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I would really like to go vegan for ethical reasons. However, I have a medical condition (IBS) that prevents me from eating certain foods. Basically I need to avoid soy, insoluble fiber (which includes beans), and whole grains.
As these foods make up the core of the vegan diet, I feel rather at a loss. I'm sure I could go vegan without these foods...but I'm not sure I could stay healthy.
Is this is a hopeless mission, or can you be vegan and healthy without these things?
I would really like to go vegan for ethical reasons. However, I have a medical condition (IBS) that prevents me from eating certain foods. Basically I need to avoid soy, insoluble fiber (which includes beans), and whole grains.
As these foods make up the core of the vegan diet, I feel rather at a loss. I'm sure I could go vegan without these foods...but I'm not sure I could stay healthy.
Is this is a hopeless mission, or can you be vegan and healthy without these things?
Have you tried consulting a nutritionist? I think you'd probably find it invaluable.
I would really like to go vegan for ethical reasons. However, I have a medical condition (IBS) that prevents me from eating certain foods. Basically I need to avoid soy, insoluble fiber (which includes beans), and whole grains.
As these foods make up the core of the vegan diet, I feel rather at a loss. I'm sure I could go vegan without these foods...but I'm not sure I could stay healthy.
Is this is a hopeless mission, or can you be vegan and healthy without these things?
I'd say yes. Though I'm a fan of whole grains such as quinoa and bread on a regular basis, occassionally I go off on produce only diets and even juice fasts here and there for 7 to 10 days at a time. You could try that even part of the week to see how your system deals with it. All the best to you.
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You should check out the Raw Vegan Diet instead. I think that will solve all of your obstacles and is extremely healthy and moral. Just Google "raw vegan" or search it on YouTube, or check out David Wolfe. If you're really into it, I guarantee you'll be fascinated by it and will spend hours if not days finding out more info.
I have been trying to go vegetarian/whole foods. Nothing processed. And have been having some intestinal adjustment problems to this healthy food diet. I guess my lazy digestive system is just used to processed food. I have been making veggie soup, and putting it in the food processor to make it easier...
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I have been trying to go vegetarian/whole foods. Nothing processed. And have been having some intestinal adjustment problems to this healthy food diet. I guess my lazy digestive system is just used to processed food. I have been making veggie soup, and putting it in the food processor to make it easier...
It's possible there will be an adjustment period. I'm not sure how long you've been transitioning to the vegetarian/whole foods, but even if it's a bit rough at first, I'm sure you will be much better off that with a SAD diet (Standard American Diet). I didn't have too much adjustment, although there was a bit of detoxification - it was a lot more intense when I did a long term juice fast. But once I got through it, I was fine and felt great. Good luck, enjoy!
I am pro vegetarian, that is eat a lot vegetarian, some fish and chicken, no beef. I do love a vegetarian diet and was drinking green smoothies but recently purchased a juicer. They are different, as a smoothies maintains all the fiber, juicing does not and goes into your blood faster. I blend/juice mostly vegetables but add a banana or green apple for sweetness. I have mild IBS, so when I eat/drink to much fiber, I know it. Watch the popular movie Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead about this issue and maybe try juicing as opposed to blending. The recipe from that movie is kale, apple, cucumber, celery, lemon & ginger.
However, I have a medical condition (IBS) that prevents me from eating certain foods. Basically I need to avoid soy, insoluble fiber (which includes beans), and whole grains.
Have you tried eating these foods within the context of a plant-based diet? You may find that it is the animal-based foods, instead of the plant-based ones, that are causing the digestive problems....
I follow some "healthy" threads and this one is from Dr Axe. He's also on YouTube. I like his approach on a healthy diet. I feel raw foods and vegan diets are to extreme, at least for me at my age.
I don't know how others do it when the spouse does not eat healthy. It's a real challenge with DW being a junk food/SAD diet eater. She has gotten better through the years only because of me.
There is never any harm in re-evaluating your diet from scratch to see what is causing your IBS symptoms. You might be surprised. IBS is like ADD -- it's a garbage-can diagnosis that can mean a million zillion different things. I had to RAISE my insoluble-fiber intake while eliminating dairy and a bunch of other allergens to clear up my IBS symptoms. The raw-vegan suggestion is an excellent one -- run to the nearest library and grab up a copy of Rawsome! by Brigitte Mars to see how very many foods you CAN eat on that diet.
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