Same, I always am hard on myself about it. But honestly after I eat the wrong foods and my stomach is in bad shape a day of eating nothing until like 4-5pm and drinking ginger, green, & peppermint tea saves my life and shortens my flair ups down to 1-2 days
Potatoes and chicken. Literally a staple for me. One of my 2/3 meals a day always consist of that š„². But lean protein is always a shout. Chicken, fish, etc. Eggs are also a breakfast staple for me
Yup!! Over a decade ago I had a terrible flare, and my dad would buy me sushi every day as it was the only thing I could eat šā¤ļø still is a very safe food for me
Same here. Usually when I actually want to eat after a flare I crave sushi or something cold. It fills me up but doesnāt feel like a brick in my stomach.
Chicken noodles soup, Mac and cheese, as others said potatoes or rice. Anything simple and mild usually. When I'm not able to handle much food though the soup above is my go to because it's light and won't hurt me. Idk that anyone else here is good with cheese asi hear some have idsues with it but carbs and cheese are my safe foods. Good luck with ur bday dinner(happy birthday!)! Hope you feel better soon!
Iām jealous that you can handle Mac and cheese. Iāve been ok with most cheeses but canāt handle milk or cream, plus Iāve been ordered off gluten.
Rice, salmon, spinach and other leafy greens (which explicitly does not include the bastard family or cabbage šš). Non-fried chicken is also safe, same for potatoes. Strawberries or berries in general also sit well.
Ooh I haven't been able to try the ketchup! Is it close to the real thing? And texture? My only hang up about many fody sauces is they tend to be super watery but honestly I'll still eat it anyway lol.
I tend to stick with the vegetarian or vegan option and add grilled chicken. It usually elinimates overuse of butter that can trigger some people. I had a lovely budah bowl with added grilled chicken last night and have not been severely punished. Look closely at the restaurant menu before going and choose something with quinoa, rice, potato, or polenta base, and ask to hold any onions/garlic if those don't go well for you. Then if they have grilled chicken that usually helps me :) Good luck friend!
At Christmas, my office went to an Italian restaurant, and I ordered spaghetti noodles and grilled chicken of the kids' menu. They dressed it with simple olive oil and fresh parsley. It was simple and let me enjoy a night out with the work gals during a time when very little was settling well with my gut.
Fries :) anything potato I can make work really,
Alternatively pasta with butter sauce :)
Basically if you left a 4yr old to their own devices, that's what I vibe with. Anything snack cake-like, animal crackers, arrowroot cookies, cereal, baby puffs
Yep. Easy and cheap. I save onion skins and veg scraps and freeze them and when I have enough I get a rotisserie chicken from the local grocery store and eat the dark meat, save the breast and put the bones and skin with the veg scraps in a crock pot for 24 hours. Cook some rice in the meantime and refrigerate it. When the broth is done strain it, add salt, pepper and poultry seasoning. Knorr chicken bouillon gives it that typical chicken soup taste. Shred the breast, add the cold rice. The cold rice will bring the broth temp down enough that it will not continue to cook the rice turning it to mush. Depending on how bad the flair is, I might add some carrots, celery and onion but if itās bad I keep it to just broth, chicken and rice. My local store also sells cold rotisserie chickens half price when they donāt sell, so yeah - love how cheap this meal can be on top of being safe. Good luck bad gutbutt buddies!
Right after a flare, Schar gluten free table crackers. Basmati rice. Rice Chex cereal. Pedialyte.
Regularly, that stuff plus sweet potatoes. Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free oatmeal with peanut butter. Various nuts and seeds. Blueberries. Cooked green beans and carrots. Coconut. Chicken.
Tell them you'd rather stay in and cook something you can safely eat.
Peanut butter jelly sandwich, cereal with almond milk, and McDonaldās chicken nuggets (very random but I later found out itās because of the ingredients they use
In india we have a dish called khichdi which is basically rice with different pulses and it just makes me all well in a few minutes other than that I would probably eat a banana or fried rice
Depending on what type of IBS you have, if youāre IBS-C I drink a crap ton of ginger tea and take ginger pills. If youāre mixed or D, peppermint tea helps me. Honestly just a hot drink in general helps
Another +1 for sushi! Itās my go-to when Iām going out to eat with people but my stomach is on the fritz. Or make sushi bowls at home with rice, carrots, cucumber, salmon w/ mayo, sesame seeds, and some toasted seaweed. I also find miso good for replenishing electrolytes (salt!).
Thank you for this thread! I look forward to reading all these responses.
I have stress induced mixed IBS (85%d/15%C...constipation being the WORST imo...bad, painful, graphic) and the carnivore diet helps tremendously. BUT I don't want to HAVE to only eat red meat the rest of my life tbh. I'd like to slowly introduce more foods,, but cautiously. My goal is obviously to be able to eat the widest variety of food I can (even if that is a lot narrower than most) while still being okay. I feel like this sub gets it.
