Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: IBS Rant - triggers and alternatives...never ending

I wouldn't worry so much about the IF in those things. Brown rice is fine for many and with a little SF side it can be tolerated way better than wheat or even oats! Rice milk may be made from brown rice but IMO it is just the sugar out of the rice that is in rice milk- no IF. (yes I think rice milk is sugar water because brown rice syrup is a natural sweetener used in organic foods). I drink rice milk mostly.
Almond milk has a little higher fat content but close to soy milk IIRC. It can be safe for most.

Syl would have to tell you more about the fiber facts of oats. As far as I have heard they are half and half. I always put acacia in oatmeal anyway and that makes it more tolerable. That gives me my morning acacia dose.

IF tolerance level is a personal thing. Many with C can handle more than those with D. I am tolerant of quite a bit but if I go overboard and maybe wait too long after SF and eat IF I get D from it. People with C may just get cramps and pain from too much, but everyone's tolerance is different. It seems to me at this time that fat intolerance is more uniform than IF intolerance for those who have posted here.

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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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