STEAMED RICE
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STEAMED RICE
I'm in the early stages of trying to work up a functional basic diet to deal with lymphocytic colitis. This effort is in its second week - so it's very early. WHITE RICE, cooked up in chicken broth. My GI MD recommended this - small servings - as a snack during the day - maybe with a meal. My wife interprets this to mean NO FUDGING AROUND AT ALL. White rice three times daily. No skipped days. I think this is overkill, and it does begin to saturate one's tastes. Need guidance. How much steamed rice. How frequently steamed rice. How much is enough steamed rice. Thanks for help and guidance. Carl
Newbie since September, 2015. Age 89.
Hi Carl,
I'm not sure that I understand your question. White rice in chicken broth is a good, filling, energy food, and it's safe for most of us, so most of us can eat as much of it as we want. However, it is not a therapeutic treatment for MC. It's merely a food that is hopefully safe to eat, and contains a significant number of calories.
Tex
I'm not sure that I understand your question. White rice in chicken broth is a good, filling, energy food, and it's safe for most of us, so most of us can eat as much of it as we want. However, it is not a therapeutic treatment for MC. It's merely a food that is hopefully safe to eat, and contains a significant number of calories.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
WHITE RICE
Tex ….. This is an internal family communication problem. Martha is convinced that I NEED to eat the white rice a couple of times daily, every day, forever ? Personally I think it's simply a very good component to include with other workable food items. Carl
Newbie since September, 2015. Age 89.
You are quite correct. It is a good food (except for the few people here who react to it), but it is not an essential food for anyone.
Tex
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
There is a diet call the BRAT diet consisting of Bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast which is recommended for adults and children with acute diarrhea, because the foods are thought to be binding. Perhaps this is why your MD suggested rice. However, MC is a chronic condition, long term, and you need to find the foods that agree with your gut.
Donna
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Rice Water - has been used since olden times to 'calm the gut'
as Tex mentions, for those that have no issues with rice, gooey rice made with home made bone broth is VERY gut healing.
(gooey rice being that i make it like a gooey stew, DO NOT Rinse the rice when cooked)
My staple if unwell is gooey rice, with a bit of chicken mince.
Any eating plan based on home cooked, bland, well cooked, small amount of ingredients will help a MC'er settle the gut and start to heal.
In all cases, we recommend that you figure out what works for you, and stick with it!
it can be a soup with good protein and a few safe veges
it can be a stew with good protein and a few safe veges
it can be gooey rice and protein
it can be well cooked roasted veges and good protein
what you can handle mentally, emotionally, budget wise, what suits preparation time/lifestyle etc...
as Tex mentions, for those that have no issues with rice, gooey rice made with home made bone broth is VERY gut healing.
(gooey rice being that i make it like a gooey stew, DO NOT Rinse the rice when cooked)
My staple if unwell is gooey rice, with a bit of chicken mince.
Any eating plan based on home cooked, bland, well cooked, small amount of ingredients will help a MC'er settle the gut and start to heal.
In all cases, we recommend that you figure out what works for you, and stick with it!
it can be a soup with good protein and a few safe veges
it can be a stew with good protein and a few safe veges
it can be gooey rice and protein
it can be well cooked roasted veges and good protein
what you can handle mentally, emotionally, budget wise, what suits preparation time/lifestyle etc...
Gabes Ryan
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
This makes me wonder, what are good safe veges? I made a soup with vegetable broth, small pieces of white meat chicken and corn and peas the other day. Cooked it til those veggies were super soft...wondering now if those are on the NO NO list?Gabes-Apg wrote:Rice Water - has been used since olden times to 'calm the gut'
as Tex mentions, for those that have no issues with rice, gooey rice made with home made bone broth is VERY gut healing.
(gooey rice being that i make it like a gooey stew, DO NOT Rinse the rice when cooked)
My staple if unwell is gooey rice, with a bit of chicken mince.
Any eating plan based on home cooked, bland, well cooked, small amount of ingredients will help a MC'er settle the gut and start to heal.
In all cases, we recommend that you figure out what works for you, and stick with it!
it can be a soup with good protein and a few safe veges
it can be a stew with good protein and a few safe veges
it can be gooey rice and protein
it can be well cooked roasted veges and good protein
what you can handle mentally, emotionally, budget wise, what suits preparation time/lifestyle etc...
Peas are a legume, and most of us who are sensitive to soy are also sensitive to most peas and beans. A few of us are sensitive to corn.
Tex
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Thank you, kind sir. I figure beans are a huge no no for me as once I eat them, I shoot water filled with undigested beans so hard it scares me...is it ok to share that?tex wrote:Peas are a legume, and most of us who are sensitive to soy are also sensitive to most peas and beans. A few of us are sensitive to corn.
Tex
The peas didn't seem to do too much.
I had hoped to start elimination diet of rice/taters/turkey this week, but have had some family stuff come up that won't allow that. I'm totally gluten free (have become a sort of gluten nazi as it were) and mostly dairy free (seems harder for me for some reason), hope to give it up totally cold turkey after the weekend!
Your book is a godsend. I'm having my fiance read it despite his complaint that it has a lot of medical stuff he doesn't understand. I love it and understand it quite clearly. He's an attorney, he can suck it up and learn! To succeed I want us both on the same page!
Karen
Sure, we live with this stuff, and it accomplishes nothing to try to sweep it under the rug - sorry for the pun.Karen wrote:is it ok to share that?
Thanks for the kind words, and I agree that getting your significant other up to speed on what you are dealing with should make your recovery much easier.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Hi Carl,
I stuck it out with Calrose Sticky White rice for a good couple weeks along with LOTS of Turkey (deli, carved, sausage) and chicken and I flavored mine with a hint of local sourced honey and/or sea salt. It did indeed get boring, so I found Rice Chex cereal (with cinnamon) and I use Silk Original Coconut Milk (it does contain carrageenan but I must be ok with that). I rotate that now and I also found a safe pancake mix http://www.amazon.com/The-Cravings-Plac ... B000SARZ64 our diet tends to find the things that cost a bit of money but I have found a case of this lasts me a long time and I can rotate it between cereal and a pancake with Real Syrup for my breakfasts and feel somewhat normal. I even did this while I was in my healing stage, but I did keep my healing stage foods to a bare minimum.
The Bone Broth soup or stews Gabes mentions are VERY Tasty and I feel they helped me heal much quicker than I imagined. It is easy and all you need is to cook off a natural Cornish Hen, Chicken or small Turkey and remove the meat set aside. Start a large crockpot of water and toss the bones in the water and let cook for a good strong 6 hours. Strain broth into a pot on the stove and return to a light boil and add these noodles https://www.google.com/search?q=tinkyad ... 5LadSLM%3A these should be at your local grocery store. I break mine up so it is easier to portion out when it is done. If you feel you can tolerate a vege in this broth I have Over Steamed some peeled diced up fresh carrots and celery and have added it to the pot after it is done boiling (these veges can also be made as needed and not put in the pot all at once), plus the meat that was set aside. To flavor this all you will need is Sea Salt...it will be the best meal ever. I eat this daily for lunch (I have this in the Freezer because I want to keep my food from building histamine, as I have a problem with that at this time).
This is a beginner stage....try this for a week until your Water Diarrhea has stopped, if you don't see a slow down in symptoms remove immediately what ever you feel your body may not like, we are all different and we are usually the best at feeling out what is working and what is not rather quickly.
Once you get stabilized, keep eating this way a bit longer, then try some bacon I have found Natural Hormel Nitrate free is very tasty and I eat 4 pieces of it at a sitting, lol. I found an Artisan Vegan Bakery near me and checked it out to see if it was GF, DF, SoyF and EggF and have now found a great Cinnamon/raisin bread to toast, plus a normal every day bread (that I still have to toast because gluten free breads just don't have that texture were used to). Plus it has to be kept in the fridge or freezer, very important.
You can do this Carl! Your wife is amazing for wanting to keep you on track
Cheers
Erica
I stuck it out with Calrose Sticky White rice for a good couple weeks along with LOTS of Turkey (deli, carved, sausage) and chicken and I flavored mine with a hint of local sourced honey and/or sea salt. It did indeed get boring, so I found Rice Chex cereal (with cinnamon) and I use Silk Original Coconut Milk (it does contain carrageenan but I must be ok with that). I rotate that now and I also found a safe pancake mix http://www.amazon.com/The-Cravings-Plac ... B000SARZ64 our diet tends to find the things that cost a bit of money but I have found a case of this lasts me a long time and I can rotate it between cereal and a pancake with Real Syrup for my breakfasts and feel somewhat normal. I even did this while I was in my healing stage, but I did keep my healing stage foods to a bare minimum.
The Bone Broth soup or stews Gabes mentions are VERY Tasty and I feel they helped me heal much quicker than I imagined. It is easy and all you need is to cook off a natural Cornish Hen, Chicken or small Turkey and remove the meat set aside. Start a large crockpot of water and toss the bones in the water and let cook for a good strong 6 hours. Strain broth into a pot on the stove and return to a light boil and add these noodles https://www.google.com/search?q=tinkyad ... 5LadSLM%3A these should be at your local grocery store. I break mine up so it is easier to portion out when it is done. If you feel you can tolerate a vege in this broth I have Over Steamed some peeled diced up fresh carrots and celery and have added it to the pot after it is done boiling (these veges can also be made as needed and not put in the pot all at once), plus the meat that was set aside. To flavor this all you will need is Sea Salt...it will be the best meal ever. I eat this daily for lunch (I have this in the Freezer because I want to keep my food from building histamine, as I have a problem with that at this time).
This is a beginner stage....try this for a week until your Water Diarrhea has stopped, if you don't see a slow down in symptoms remove immediately what ever you feel your body may not like, we are all different and we are usually the best at feeling out what is working and what is not rather quickly.
Once you get stabilized, keep eating this way a bit longer, then try some bacon I have found Natural Hormel Nitrate free is very tasty and I eat 4 pieces of it at a sitting, lol. I found an Artisan Vegan Bakery near me and checked it out to see if it was GF, DF, SoyF and EggF and have now found a great Cinnamon/raisin bread to toast, plus a normal every day bread (that I still have to toast because gluten free breads just don't have that texture were used to). Plus it has to be kept in the fridge or freezer, very important.
You can do this Carl! Your wife is amazing for wanting to keep you on track
Cheers
Erica
To Succeed you have to Believe in something with such a passion that it becomes a Reality - