grits
#330049 - 05/21/08 07:34 AM
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Meryl36
Reged: 09/03/04
Posts: 163
Loc: Dallas, Texas
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Hi
I've been away from the boards for a long time now & just dealing with my IBS as a daily part of my life but I think I'm ready to go back on the diet to see if it helps. I'm tired of always feeling gassy & bloated.
Anyway I was wondering if grits are O.K to eat. I've got the instant kind here at my office & I'm sooo hungry. The only problem is that my stomach is a mess this morning...from what i don't know. I've been drinking fennel tea & it's helping but I've still got spsams. Any thoughts on the grits?
thanks
Meryl
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Re: grits
#330055 - 05/21/08 09:58 AM
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Sand
Reged: 12/13/04
Posts: 4490
Loc: West Orange, NJ (IBS-D)
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Here's an old post I did on them: web page
Bottom line is they stil contain some bran so I wouldn't consider them SF. You can do a Search, though, and see what other people have said. Interestingly, this seems to have come up a number of times.
Do you think you could get hold of some pretzels? They're always safe for me and an easy thing to eat at work.
HTH.
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I read the posts pertaining to grits. Does it matter which brand of grits you eat? I have been eating the Quaker Instant Grits for breakfast for the past month or two. My stomach is usually upset in the morning already (I tend to have IBS-D in the morning), so when I saw this post I immediatly became concerned. I checked the ingredients on the package, but there was no mention of bran. Are there any other ingredients I need to look for that are technically "bran"? And are corn and popcorn big no-no's too? As always, thanks for any help. I was glad to see this question raised and answered.
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Re: grits
#331150 - 06/16/08 08:05 AM
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Syl
Reged: 03/13/05
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Loc: SK, CANADA
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Quaker Instant Grits are made from white hominy grits. These are hulled white corn kernels that have been stripped of their bran and germ. Unlike other types of non-instant corn grits it should be low in IF and high in SF or in the worst case like oatmeal it might contain equal amounts of both.
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