Comments on: IBS Low Starch Diet

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:57:27 +0000

Can someone give the citation to the studies cited in the Validity section? I want to read the research myself.

By: J's Mom

J's Mom — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:08:10 +0000

I’d like to point out that I have seen several doctors for IBS symptoms and several of them have discussed these as part of an autoimmune disorder. Ruth’s entry seems to indicate it as incorrect, but I have seen about ten docs in 20 years time and just about half of them have discussed this as autoimmune based. I was on a starch reduced diet nearly ten years ago, and I did feel more energy, lost 18 lbs without exercise, and saw reduction in pain. I did not see the digestive problems subside, so after four months returned to “regular” diet. Everything also went back to normal, aches, weight gain, low energy. Anxious to read the book, and hope others post their news as they do. Very helpful to hear from other “life researchers” living with similar issues. Good luck one and all.

By: MANOJ GUPTA

MANOJ GUPTA — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:13:23 +0000

For AS I cant eat wheat and rice this is the staple diet in india,, can anyone tell me alternate of these two foods ????

By: james

james — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:21:33 +0000

hi everyone, i was diagnosed with AS after testing positive with HLA-B27, but i am not sure if i really have this condition, although my back to my neck is stiff, my conditions and symptoms are far away from the testimonies of people with AS all over the internet. How can I know if this is really AS, its been 3 years since i first felt abnormality with my back and it never recovered to normal until now that i have stiffness from low back to neck area, but still i can do almost everything just except sports that include heavy running and jumping, my back is still straight.. Is this just an early stage of AS? To those who still remembers their early years of AS, Please advise me on this before i start a non starch diet.. TIA

By: margie

margie — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:07:56 +0000

I bought Carol’s book, tried the diet and felt relief from the horrible pain that racked my bdy each night, not to mention the IBS-diarrhea. I then went to my doc who did the gene test re my request, but it came back negative, so I went back to eating wheat potato, rice etc, on the docs advice, everything in moderation. The problem was, I was so many food groups I couldn’t figure out what was wrong. Now thousnads of dollars later on physiotherapists, chinese acupuncture, chiropractic, I realise I was right to follow Carol’s diet. This followed my trying the Specific Carbohydrate Diet which does not allow grains. I felt better but then the problems returned. But I knew I was on the right track. I got terrible headaches and problems with honey, which is the only source of sugar in the SCD diet. I also wasn’t doing to good on the yoghurt load. So I figured it must be fructose thats the problem. Next a fructose free diet, boy was that a mistake. My back was so bad I had to crawl out of bed and head for a hot shower to straighten up. I knew it was purely inflammation as the pain eased when I moved around. I had the breakthrough when I was cooking biscuits with almond meal and bananas to sweeten them. What a result, an hour later, pain everywhere. STARCH. I had already cut out pumpkin, potata and carrot because I knew they were linked to the pain. Suger does still cause problems, so I minimise this especially lactose and the diarrhea had gone. I think Carol’s blood should be bottled. My question is, that I tested negative to the HLA-B27 gene but do have an enormous level of antibodies in my blood. My ANA is over 1500 and increasing. What does this mean. Are they to the Klebsiella bacterium. How do I find out,or should I stop here and just accept the fact that starch is the problem?

By: deb

deb — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:32:07 +0000

I have just started this diet and the improvement has been amazing! i feel fantastic.. i hope i can sustain this diet..so far so good!

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:28:51 +0000

I have never heard of spondylitis. I have been battling IBS-C for 8 years now. Someone up there said IBS is not an auto-immune disease but I disagree. I think it is. Whenever I go through a particularly bad period I get an Iritis flare up. It scares me to death that someday I might lose my eyesight. I was fine for about a year and now for the past two weeks I am back to not ‘going’ at all, very bloated, insomnia is back, and I keep getting flu like symptoms. I am afraid I will wake up one morning with the Iritis. I have no quality of life in this state as I am too sick and bloated to even leave the house. I worry I’ll lose my job. I already know I cannot eat refined sugar and dairy..don’t eat any grains either. Usually. But I crave those things for some reason and give in sometimes.
I am going to buy this book.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:00:58 +0000

I have been on this starch free diet for 6 months and the arthritis in my sacrilliac joint and hips has pretty much completely disapeered. The IBS symptons only flair up if I eat dairy. So I really need to do the no-starch, no-dairy and no- refined sugar, or the Klebsiella bacteria take off again. The problem is will-power because I’m O.K. for a little while (2-3 days) but then they build up and I notice it first with lethargy and mild depression, before my body actually starts feeling pain. The issue seems to be that I need to focus on everything I CAN EAT—rather than the stuff I can’t eat.