ve come to the right place. If you’re fed up with unpredictable bathroom trips and daily discomfort, help is much closer than you may think.
- Identify your trigger foods: On average, people have 15 different food sensitivities that can be causing their flare-ups. We put together a short case study which shows how 97% of our clients with IBS had these 3 food sensitivities (that had nothing to do with wheat, dairy, or garlic). For privacy reasons, we couldn’t post this out to the public, but by entering your email into the form below, we can send this to your inbox for instant access.