Rice

[LilyR]

Does anyone seem to be fine when they eat certain brands of rice, but then get problems with other brands?  Sometimes I have rice and feel fine.  But sometimes not.  I realized I had been using different brands at different times. And what I seem to be seeing right now is if I use Minute Rice, I get bloat and some stomach pain.  Their site says they make many gluten free rices, but they also make some with gluten.  Is it possible there is cross contamination, even if they say certain items of theirs are gluten-free?  

I am going to try some of the other rices I had been having with no problems and see if they are still okay with me.  If not, I guess rice is one more thing I can't eat.  Which some of you here have warned me about (I think I'm in denial, lol! I need some cheap, filling foods right about now. And put the elimination diet on hold until I get my corn-ingredient prescriptions figured out.)  

I made chicken in the crock pot with carrots and used herbs I grow myself, and so there should be no problems. But had Minute Rice with it, two days in a row. Both times I got bloat and slight stomach ache afterwards.  It has to be the rice.  

[GFinDC]

I had problems with rice for a while. and stopped eating rice for several years.  One of the issues with rice is it is mostly carbs.  Carbs are turned into sugars in the gut.  So if you have a problem with absorbing sugars they can be a problem.  Or a problem with whacky gut bacteria.  Bacterias make gas when they eat sugar and that can cause discomfort and bloating.  So it might be helpful to eliminate carbs and sugar from your diet for a few months.

Now I can eat rice after a bunch of years, but I  seldom do eat it.  It is not a great food to eat.   White rice is basically empty calories.  When you have celiac damage to your gut it is best to eat nutritious meals.  Foods with lots of protein, vitamins and minerals.  Meats, veggies, nuts. and eggs are good.

All that aside, I do seem to remember that some rices caused more symptoms than others but don't remember which ones.  I eventually decided to skip all of them for a while.

[LilyR]

Thanks for the info. I seem to be able to eat some carbs and be okay. Like there are some gluten-free pita breads, they are made with like rice flour and tapioca starch and such.  And I do have sugar in my coffee and sometimes have some ice cream.  It is getting hard to find cheap food that is healthy and okay.  A few cheap "fillers" would be helpful. But I said it right there - fillers - that tends to be the cheap stuff that makes us sick.  

Thanks for sharing your experience with rice.  I was also just wondering about Uncle Bens since they have plain rices they say are gluten free, but yet they also make some flavored ones that have gluten. So once again, how much can we trust no cross contamination?  I better kick rice for a while, then experiment with different brands.  But it's weird those pita breads don't seem to bother me, and that is made with rice flour.  I stopped using a food journal for a while though, so back to that again. That really is helpful.