Diet and Health FAQ

Tagged As: Food To Avoid With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Question:
Can any one please suggest possible homeopathic remedies for Irritable bowel syndrome? The person who suffers from this is around 43 year old male and he is suffering from this for the last 20 years.

Answer:
I have had substantial relief with Methyl Sulfonyl Methane (MSM). It is available in health food storesor from some of the mail order vitamin places. It is inexpensive. I just bought 1000 500 mg capsules for about$68. I take 3-4 per day. The nice thing is that there are no side effects as with the usual prescription medications. The stuff helps with allergies and a host of other problems. Diet changes are the key. Healing herbs will not work without diet changes. During the acute stage--go on a mono diet for 2 days with apples and apple juice. Then, eat a low fat, mild diet with plenty of soluble fiber, but low roughage. Foods should be mildly cooked, never fried, with few spices or salts. Include fresh fruits, fruit fiber from prunes, apples and raisins, green salads with olive oil and lemon dressing, whole grain cereals--oatmeal and brown rice-- and steamed vegetables. Drink a glass of mixed vegetable juice once a day for the first 2 weeks. Eat  cultured foods--yogurt and kefir--for friendly intestinal flora. Drink fresh carrot juice 3 times a week. Keep your body well hydrated. Drink distilled water. Eat smaller, more frequent meals. Avoid coffee and all caffeine containing foods: nuts, seeds, dairy foods and citrus fruits while healing. Spicy food is also an irritant. Drink aloe vera juice.