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Getting back to the bread...What makes bread rise? Maybe fungus is causing you to have problems with your gut. I know when I eat bread, or anything with yeast for that matter, I get tummy pains and bloating. Grains and peanuts are known to be commonly contaminated with mycotoxins (fungal poisons). If you are eating grains, peanuts or corn products(a grain)you are probably also ingesting fungi. Yeast makes bread rise, so it could be possible fungi or yeast overgrowth could be doing the same to you. Add antibiotics (fungal poisons)into the mix, and you could surely have fungal issues.
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You are right in trying to eliminate things to see how you feel. You can't rule anything out until you have tried them all. I was tested Celiac positive then negative and I have done several gluten free elimination tests. However gluten in itself is not bad for IBS. It seems to be the in thing to say gluten is bad- it sounds bad doesn't it? A lot of people I know who have little knowledge of the matter will buy GF stuff because they think it is healthy and it irks me like crazy! But wheat can be trouble if it is IF wheat and eaten in the wrong way. Otherwise if you aren't specifically GI then gluten is fine for IBS.
About bread- it is good that it is soluble in water. It doesn't bloat up in the stomach and cause bloating like dry rice in a box getting wet and ripping open the sides! That is not how it works. The mushy mass that bread and other SF foods make in the tract is easy on the digestion. Think of noodle soup with saltines and celery in it. The noodles, saltines and broth gently glide through the gut and the celery would just hitch a ride with it. I am talking of course about what IF and SF does in the digestive tract.
Back to bloating. It is not simply your stomach too full of food or expanded food! It is caused by spasms and contractions and missplaced gas- gas grouping together and making well sort of balloon animals of your tract. Pouring several cups of raw rice in your gut and a gallon of water may make some discomfort and be dangerous but a couple pieces of bread and a glass of water does not cause bloating.
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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Like I said, knock the wheat on the head for 6 weeks and see what happens. If it doesnt work, well then you know for a fact that you have no problems with wheat and gluten. But if you find that your symptoms(including bloating)go away........well then I think its worth a try.
Good luck
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