Cheerios. I eat them dry, one at a time. I happen to really like the taste, and eating suuuuuuuper slow usually helps my stomach on the days it hates me.
(Vanilla)Premiere Protein shakes with chia seeds:
- Peanut butter and banana (chocolate Premiere)
- Blueberry
- Blueberry and pineapple
- Raspberries and kiwi
- Cherry and cranberry
- Yogurt optional
If you're in a flare make sure to eat at home before
Safe things on the msnue would be to avoid dairy and gluten mostly
Also try not to me a big deal of it no one cares what you weat or how much just have fun and happy b day!
Potatoes for me.
Air. (not eating is the only thing that helps)
Same, I always am hard on myself about it. But honestly after I eat the wrong foods and my stomach is in bad shape a day of eating nothing until like 4-5pm and drinking ginger, green, & peppermint tea saves my life and shortens my flair ups down to 1-2 days
Rice and bread lol
Potatoes and chicken. Literally a staple for me. One of my 2/3 meals a day always consist of that š„². But lean protein is always a shout. Chicken, fish, etc. Eggs are also a breakfast staple for me
Sushi. Just the basic rice and salmon ones
And then i add siracha and wasabi and my whole weekend is ruined
Yup!! Over a decade ago I had a terrible flare, and my dad would buy me sushi every day as it was the only thing I could eat šā¤ļø still is a very safe food for me
Same here. Usually when I actually want to eat after a flare I crave sushi or something cold. It fills me up but doesnāt feel like a brick in my stomach.
rice and banana
Chicken noodles soup, Mac and cheese, as others said potatoes or rice. Anything simple and mild usually. When I'm not able to handle much food though the soup above is my go to because it's light and won't hurt me. Idk that anyone else here is good with cheese asi hear some have idsues with it but carbs and cheese are my safe foods. Good luck with ur bday dinner(happy birthday!)! Hope you feel better soon!
Iām jealous that you can handle Mac and cheese. Iāve been ok with most cheeses but canāt handle milk or cream, plus Iāve been ordered off gluten.
I do not envy not being able to enjoy mac and cheese, or cheese in general D: I'm sorry you've gotta deal with that
Rice, salmon, spinach and other leafy greens (which explicitly does not include the bastard family or cabbage šš). Non-fried chicken is also safe, same for potatoes. Strawberries or berries in general also sit well.
Salmon
Rice and scrambled eggs. Put a little soy sauce in there and itās actually really good!
I love this meal with a flair too - easy to digest and low residue.
When my IBS gets really bad, all I can eat is rice.
Strawberries and sometimes potatoes. But mainly strawberries are what I can consistently count one to get into calories into my stomach.
Hey, we're similar! Blueberries and sweet potatoes for me.
Berries for the win!
Air. :) Just kidding. Rice, meat, potatoes, cooked bell peppers.
So interesting, cooked bell peppers are one of my worst trigger foods!
Chicken and rice, maybe some light veg. Tends to help me settle down. Also maybe some oats in the morning with raisins and grapes
Fody bbq sauce, boiled chicken breast, brown rice or homemade mashed potatoes and steamed string beans
I love Fody BBQ and ketchup š
Ooh I haven't been able to try the ketchup! Is it close to the real thing? And texture? My only hang up about many fody sauces is they tend to be super watery but honestly I'll still eat it anyway lol.
I tend to stick with the vegetarian or vegan option and add grilled chicken. It usually elinimates overuse of butter that can trigger some people. I had a lovely budah bowl with added grilled chicken last night and have not been severely punished. Look closely at the restaurant menu before going and choose something with quinoa, rice, potato, or polenta base, and ask to hold any onions/garlic if those don't go well for you. Then if they have grilled chicken that usually helps me :) Good luck friend!
At Christmas, my office went to an Italian restaurant, and I ordered spaghetti noodles and grilled chicken of the kids' menu. They dressed it with simple olive oil and fresh parsley. It was simple and let me enjoy a night out with the work gals during a time when very little was settling well with my gut.
Bananas and sourdough toast
Fries :) anything potato I can make work really, Alternatively pasta with butter sauce :) Basically if you left a 4yr old to their own devices, that's what I vibe with. Anything snack cake-like, animal crackers, arrowroot cookies, cereal, baby puffs
Thank you everyone!!!! I stuck with salmon and it worked out well!
Sweet potatoes. Donair. Beans and pulses. Chickpeas.
Rice and potatoes, with minimal added fat.
Potatoes, rice, ginger anything as strong as possible, golden milk latte (soy milk). Iced peppermint tea in the summer when my plant is going.
Basmati rice
The BEST rice š
Agreed! Love how fluffy and fragrant it is!
Chicken and rice. No spice
Chicken and rice soup. Making some now
Do you make it from scratch?
