Severe Pain after Eating

LilacDreamer
LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Lately I've been getting severe pain after eating rice (Usually Brown & White mixed, or sometimes just white). I don't know what's going on, but the pain is pretty intense. It feels like the rice just sits in my stomach for hours and I can practically feel each individual grain poking my stomach lining...or something like that.

I don't usually have the pain when I eat other things. I mean I always feel full after eating, and my digestion/emptying is the worst, but I manage.

Just now I ate some diced baked sweet potatoes and split pea soup. I feel FULL, but I do not feel the intense "OMG I'm close to death" pain I feel when I eat rice. It sucks because lately I've really been craving rice but I can't deal with that feeling.

Has anyone else experienced this?
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  • dwh77tx
    dwh77tx Posts: 513 Member
    Maybe you are eating the rice too fast? That's the only thing I can think of?
    My advice- don't eat rice if it makes you feel that way!!
  • LilacDreamer
    LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member
    As a vegan, rice is kind of a staple in my diet so it's hard to avoid it.

    I don't eat anything fast. I'm the slowest eater of everyone I know.
  • kenzietate
    kenzietate Posts: 399 Member
    I would definitely say to stop eating rice then. But if something else starts to cause the same thing GO TO THE DOCTOR! I don't mean to yell but this happened to me years ago and it was horrid.

    I basically just stopped eating because every meal gave me excruciating pain. I did go to the doctor and it still took them a year to figure out what was wrong. In that time I lost 30lbs from a healthy weight, I was skin and bones, I felt horrible, and had no energy to do anything. I really don't want someone else to go through that so seriously if it happens with something else go to the doctor!

    ETA: It started small with just certain foods but as I eliminated those foods more came on. I finally figured out later that it was anything carb based that really caused the pain.
  • LilacDreamer
    LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member
    I would definitely say to stop eating rice then. But if something else starts to cause the same thing GO TO THE DOCTOR! I don't mean to yell but this happened to me years ago and it was horrid.

    I basically just stopped eating because every meal gave me excruciating pain. I did go to the doctor and it still took them a year to figure out what was wrong. In that time I lost 30lbs from a healthy weight, I was skin and bones, I felt horrible, and had no energy to do anything. I really don't want someone else to go through that so seriously if it happens with something else go to the doctor!

    ETA: It started small with just certain foods but as I eliminated those foods more came on. I finally figured out later that it was anything carb based that really caused the pain.

    I am keeping an eye on it and so far it really seems to be rice that triggers it.

    As a soy-free Vegan, If I eliminated carbs, I'd be living on vegetables, almond butter... and that's about it because I think beans are considered carbohydrates.

    I don't really eat bread or any of that. My main carbs are rice (brown or white), potatoes, sweet potatoes, and quinoa
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    I would definitely say to stop eating rice then. But if something else starts to cause the same thing GO TO THE DOCTOR! I don't mean to yell but this happened to me years ago and it was horrid.

    I basically just stopped eating because every meal gave me excruciating pain. I did go to the doctor and it still took them a year to figure out what was wrong. In that time I lost 30lbs from a healthy weight, I was skin and bones, I felt horrible, and had no energy to do anything. I really don't want someone else to go through that so seriously if it happens with something else go to the doctor!

    ETA: It started small with just certain foods but as I eliminated those foods more came on. I finally figured out later that it was anything carb based that really caused the pain.

    I am keeping an eye on it and so far it really seems to be rice that triggers it.

    As a soy-free Vegan, If I eliminated carbs, I'd be living on vegetables, almond butter... and that's about it because I think beans are considered carbohydrates.

    Um veggies, fruits, almond butter all has carbs too
  • LilacDreamer
    LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member
    I would definitely say to stop eating rice then. But if something else starts to cause the same thing GO TO THE DOCTOR! I don't mean to yell but this happened to me years ago and it was horrid.

