Hi Folks,
5+ year sufferer here
I haven't been to this forum in a while mainly because It's true I have been better and usually when folks are better they tend not to want to talk about this stuff.
Anyway, besides going Gluten Free which stopped all the gas and bloating last year I was also big on Magnesium supplements. I no longer take the magnesium supplements instead I eat brown rice once a day which is rich in it. A fistfull size of Brown rice at supper time is just the right amount to give me a wonderful stool the next morning and has enough magnesium to relax the muscles to allow it all out..
So I challenge all of you to try eating Brown rice with every dinner for a week and see how you feel.
Not white rice, but some good brand or even organic brown rice.
You can buy a rice cooker that also does brown for around 30 dollars USD that does it
automatically in 20 minutes. I usually make enough for about 2 or three days.
This might change your life. It has changed mine.
What have you got to lose? besides a bloody rip in your butt.

Glad you! are better

good to hear you're doing well. I agree with the brown rice statement. I noticed that it provided softer stools compared to days i ate white rice.

I've definitely been on brown rice for 2-3 weeks.
It's been good for the stools, but I can't say that it's been that drastic of an improvement for me, but it certainly helps!

White rice has been processed and stripped of the outer layers where most of the nutrients and fiber are. Brown rice is a whole grain. White rice is sort of an empty shell when it comes to nutrition, generally believed to wreak havoc with blood sugar levels and in some people can be very constipating. Because brown rice is higher in fiber and other nutrients, including magnesium, it is a healthier choice to boost nutrition and to avoid the pitfall of constipation that white rice often brings.

The culture of rice in Asia probably has a lot of factors. First off, you can store white rice longer than brown rice because by stripping off the outer coating you strip away essential fatty acids that will go rancid in longer storage. There is also a notion apparently in the culture that eating brown rice is a sign of poverty while white rice is a sign of affluence, which is funny because white rice is usually less expensive than brown rice. Brown rice also takes a great deal longer to cook, so it isn't as convenient.

ouchtear wrote:Hi Folks,
5+ year sufferer here
I haven't been to this forum in a while mainly because It's true I have been better and usually when folks are better they tend not to want to talk about this stuff.
Anyway, besides going Gluten Free which stopped all the gas and bloating last year I was also big on Magnesium supplements. I no longer take the magnesium supplements instead I eat brown rice once a day which is rich in it. A fistfull size of Brown rice at supper time is just the right amount to give me a wonderful stool the next morning and has enough magnesium to relax the muscles to allow it all out..
So I challenge all of you to try eating Brown rice with every dinner for a week and see how you feel.
Not white rice, but some good brand or even organic brown rice.
You can buy a rice cooker that also does brown for around 30 dollars USD that does it
automatically in 20 minutes. I usually make enough for about 2 or three days.
This might change your life. It has changed mine.
What have you got to lose? besides a bloody rip in your butt.

I wanted to say THANK YOU for this post. I tried it, and you were exactly right for me: it fastly improved the quality of my stools, helped get rid of the bloody rip in my butt, and YES I would go as far as to say it changed my life.
I add a healthy dose of olive oil makes the healing qualities even better, and have found a little Lawry's seasoning makes the flavor much better and has not caused any problems.
Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this! I would agree it was the most important post I have read.

May I ask - is Wholegrain rice and brown rice the same thing?