Now rice??!

jmayk8 · Post by **jmayk8** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:46 pm

So I have been staying away from all of my intolerances and noticed now I am getting tummy rumblings/bloating after eating rice. I was having gf pancakes made with rice flour every morning and rice with a lot of my dinners and been fine. However, now I am getting these symptoms. I also noticed that my lialda was giving me the same reactions. How is it that if I eat a food for a while all of a sudden my body canno longer tolerate it? The path I'm on now I feel likei won't be able to eat anything!

MBombardier · Post by **MBombardier** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:35 pm

A number of us cannot eat rice. You might try quinoa. Since it is technically a seed, not a grain (or so I've been told) you may be able to tolerate it better.

FWIW, now that I am in remission I can eat a small amount of rice in a serving of baked goods.

jmayk8 · Post by **jmayk8** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:42 pm

Yeah quinoa is another thing I can't have.. I tested high for it on my Elisa blood work. I just feel like I'm going to get to a point where I can't tolerate anything!

Post by **tex** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:05 pm

Were those homemade pancakes, or ready-mades, (or from a mix)? Most mixes and ready-mades contain either soy, or tapioca flour, or cultured buttermilk, or a combination of them. Many of us can't tolerate tapioca flour.

Tex

jmayk8 · Post by **jmayk8** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:19 pm

They were from a mix, very limited ingredients.. I can actually tolerate tapioca flour...I have bagels that are made from it and that's one thing these days that I am not getting rumblings from

GF-aka Oma · Post by **GF-aka Oma** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:35 pm

I have recently had to give up a couple foods~But the Quinoa is good~I have taken it and ground it and replaced rice with it. One of my all time favorites is plain brown rice~but since I recently started flaring, ( D every 3-5 days sometimes 7 days no D, Tells me My food is wrong) I have found Some of my favorites are a no no. But again I have to say my stress level is high which adds to it. I found that at nite I put on a Cd on my portable CD player of Jackie Evanco, amazing music, it helps good luck with the rice.
(((((Hugs))))

Post by **tex** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:46 pm

Jackie Evanco has an amazing voice, doesn't she. She has a great future ahead of her, if she doesn't get burned out before she gets out of her teens.

Tex

Gloria · Post by **Gloria** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:07 pm

I was very sad when I had to eliminate both rice and quinoa. I had already eliminated almost all other GF flours.

Not being able to eat rice flour eliminates most GF mixes, but it's still possible to make some GF foods from scratch using other flour blends.

I am making do with corn flour and almond flour. I still make pancakes, waffles, tortillas and three types of muffins using those two flours, cornstarch and arrowroot. The biggest impact has been at dinner. Most evenings I'll eat meat with gravy, a muffin, and sometimes a vegetable or grits with gravy. I usually don't get enough calories at dinner.

Gloria

MaggieRedwings · Post by **MaggieRedwings** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:11 am

I am finding recently, after so many years as a staple food, that rice is giving me a number of problems. Have pretty much eliminated it and could never hand quiona.

Love, Maggie

Noodler · Post by **Noodler** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:07 am

I had a blood test (RAST) and it showed I had IgE antibodies to rice. I thought I was one of the only people with this problem but it seems there are a few others. I too worry that I will run out of things to eat. It is very depressing. I think I might be able to tolerate Quinoa.

Zizzle · Post by **Zizzle** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:02 am

I think rice intolerance in MCers is entirely a symptom of leaky gut. While we are still flaring, food molecules are freely entering the bloodtream, and there is the potential to develop intolerances to any foods we eat, but especially those we rely on every day. I developed an intolerance to sesame seeds, because they were a common ingredient in crackers, hummus and snacks I relied on while I was flaring. I used to do poorly with quinoa and brown rice, but I think it was about the fiber. I tolerate them just fine now. My doctor said as my leaky gut heals, I should be able to reintriduce many foods that caused problems, except gluten of course. I'm not sure what his take is on dairy, but I have no plans to try it. Although I did accidentally drink a tablespoon of lactose free milk the other day when I poured it on my cereal instead of coconut milk (the boxes are the same color). I had no noticeable reaction, other than my own freaking out! And I didn't like the taste AT ALL!!

jmayk8 · Post by **jmayk8** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:17 am

Zizzle,
That gives me hope. Thanks!

In the meantime, I will try to find a recipe for almond flour muffins (since corn is also a problem now). I am on my 3rd day of my entocort and doing great. a norman-a-day keeps me from having a mental breakdown (jk;) ) I don't know where i would be with out you guys!

Jenny

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:35 am

Jenny,

I totally sympathize with what you're going through - it can be absolutely maddening to deal with MC. I'm at it for a year and a half now (diet only), and can say with confidence that I'm still not in remission (although it felt like I was close last summer). I think my dairy challenge right after Thanksgiving dealt me a huge setback, and I'm still struggling to get back to some semblance of normalcy.

Maggie,

I always wonder about you. I've gone back to read a lot of your old posts, but cannot seem to get a cohesive summary of your MC journey. I know it took you a very long time to have your first norman visit??? I would truly appreciate a brief summary if you're up to it. I love your signature line, as it speaks to the psychological part of dealing with this dreadful disease.

Zizzle,

I'm glad to hear that you're still doing well - gives hope that it is possible to tame this monster!!!

Love,
Kari

Post by **tex** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:38 pm

FWIW, I tend to agree with Zizzle, that most of the "later" sensitivities are connected with the leaky gut syndrome, and after our gut heals sufficiently, most of us may/should be able to eat many/most of those foods again. In fact, I sometimes wonder if gluten-sensitivity might be the only one that is truly forever. The jury is still out on that, though, of course, because we're talking about years of healing. Also, it can take a long, long time to heal a leaky gut. That's a separate issue from the inflammation, (as far as healing is concerned).

Tex

draperygoddess · Post by **draperygoddess** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:13 pm

Okay, so maybe that's what I mean by corn not necessarily being a true intolerance of mine, but not agreeing with me at the moment. Someone posted recently about something that's supposed to help with the healing/closing the gaps--what was it?