![]() ![]() You will be managing your IBS - it will not be managing you.įor all restaurant adventures, make sure to use the:ġ. If you know how diet can control or trigger your symptoms, you can eat as safely in restaurants as at home. It's another example of how knowledge is power over IBS. Once you've eaten out a few times successfully, you will gain confidence that you can always eat out successfully, even at a new restaurant, even with a large group. Taking control of the situation in advance should allow you to feel at ease once you're there, and having a supportive person with you will add to your peace of mind. You're in a no-pressure situation here, and you have permission to bail at any moment you feel uncertain or uncomfortable. Go by yourself or take a single close friend or family member, order an item you've previously scrutinized, take your Tummy Fiber at the table, drink some Peppermint or Fennel Tummy Tea, then relax and enjoy your meal. Once you've scouted out local restaurants with safe and appealing choices for you, it's time for a test run. I promise the waiter will not hassle you about it, and you will greatly minimize your risk of an attack. Try to order mint or fennel tea first, and if they don't have it just order hot water and brew your own. ![]() One great trick is to take along Peppermint or Fennel Tummy Tea Bags to restaurants. Skip those entirely unless you can find a low-fat choice hiding between the cheese sticks and onion rings. Cast an especially suspicious eye on the appetizers, which for some mysterious reason are often deep fried at all kinds of restaurants. Remember to eat any green salads last, not first (and with a fat-free dressing), and watch out for creamy soups that start a meal (like clam chowder). Choose the white bread ones, not whole wheat, to get a nice soluble fiber foundation (with no risky insoluble fiber) to your meal. When you're actually in the restaurant (make sure you take a dose of your Acacia Tummy Fiber or a Tummy Tamer peppermint oil capsule before you go), order an extra basket of dinner rolls. It's usually a very simple matter for a restaurant to leave the cheese off a dish, sauté something with less oil, add extra rice or pasta or a baked potato, and put sauce on the side. Make notes right on the menu if you like, and find out if dishes can be easily altered to make them safer for you. Just because they don't list an ingredient you're trying to avoid (especially cheese) in the meal description does not mean it isn't there. Once you're in the habit of doing this you will never cease to be amazed at the trigger foods restaurants sneak into the most innocuous-sounding dishes. If you have any questions, phone the restaurant and ask for details. Pay attention to sauce descriptions - you're on the lookout for butter, cream and oils. Watch out for words like "crispy", "crunchy", "creamy", and "rich", which typically signify fried or dairy items. At traditional restaurants, this might mean grilled chicken (skinless white meat only) or broiled seafood with a rice or pasta side dish, a pasta primavera, or a veggie fried rice. When you read the menus you're looking for low fat, high soluble fiber meals (if you're unsure what soluble fiber foods are, check Eating for IBS). Take them home and look them over and see what your options are, and you can begin compiling a list of restaurants that you know have safe meal choices for you. Anyone who doesn't consider your good health a reasonable priority is really no friend after all.īefore you venture out to eat, you may want to simply drive by all your favorite local restaurants and gather every take-out menu available. If someone is consistently less than gracious about catering to your special dietary needs, feel free to drop them from your social circle. Remember that going out to eat is as much about socializing as it is about eating, so rest assured that your real friends will be happy just to be with you, regardless which particular restaurant you choose. You deserve a little special consideration here, and this means that you should have veto power if everyone else wants to eat at a place that simply won't work for you. It's important that, if you're eating out with friends, you speak up and make it clear that the restaurant of choice needs to serve food you can actually eat. This obviously eliminates most (if not all) fast food restaurants and burger joints, but leaves you a tremendous wealth of traditional American, ethnic, and vegetarian places. The easiest way to eat safely for IBS at restaurants is to make sure you choose a good prospect in the first place. IBS Restaurant Guide & the IBS Restaurant Cheat Sheet A little bit of planning goes a long way. Trigger Foods, Safe Foods, 10 Commandments of Eating for IBS, More. ![]()
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