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Do whole grains bother your stomach ?

MostlyWater
MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I don't want to be indelicate, but it seems as though I can't really digest whole wheat or other (dark) grains. Is that ... weird ?

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  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    No. The opposite. whole grains are fine, but I can't digest white bread or pasta well.
  • wackynunu
    wackynunu Posts: 103
    I found that my body got used to eating more fiber the more I ate.
  • Cordy_in_CT
    Cordy_in_CT Posts: 134 Member
    Check the amount of fiber. I can't eat anything with more than 2 or 3 grams of fiber per serving. If I do, my stomach gets all grumbly, bloated, gassy, etc. I cannot tolerate too much fiber.
    Just a thought.
  • ShapeUpSidney
    ShapeUpSidney Posts: 1,092 Member
    Yes they do. I never adjusted as many people claim. I get bloated when I have a really high fiber meal. Some grains are worse than others.
  • stylistchik
    stylistchik Posts: 1,436 Member
    Are you drinking enough water? Your body has to get used to the fiber so give it some time and make sure you drink lots of water. I often have 30 grams of fiber in a day with no digestive problems.

    Maybe it's not the grains but another food sensitivity like gluten intolerance?
  • jillcwhite
    jillcwhite Posts: 181 Member
    Too much fiber at one sitting bothers my stomach not the whole grains.
  • BobbyClerici
    BobbyClerici Posts: 813 Member
    No, with me it's corn......OUCH!
    :embarassed:
  • zkitty
    zkitty Posts: 6 Member
    Water water water!
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