Definition. Electrolytes are minerals in your blood and other body fluids that carry an electric charge. Electrolytes affect the amount of water in your body, the acidity of your blood (pH), your muscle function, and other important processes.You lose electrolytes when you sweat.efinition. Electrolytes are minerals in your blood and other body fluids that carry an electric charge. Electrolytes affect the amount of water in your body, the acidity of your blood (pH), your muscle function, and other important processes. You lose electrolytes when you sweat.
Baked beans, chickpeas, lentils and soybeans have high amounts, and IBS patients should avoid them, or eat them in very small quantities. What to eat instead: While not exactly a substitute for beans, you can enjoy rice, oats, polenta, millet, quinoa and tapioca.
The following articles can help to guide you as to what to eat or not eat depending on your symptoms: 1  Foods for Keeping Gas Away. 2  Most Gassy Foods. 3  What to Eat for Diarrhea.  Foods to Avoid with 1  Diarrhea. What to Eat with Constipation.  Foods to Avoid with 1  Constipation. Foods on the Low-FODMAP  Diet.