Is it necessary to make drastic dietary changes?
In some cases, certain foods can aggravate IBS symptoms and should be avoided. In particular, lactose in lactose deficient individuals, gas producing vegetables such as beans and broccoli, fatty foods, and alcohol. It is should be noted however that while these foods can exacerbate IBS symptoms, they are not the sole cause of typical IBS symptoms. To determine which foods trigger which symptoms, one often needs to start with very basic bland diet and gradually add one new food each day and record any symptoms associated with that particular food.
