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IBSGroup.org, the first and largest online IBS Support Group, has teamed up with Good Eats For IBS to feature recipes that minimize the triggers of IBS symptoms for their 30,000-plus registered members.
"We’re thrilled that Good Eats For IBS has decided to work together with us," says Jeffrey D. Roberts, the founder of IBSGroup.org and co-author of IBS Chat. "I believe these recipes will fill a gap that our members and visitors are looking for."
Good Eats For IBS, the only cooking website on the Internet dedicated to people with IBS, was launched ten months ago.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, one of many functional gastrointestinal disorders, affects 15 to 20% of the population in Canada and the US. It crosses all age groups: it can affect the young, the middle-aged and the elderly. Symptoms include abdominal pain, abdominal cramps, bloating, constipation, and diarrhea (some people experience all of these at different times).
The general public remains unaware of the impact of this illness, despite the fact that IBS has become one of the most common complaints doctors see. The unpredictable and debilitating nature of IBS wreaks havoc on professional and personal lives. Many people with IBS are afraid to leave home in case they have an attack. Some fear what they eat, and can’t eat in restaurants or attend social events. Often, they are forced to miss work and cancel vacations.
“Until you have it, you just can’t believe how devastating a digestive disorder can be,” Lynda Shannon, the co-founder of Good Eats For IBS says. “I went from being a healthy, active, productive woman to someone frequently house-bound because of my symptoms.”
There’s no cure for IBS, but symptoms can often be managed through exercise, meditation, hypnosis, relaxation and, most important, diet. “I couldn’t cook the way I had before I got this disorder,” Shannon says, “I had to identify the foods that made my symptoms worse and then modify recipes to eliminate those foods: red meat, dairy (especially cow’s milk), transfats, and insoluble fibre (raw fruit and vegetables, beans and whole grains).”
Lynda studied all kinds of cookbooks to find recipes she could adapt for people with IBS. When she came across recipes that included ingredients unsafe for IBS, she experimented with creative alternatives. Using her culinary talents, she found ways to make the same recipe taste great without the IBS-triggering ingredients. She created delicious recipes that are safe for her—and that her family and friends rave about.
“I realized that other people who suffer from IBS could benefit from my recipes and my experience,” Shannon continues, “I talked to my sister Laurel-Lea, a web designer and writer, and we decided to launch Good Eats For IBS.”
Good Eats For IBS (goodeatsforibs.com) is the ONLY cooking website dedicated to people with IBS. The website offers free monthly recipes and will soon be publishing a cookbook for IBS sufferers.
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