Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Wheat, resistant starch, gas and bloating

Unfortunately, I don't have answers to all of your questions, but two things popped into my head. Rice is indeed a starch, but I'm not positive that it is a resistant starch like wheat. Rice is unique though, in that that it is the only food that is entirely digested in your stomach before it ever hits your intestines. So there is no way intestinal bacteria can feed on rice, nor can it cause intestinal gas.

Second, there is a difference between bloating and distension. I constantly complain about my bloating, but I really am experiencing both bloating and distension. Bloating is an uncomfortable, full feeling that most people experience at one time or another (after Thanksgiving dinner?). Distension, on the other hand, is when your belly actually protrudes out. So maybe your doctor is right, that gas does cause bloating. But maybe it's not the cause of distension. I'm starting to wonder if every doctor I ever complained about my bloating too really understood what I was talking about.

I totally buy your theory that distension is caused by intestinal (or in my case intestinal and bladder) inflammation. I've often thought this myself, though unfortunately I don't have a solution for it.

Have you read at all about the "leaky gut" theory?

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IBS-C

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