    I basically just stopped eating because every meal gave me excruciating pain. I did go to the doctor and it still took them a year to figure out what was wrong. In that time I lost 30lbs from a healthy weight, I was skin and bones, I felt horrible, and had no energy to do anything. I really don't want someone else to go through that so seriously if it happens with something else go to the doctor!

    ETA: It started small with just certain foods but as I eliminated those foods more came on. I finally figured out later that it was anything carb based that really caused the pain.

    I am keeping an eye on it and so far it really seems to be rice that triggers it.

    As a soy-free Vegan, If I eliminated carbs, I'd be living on vegetables, almond butter... and that's about it because I think beans are considered carbohydrates.

    Um veggies, fruits, almond butter all has carbs too

    I've read that people on a low carb diet consume almond butter.

    I didn't mention fruit....

    People who don't eat vegetables are missing out on a lot of nutrients.

    But okay, then I guess I'd be eating nothing if I couldn't have vegetables and almond butter. Awesome
  • GRUNO
    GRUNO Posts: 98
    Go see a doctor. Intense pain after eating any food is concerning. Avoid rice for the time being and see your doctor.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    I would definitely say to stop eating rice then. But if something else starts to cause the same thing GO TO THE DOCTOR! I don't mean to yell but this happened to me years ago and it was horrid.

    I basically just stopped eating because every meal gave me excruciating pain. I did go to the doctor and it still took them a year to figure out what was wrong. In that time I lost 30lbs from a healthy weight, I was skin and bones, I felt horrible, and had no energy to do anything. I really don't want someone else to go through that so seriously if it happens with something else go to the doctor!

    ETA: It started small with just certain foods but as I eliminated those foods more came on. I finally figured out later that it was anything carb based that really caused the pain.

    I am keeping an eye on it and so far it really seems to be rice that triggers it.

    As a soy-free Vegan, If I eliminated carbs, I'd be living on vegetables, almond butter... and that's about it because I think beans are considered carbohydrates.

    Um veggies, fruits, almond butter all has carbs too

    I've read that people on a low carb diet consume almond butter.

    I didn't mention fruit....

    People who don't eat vegetables are missing out on a lot of nutrients.

    But okay, then I guess I'd be eating nothing if I couldn't have vegetables and almond butter. Awesome

    Perhaps low carb isn't ideal for you?
  • kenzietate
    kenzietate Posts: 399 Member
    I would definitely say to stop eating rice then. But if something else starts to cause the same thing GO TO THE DOCTOR! I don't mean to yell but this happened to me years ago and it was horrid.

    I basically just stopped eating because every meal gave me excruciating pain. I did go to the doctor and it still took them a year to figure out what was wrong. In that time I lost 30lbs from a healthy weight, I was skin and bones, I felt horrible, and had no energy to do anything. I really don't want someone else to go through that so seriously if it happens with something else go to the doctor!

    ETA: It started small with just certain foods but as I eliminated those foods more came on. I finally figured out later that it was anything carb based that really caused the pain.

    I am keeping an eye on it and so far it really seems to be rice that triggers it.

    As a soy-free Vegan, If I eliminated carbs, I'd be living on vegetables, almond butter... and that's about it because I think beans are considered carbohydrates.

    Um veggies, fruits, almond butter all has carbs too

    I've read that people on a low carb diet consume almond butter.

    I didn't mention fruit....

    People who don't eat vegetables are missing out on a lot of nutrients.

    But okay, then I guess I'd be eating nothing if I couldn't have vegetables and almond butter. Awesome

    Yes. I normally eat low carb/keto to combat it and I do eat almonds/almond butter and veggies. Though they have carbs, it is a relativity low number of net carbs (carbs-fiber). I can't normally eat fruit except some berries now and then if I want to stay pain free.
  • LilacDreamer
    LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member
    I would definitely say to stop eating rice then. But if something else starts to cause the same thing GO TO THE DOCTOR! I don't mean to yell but this happened to me years ago and it was horrid.

