[canadacatman]

I was wondering I started eating more grains and I mean 6-7 servings a day to try and get more fiber. But I notice when I eat over 6 or so grams of fiber in one sitting I get a belly ache really bad. It is because of the grains or fiber. I do get a lot of fiber from fruits and veggies.

Also I was wondering if anyone knows how long homemade beans stay good for in the fridge as well as the freezer.

Thanks

[canadacatman]

It does it with brown rice and whole wheat pasta also.

[canadacatman]

How is it possible to get all the fiber with out some whole grains. I can not get enough from the fruits and veggies i eat.

Thanks

[Esofia]

Didn't we answer that question in the thread you started the other week?

Have you seen your doctor about your gastro-intestinal problems?

[canadacatman]

It does not come when I do not eat the grains. Thanks

[Esofia]

So are you saying that you haven't seen a doctor?

[canadacatman]

Yes and he told me to try and stay away from the grains to see before he sends me for tests. When I eat brown rice. multi grain bread, oatmeal pain when I eat white bread white rice nothing feel fine.

Thanks

[Esofia]

Have you told him this? It sounds like your problem is fibre rather than grains.

[canadacatman]

Yes i told him everything. He said try the grains. If it is fiber will it ever be ok for me to eat it as it is healthy for me. Thanks

[canadianwoman]

The only grain that doesn't bother me is basmati rice. All the others make me bloat and give me massive digestive troubles so I don't eat them anymore.

[canadacatman]

To canadianwoman how do you get all your fiber then. I do eat lots of fruits and veggies but do not get 30g.

Thanks

[Esofia]

Canadacatman, we're not gastroenterologists, and even if we were, we can't diagnose you down the internet! The abdominal pain, bloating and diarrhoea that you report are a sign that something is wrong. If your doctor isn't treating this as a problem, go to another doctor. If your doctor is OK but you haven't asked him all these questions, go back and ask him the questions you've thought of since you last saw him.

[canadacatman]

I do not know your problem but please stay off my threads. I asked their opinion to see if they knew. Now I told my doctor everything and it only happens when I eat grains nothing else. I get some fiber from fruits and nothing. So please stay off my threads.

Thanks

[124chicksinger]

Canadacatman, have you tried something like Metamucil crystals or Benefiber powder that you mix into water and/or foods? Those are commercial products and I'm sure there are other options that can be found in a health food store. Maybe you could try it like a little experiment and see how your body reacts?

Also, while you may already know this, if you click a person's user name there is an option to add them to your ignore list and you'll never see them on your threads again.

Good luck with the fiber.

[canadacatman]

I never got that far yet. I was reading about Metamucil crystals or Benefiber powder yesterday and am going to get some tomorrow before the stores close to give it a try. See if it is the grains or the fiber. Hope it is just the grains because a cup of brown rice has like 5 grams of fiber and I eat apples and that all day and I think they have like 4 and nothing from them.

Thanks