IBS?

homesweeths

Anyone here have success or suggestions for paleo while dealing with IBS? Do you find it helps?

ydyms

I'm in the same boat- I just started paleo hoping it will heal my ibs too

MikeFlyMike

I wouldn't say I have had ibs, but pretty much every person in this group would attest that their digestive system, from top to... bottom works much better. Some get away with 80/20, aome require a full 30 days clean.

Kimberly_Harper

My daughter started taking probiotics for her IBS and it helped tremendously. When she is home from school and eating with me, she notices an improvement as well.

Akimajuktuq

Since I swim in Zero carb waters most of the time, IBS is pretty much non existent in those who avoid plant foods. I've never been diagnosed officially, but plants (not just grains) bother my digestive system badly. Pretty much all of them. I'm not totally off of plant foods at the moment, but they are maybe only 5% of my diet.

homesweeths

I triggered an attack with too much dairy. I've been super careful since. I think it's going to be coconut milk and cream from here on out.

l3long

No official diagnosis of ibs but years of digestive issues, here. I eat fermented foods (Saurkraut, kimchi, Braggs unpasteurized apple cider). I find it best if I can get my probiotics from whole foods rather than supplements - they do help my system a lot. I have avoided dairy and gluten for years .... more recently most grains. Moving to paleo was not a huge jump and I feel great.

Love coconut milk/oil
can still eat butter

wanderinjack

^^^ For me IBS was really all about gut problems and getting the right probiotics and prebiotic was the key

Whitezombiegirl

I have IBS - its triggered by grains, legumes and potatoes (stomach cramps and constipation and bloating). Paleo really helps. I have no issues with any vegetables- so that helps.

wanderinjack

^^^x-zactly

LHWhite903

Sometimes, it's trial and error. Keeping track of how you eat and how much, can, over time, help to find what foods, or kinds of foods, may be triggering your issues or what you may need to eat more or less of.

belinda_73

if you already gave up dairy and gluten and still having issues with digestion, look into glycine and glutamine. I take it on an empty stomach and now have no issues with digestion. If you have a leaky gut, probiotics will not go where they need to go. read as much as you can on leaky gut. I've just recently ended a 20 year battle with IBS and Colitus.

KombuchaKat

Make sure you get lots of gelatin and/or collagen into your system. I was starting to get some IBS symptoms after a recent super stressful move where I allowed my eating to go totally haywire and everything seemed to be bothering me. I couldn't drink even small amounts of coffee and anything fiberous was giving me the runs. I started supplementing with collagen peptides, making my own gelatin gummy snacks, making homemade gelatin rich bone broths, and taking some collagen type II caps. I'm not super strict with the amounts or when I take them but I can tell it has really helped. Gelatin/collagen is very healing to the gut. I take the collagen powder in my drinks because it desolves rather than gels and it just makes getting more of the good stuff in easier. It also makes your skin, hair and nails strong and glowing in addition to so many other benefits!