    I basically just stopped eating because every meal gave me excruciating pain. I did go to the doctor and it still took them a year to figure out what was wrong. In that time I lost 30lbs from a healthy weight, I was skin and bones, I felt horrible, and had no energy to do anything. I really don't want someone else to go through that so seriously if it happens with something else go to the doctor!

    ETA: It started small with just certain foods but as I eliminated those foods more came on. I finally figured out later that it was anything carb based that really caused the pain.

    I am keeping an eye on it and so far it really seems to be rice that triggers it.

    As a soy-free Vegan, If I eliminated carbs, I'd be living on vegetables, almond butter... and that's about it because I think beans are considered carbohydrates.

    Um veggies, fruits, almond butter all has carbs too

    I've read that people on a low carb diet consume almond butter.

    I didn't mention fruit....

    People who don't eat vegetables are missing out on a lot of nutrients.

    But okay, then I guess I'd be eating nothing if I couldn't have vegetables and almond butter. Awesome

    Perhaps low carb isn't ideal for you?

    That's really not what the topic of this thread is about. It's about pain, not Pro/Anti Low-carb.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    I would definitely say to stop eating rice then. But if something else starts to cause the same thing GO TO THE DOCTOR! I don't mean to yell but this happened to me years ago and it was horrid.

    I basically just stopped eating because every meal gave me excruciating pain. I did go to the doctor and it still took them a year to figure out what was wrong. In that time I lost 30lbs from a healthy weight, I was skin and bones, I felt horrible, and had no energy to do anything. I really don't want someone else to go through that so seriously if it happens with something else go to the doctor!

    ETA: It started small with just certain foods but as I eliminated those foods more came on. I finally figured out later that it was anything carb based that really caused the pain.

    I am keeping an eye on it and so far it really seems to be rice that triggers it.

    As a soy-free Vegan, If I eliminated carbs, I'd be living on vegetables, almond butter... and that's about it because I think beans are considered carbohydrates.

    Um veggies, fruits, almond butter all has carbs too

    I've read that people on a low carb diet consume almond butter.

    I didn't mention fruit....

    People who don't eat vegetables are missing out on a lot of nutrients.

    But okay, then I guess I'd be eating nothing if I couldn't have vegetables and almond butter. Awesome

    Perhaps low carb isn't ideal for you?

    That's really not what the topic of this thread is about. It's about pain, not Pro/Anti Low-carb.

    "As a soy-free Vegan, If I eliminated carbs, I'd be living on vegetables, almond butter... and that's about it because I think beans are considered carbohydrates."
  • kenzietate
    kenzietate Posts: 399 Member
    I would definitely say to stop eating rice then. But if something else starts to cause the same thing GO TO THE DOCTOR! I don't mean to yell but this happened to me years ago and it was horrid.

    I basically just stopped eating because every meal gave me excruciating pain. I did go to the doctor and it still took them a year to figure out what was wrong. In that time I lost 30lbs from a healthy weight, I was skin and bones, I felt horrible, and had no energy to do anything. I really don't want someone else to go through that so seriously if it happens with something else go to the doctor!

    ETA: It started small with just certain foods but as I eliminated those foods more came on. I finally figured out later that it was anything carb based that really caused the pain.

    I am keeping an eye on it and so far it really seems to be rice that triggers it.

    As a soy-free Vegan, If I eliminated carbs, I'd be living on vegetables, almond butter... and that's about it because I think beans are considered carbohydrates.

    Um veggies, fruits, almond butter all has carbs too

    I've read that people on a low carb diet consume almond butter.

    I didn't mention fruit....

    People who don't eat vegetables are missing out on a lot of nutrients.

    But okay, then I guess I'd be eating nothing if I couldn't have vegetables and almond butter. Awesome

    Perhaps low carb isn't ideal for you?

    That's really not what the topic of this thread is about. It's about pain, not Pro/Anti Low-carb.

    "As a soy-free Vegan, If I eliminated carbs, I'd be living on vegetables, almond butter... and that's about it because I think beans are considered carbohydrates."

