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Yes, in a way you are right that rice can bind you. If you are IBS-D though, rice may be a godsend. However, if you are IBS-C and you want to give up those gassy potatoes, then you may have to increase some of the veggies you are eating to offset the effect the rice may have on you.

IBS is very much a juggling act in terms of diet. You need to find the right balance of each food that works best for you.

In my case I find eating careful quantities of certain veggies works well for me. If I stop eating any of those veggies, I can get IBS-C. If I eat too much, I can get IBS-D.

Overall I have found keeping the right balance of foods, combined with staying away from gassy potatoes, has resulted in a great improvement for me. I don't eat huge quantities of rice. Like everything else, I eat a careful quantity that I know works for me and doesn't cause IBS-C.

The bottom line is gassy foods are tough on us IBSers! To me, potatoes are not very desirable since they cause gas.

However, I must admit, I love the taste of those spuds! When I was in kindergarten, the teacher gave us some clay and told us to make the thing we loved the most in the world. I made a potato!
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