Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Beans are high in soluble fiber...

the inside creamy part. The tougher outside skin is more insoluble fiber.

As long as beans are well-cooked till very tender, and you give your gut time to adjust to eating them if you haven't been, they're usually very tolerable. Beans have raffinose, a bean sugar, and your gut literally has to learn to digest that. But it only takes about a week of small quantities for that to happen.

Having them with rice or with corn tortillas would up the soluble fiber even more.

I cook with all kinds of beans (and lentils) - pintos, white beans, chickpeas. As long as I get them really tender and creamy (for chickpeas I usually puree) I have no problem with them. I do eat them with other soluble fiber foods - I wouldn't sit down to just a bowl of beans - but overall they are something I add to many, many recipes.

Best,
H

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