    I think she was just replying to my comment that carbs trigger the pain for me. She wasn't saying she wanted to do that. She was saying that if she ended up with the same health issues as I have then her choices of food would be very limited.
  • LilacDreamer
    LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member
    I would definitely say to stop eating rice then. But if something else starts to cause the same thing GO TO THE DOCTOR! I don't mean to yell but this happened to me years ago and it was horrid.

    I basically just stopped eating because every meal gave me excruciating pain. I did go to the doctor and it still took them a year to figure out what was wrong. In that time I lost 30lbs from a healthy weight, I was skin and bones, I felt horrible, and had no energy to do anything. I really don't want someone else to go through that so seriously if it happens with something else go to the doctor!

    ETA: It started small with just certain foods but as I eliminated those foods more came on. I finally figured out later that it was anything carb based that really caused the pain.

    I am keeping an eye on it and so far it really seems to be rice that triggers it.

    As a soy-free Vegan, If I eliminated carbs, I'd be living on vegetables, almond butter... and that's about it because I think beans are considered carbohydrates.

    Um veggies, fruits, almond butter all has carbs too

    I've read that people on a low carb diet consume almond butter.

    I didn't mention fruit....

    People who don't eat vegetables are missing out on a lot of nutrients.

    But okay, then I guess I'd be eating nothing if I couldn't have vegetables and almond butter. Awesome

    Perhaps low carb isn't ideal for you?

    That's really not what the topic of this thread is about. It's about pain, not Pro/Anti Low-carb.

    "As a soy-free Vegan, If I eliminated carbs, I'd be living on vegetables, almond butter... and that's about it because I think beans are considered carbohydrates."

    I was responding to the person who was suggesting that carbs could be the issue, or at least it is for them. If you clicked this thread hoping to discuss carbs, that's not why I posted this. I appreciate all suggestions, but I really don't need someone to sit there and debate the pros and cons of low carb. There are other threads for that. I'm not planning on pursuing that at this time, that's all.
  • MysteriousMerlin
    MysteriousMerlin Posts: 2,270 Member
    The OP was replying to the person who had to eliminate carbs from their diet, not that he/she was planning to do that.

    edit: aw, shucks. jinx.

    OP, please see a doctor. Anything causing pain like that should be looked at.
  • LilacDreamer
    LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member
    The OP was replying to the person who had to eliminate carbs from their diet, not that he/she was planning to do that.

    Thank you. I really wish people would read the entire thread (or at least the original post) instead of zeroing in on one word and then going off on a tangent about something that has nothing to do with the subject.
  • donnace7
    donnace7 Posts: 147 Member
    If you're having pain that you characterize as "severe" its time to go to the doctor, regardless of what's causing it. It's hopefully something minor, but you need to be sure.
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    Make sure you're cooking the rice first ....
  • LilacDreamer
    LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member
    Make sure you're cooking the rice first ....

    Most. Helpful. Comment. Ever.


    Now I know what I've been doing wrong. I've been eating the rice straight out of the bag. Who would have ever thought that rice.....should be cooked?! Utter Insanity. :noway:
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    Make sure you're cooking the rice first ....

    Most. Helpful. Comment. Ever.


    Now I know what I've been doing wrong. I've been eating the rice straight out of the bag. Who would have ever thought that rice.....should be cooked?! Utter Insanity. :noway:

    I aim to please ...

    but c'mon .. you know the right answer ..
  • LilacDreamer
    LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member
    Make sure you're cooking the rice first ....

    Most. Helpful. Comment. Ever.


    Now I know what I've been doing wrong. I've been eating the rice straight out of the bag. Who would have ever thought that rice.....should be cooked?! Utter Insanity. :noway:

    I aim to please ...

    but c'mon .. you know the right answer ..

    If I did I wouldn't have created the thread. There's absolutely nothing wrong with trying to see if others have experienced this from eating rice.
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    Go see a doctor and don't eat it anymore until you know what the problem is.

