IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)

Hi @tedj

With polyols, the dose is very much dose related and will not affect IBS sufferers. You’d have to be having a serious amount of Huel for the Xylitol intake to be anywhere near a problem.

There is actually no legal requirement for us to even declare it as the amount is so low and we’re using it as a carrier. I wonder how many other minute polyol-containing products people might be consuming that do not declare them.

Alright, that’s good to know then.

I’m still just a little bit unsure if I should try it or not. But anyway I’ve got my trial from a friend so, I’ll give it a shot.

Great, thanks for that information. Fingers crossed I won’t notice a change with the new version. It’s def worth trying Ted as it has made a massive difference to me. More so than the year and a half of full time fodmap a few years ago. I rarely need to take any meds now. Thanks Huel :blush:

@Nickey_Riley , let me know how you felt with it on a long-term time, with the new formula! (Even if it’s some months from now)

Hi,

I have IBS and seem to have to follow a low FODMAP diet to be able to maintain a healthy distance from the toilet for any lengthy period of time.

I started with Huel following a particularly bad period which basically deterred me from eating any food, to the point I could only face eating once a day.
Realising that this was not a long term solution I started looking around to see what options I had.

so far, I have been living on huel around 80% for meals for the last 6 months, outside of that I snack on peanuts and popcorn, and am maintaining a much happier digestive system.

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Just a word of caution from my experience. Huel made my IBS way worse. Far too much fibre in the product for me to handle even at the starter portions. I get that some IBS you need to add fibre and some remove. I was hoping that this product would be a good balance but unfortunately not for my body.

Hi @robgib I have bowel problems, the first time I tried huel I got quite windy lol But it wore off very quickly, I think it was the sudden change to high fibre. I’m on the diarrhoea side of bowel problems and if anything and without TMI Huel makes my movements quite magnificent! :laughing::wink: and over time I’ve had to cut down on the amount of immodium I take else I found I would start to swing the other way. Hope that helps and apologies for the TMI! I would also recommend building up slowly how much you drink in a day.