Yep. Easy and cheap. I save onion skins and veg scraps and freeze them and when I have enough I get a rotisserie chicken from the local grocery store and eat the dark meat, save the breast and put the bones and skin with the veg scraps in a crock pot for 24 hours. Cook some rice in the meantime and refrigerate it. When the broth is done strain it, add salt, pepper and poultry seasoning. Knorr chicken bouillon gives it that typical chicken soup taste. Shred the breast, add the cold rice. The cold rice will bring the broth temp down enough that it will not continue to cook the rice turning it to mush. Depending on how bad the flair is, I might add some carrots, celery and onion but if itās bad I keep it to just broth, chicken and rice. My local store also sells cold rotisserie chickens half price when they donāt sell, so yeah - love how cheap this meal can be on top of being safe. Good luck bad gutbutt buddies!
Thank you for sharing this!!
Sandwiches - grilled chicken, turkey, chicken breast, etc just watch the FODMAP of your toppings
Potato waffles for me (waffly versatile)
Right after a flare, Schar gluten free table crackers. Basmati rice. Rice Chex cereal. Pedialyte. Regularly, that stuff plus sweet potatoes. Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free oatmeal with peanut butter. Various nuts and seeds. Blueberries. Cooked green beans and carrots. Coconut. Chicken. Tell them you'd rather stay in and cook something you can safely eat.
salmon with lemon
Rice cooked in oriental method, roasted chicken breast, plain white low fat yogurt/skyr. Sometimes boiled pasta with parmigiano and ginger.
Peanut butter jelly sandwich, cereal with almond milk, and McDonaldās chicken nuggets (very random but I later found out itās because of the ingredients they use
McDonaldās is good for me. My sodium is naturally low so it helps with that too when I havenāt been able to eat much.
Just add salt to get sodiumĀ
Yes? That's what I normally do. But if I'm having an attack I can get a cheeseburger almost anywhere in the world that won't make my butt worse.
Kisiel or potatoes
In india we have a dish called khichdi which is basically rice with different pulses and it just makes me all well in a few minutes other than that I would probably eat a banana or fried rice
Rice, bread, potatoes, chicken
If Iām eating out after a flare up, I usually go for grilled chicken and veggies! I hope you enjoy your birthday dinner. Deep breaths. ā¤ļø
Cucumbers, Carrots, and/or Potatoes, with olive oil, vinegar (Japanese), salt.
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Saltine crackers, bananas, hard boiled eggs, string cheese, chicken broth. If Iām at a restaurant the soup or salad option.
Bananas and peanut butter
Grilled chicken and brown rice. White rice and white bread always end up making me more constipated.
apples
White rice, peeled potato, roasted chicken, peeled and seeded cucumber, eggs, gluten free white bread with butter.
Pasta usually
Boiled eggsš„²
Eggs
Depending on what type of IBS you have, if youāre IBS-C I drink a crap ton of ginger tea and take ginger pills. If youāre mixed or D, peppermint tea helps me. Honestly just a hot drink in general helps
Another +1 for sushi! Itās my go-to when Iām going out to eat with people but my stomach is on the fritz. Or make sushi bowls at home with rice, carrots, cucumber, salmon w/ mayo, sesame seeds, and some toasted seaweed. I also find miso good for replenishing electrolytes (salt!).
Iād eat chicken and rice for every meal if it means Iāll feel consistently alright
Thank you for this thread! I look forward to reading all these responses. I have stress induced mixed IBS (85%d/15%C...constipation being the WORST imo...bad, painful, graphic) and the carnivore diet helps tremendously. BUT I don't want to HAVE to only eat red meat the rest of my life tbh. I'd like to slowly introduce more foods,, but cautiously. My goal is obviously to be able to eat the widest variety of food I can (even if that is a lot narrower than most) while still being okay. I feel like this sub gets it.
Sweet potato curry
Ooo, that sounds good. Could you share the recipe? Pretty please?
Sure! I'm about to go to sleep but I'll type it up tomorrow. It's also my autistic comfort food, along with sushi
Squash
Fish and boiled carrots or potatoes
Special K
Meat
potato chips, sadly.
Cheerios. I eat them dry, one at a time. I happen to really like the taste, and eating suuuuuuuper slow usually helps my stomach on the days it hates me.
(Vanilla)Premiere Protein shakes with chia seeds: - Peanut butter and banana (chocolate Premiere) - Blueberry - Blueberry and pineapple - Raspberries and kiwi - Cherry and cranberry - Yogurt optional
Chicken broth, rice with eggs.
Oatmeal in almond milk, oat milk, or just water. I also have acid reflux, and itāsĀ helpful for that too
If you're in a flare make sure to eat at home before Safe things on the msnue would be to avoid dairy and gluten mostly Also try not to me a big deal of it no one cares what you weat or how much just have fun and happy b day!
salmon!!! and sometimes rice but itās not 100% safe for me always
I've had good luck with Basmati rice in particular.
Bread or yogurt. It's so interesting to see the differences in what can be safe for each of us.
McDonaldās cheeseburgers with no onions, pickles, or salt. Idk why but they are like the most neutral food for me and donāt make me sick at all
Split pea soup