    /end thread
  • kramalicious
    kramalicious Posts: 143
    If you have pain on eating anything for a few days, for heaven's sake go to the doctor! I ate a delicious lobster roll while out shopping once. That night I got very sick to my stomach. Still sick the next day. Sparing the gory details-- emergency room/discomfort/ specialists/outpatient surgery.,,, out of commission way too long, as in weeks. Screwed up my appetite and then I couldn't eat hardly anything for too long. Derailed MFP efforts for months not to mention ruined all exercise progress!.
    You don't know whether this is an ulcer, parasite or anything else. If I can save one person from what I went through, it's worth the time it takes to write this.. There are tons of over the counter stomach meds that won't do a damn thing for you, so don't waste time. If it's noticeably painful and persists, get a professional diagnosis.
  • MysteriousMerlin
    MysteriousMerlin Posts: 2,270 Member
    I found something that might give some info: http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/sc/1108/grains_beyond_wheat.html
  • CAME1
    CAME1 Posts: 21 Member
    Maybe you are eating the rice too fast? That's the only thing I can think of?
    My advice- don't eat rice if it makes you feel that way!!
    ^^^^ THIS!! Just ate rice an hour ago, ate too fast and got a terrible pain!! Let's both take this advise :wink:
  • LilacDreamer
    LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member
    Maybe you are eating the rice too fast? That's the only thing I can think of?
    My advice- don't eat rice if it makes you feel that way!!
    ^^^^ THIS!! Just ate rice an hour ago, ate too fast and got a terrible pain!! Let's both take this advise :wink:

    Again, I eat incredibly SLOWLY. I take FOREVER to finish a meal. Please read the entire thread before making assumptions and assuming you've solved the problem.
  • AbsoluteNG
    AbsoluteNG Posts: 1,079 Member
    When pain is involved, especially when you feel like you can be "dying" it's a good time to see a doctor. The worst thing it can be is cancer but only way to know is to see your doctor. My guess is the doc is going to press on your organs to see if he can recreate the pain. If he can't recreate the pain, he's going to suggest it could be something to deal with stomach acid. Usually that's how they diagnose, by guessing it's the most common least dangerous problem first. What you can do to help make the diagnosis more accurate is to recreate the symptoms/pain right before seeing your doctor, that way he's bound to be more accurate in his diagnosis.


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  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    If it's that severe get thee hence to a doctor, woman!! Someone mentioned a GI gastro doc and I think that's a good idea. Ask for a referral from your primary.

    It could be a number of things from gallstones, reflux, or diverticulitis...ect.

    I'd be curious to see if it's actually an allergic reaction to rice as it's a pretty hypoallergenic grain, but you never know.
  • LilacDreamer
    LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member
    If it's that severe get thee hence to a doctor, woman!! Someone mentioned a GI gastro doc and I think that's a good idea. Ask for a referral from your primary.

    It could be a number of things from gallstones, reflux, or diverticulitis...ect.

    I'd be curious to see if it's actually an allergic reaction to rice as it's a pretty hypoallergenic grain, but you never know.

    No referrals needed. I scheduled an appointment with a gastroenterologist for this week. :sad:
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    Food allergy....IBS type thing...ask your doc.
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
    Lately I've been getting severe pain after eating rice (Usually Brown & White mixed, or sometimes just white). I don't know what's going on, but the pain is pretty intense. It feels like the rice just sits in my stomach for hours and I can practically feel each individual grain poking my stomach lining...or something like that.

    I don't usually have the pain when I eat other things. I mean I always feel full after eating, and my digestion/emptying is the worst, but I manage.

    Just now I ate some diced baked sweet potatoes and split pea soup. I feel FULL, but I do not feel the intense "OMG I'm close to death" pain I feel when I eat rice. It sucks because lately I've really been craving rice but I can't deal with that feeling.

    Has anyone else experienced this?

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