Why Does White Rice Make Me Sick?
#45704 - 02/19/04 12:03 PM
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belinda
Reged: 10/09/03
Posts: 474
Loc: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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I can't figure it out. Almost every time I eat white (organic) rice or plain white rice noodles, I get a sudden attack of D.
Sometimes I can get away with eating white rice for one meal, but then I get a D attack if I eat it at a second or third meal. (I can't eat brown rice at all because I get both D and severe stomach cramps from it.)
Does anyone have any idea why white rice should cause me such misery? I thought it was supposed to be one of the safest IBS foods and, as far as I know, I don't have an allergy to it.
I wonder if any other IBS people have trouble tolerating white rice. This has been plaguing me for a long time, but I keep hoping I'm just imagining my reaction to it. Alas, it is not my imagination.
Belinda
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Hi Belinda,
Sorry if you've already talked about this before, but have you gotten all the tests done to rule out other things? A lot of the symptoms that you have mentioned having sounds like maybe it is something other than IBS?
If you have, and the doctors told you it was IBS, then I have no clue why the white rice would make you sick. Do you eat something with the white rice?
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Maybe you're allergic to rice! I've actually heard of that happening... to some people in China, no less! I don't know how they survive. Anyway, I'd ask your doctor if they have an allergy test for rice. It might be worth knowing!
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My mom also thinks that she has problems with white rice (she has IBS too). I thought maybe it was a coincidence that she had D after eating a meal with it cause i would have the exact same meal and i'd be fine. Maybe it's just one of those odd things that some people can't eat?!
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Wow. Never heard of this. Are you okay with other "whites" like pasta noodles, potatoes, etc.? Ask your Doc to be tested for Celiac if you haven't already.
I understand with the brown rice, but the white is odd. Are you SURE that there are no triggers in what you're eating WITH the rice? For example, if it's with a stir fry - I have trouble with some veggies ... etc.
Let us know how you make out. I'd like to hear what you think.
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Formerly HanSolo. IBS, OCD, Bipolar, PTSD times 3.
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HanSolo:
Yes, I seem to have problems with other pasta too, but I am fine with wheat in the form of bread. Potatoes are usually okay too.
I ate the following with the rice noodles today: baked turkey loaf made with ground turkey (probably not white turkey), carrots, celery, onions and parsley, everything organic except for the turkey. I eat this baked turkey loaf all the time and I am usually fine with it -- as long as I don't put too much onion in it. For some reason, though, I get sick it if I eat rice or rice noodles for a few meals in a row.
I haven't had stirfry in awhile although my boyfriend makes it for me with a tiny drop of olive oil when I visit him. We use organic turkey or chicken stirfry meat and a small amount of safe veggies for me. Admittedly, I often cheat and use brown poultry meat not white meat, but, for the most part, I am okay.
I don't know what my problem is with rice. I seem to have a similar problem with yams. After eating them for several meals, I am prone to D.
I'm sure I have more than just IBS. My mother has food allergies and I have inherited a few food allergies. I have some other ailments too (arthritis, allergic asthma, etc.), but life goes on...!
Belinda
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Hi - you could test this if you like. Have just plain white rice and rice noodles or rice cereal for a few days, and see how you do. Boring, I know, but it will tell you if it's really the rice or what you're eating with it (like the dark poultry meat). You could also ask your doc for a referral to an allergist for a food allergy test for rice. Rice allergies are really, really rare - but it is possible.
- Heather
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