This weekend I hit my breaking point with my IBS. I decided it was time to try something new. I knew that I was lacking some nutrition not only because of my rapid release rate of stool, but because I was avoiding so many foods that scared me. I received a $100 bonus this week and so I went to Walmart, I know not your headquarters for classy, but it was cheap. My goal for the weekend was to make a smoothie that would give me protein and the nutrients I was missing while catering to my IBSD. In my research online, I found that if you are suffering from predominantly diarrhea than to lay off of the apples, pears, oranges, and ripe bananas. It said to focus on mango’s, ripe (almost brown) bananas, blueberries, and strawberries. On the green side I decided to try avocado and spinach. I was going to add Kefir, but my only bottle had gone bad. I ended up using Almond/Coconut Breeze milk. Now I have never made a shake like this before, so I decided to just go all out the first time to see how it worked. I bought 5 containers so that I could freeze them and pull them out for breakfast on my way to work. It took two full blenders to fill the five containers. I was horrified at first, it was a pretty purple until the spinach hit, then it was absolutely nauseating to look at when it reached the green color. I decided I need to be brave, I would eat it. Once I tasted it, I decided it was not the end of the world. It was time to add the last ingredient that my RD had recommended, protein powder. Now don’t get me wrong, I am not trying to bulk up, I am literally trying to not wither away (see this post for details). I am using some super advanced vanilla powder. I was shocked when it said add 2 scoops to one serving, but there was no way in hell that was going to happen. I ended up putting three scoops in each blender, and I think it turned out fine. I think the key to my smoothie journey is to go slow. As all IBS’ERS know, it’s better to slowly make your way into something rather than rushing in and finding your body hates it with a passion.

Today I drank my first one, it was a whole pint and I almost made it through the whole thing. Yesterday I was pretty sick and so I wasn’t too hungry today…So I did baby steps. I have always known that my IBS is partially mental. If I have had bad experiences with food in the past, I “think” or “know” I will again and so I am either too scared to eat it, or my body gets worked up and stressed, causing an “outburst” if you know what I mean… I thought this would be a good way to eat green leafy vegetables. I haven’t been able to eat a salad without diarrhea for years, I am wondering if because it is already chopped up that it will be easier to digest and will stay for awhile. Well here is to trying! Does anyone have any good IBSD shake recipes for me to try out? SHARE SHARE SHARE!