Yes, wheat tends to be the trickiest of all whole grains...
04/03/04 10:20 PM
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Heather
Reged: 12/09/02
Posts: 7799
Loc: Seattle, WA
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Dalia has a really great tolerance for whole wheat. I do too, actually - even bran flakes cereal is just fine for me. But we're kind of the exceptions here - whole wheat is probably the single most difficult whole grain for most IBS folks. Brown rice, oatmeal, barley, quinoa, and polenta are usually much more tolerable...though still not for everyone.
Most IBS folks can always add in some type of whole grains, in some type of quantity, if they have a good soluble fiber basis. But I've learned from the boards that there are exceptions even here...some people just cannot take any whole grains, no matter how carefully they eat them, because they trigger Gi spasms and cause either diarrhea or constipation for them.
Everyone has to find their own balance here. And I suspect that the more you are able to carefully, slowly incorporate whole grains, the greater your tolerance will become. It's also always easier to try to increase whole grains in your diet when you're rock solid stable, not under stress, not dealing with any other triggers, etc.
- H
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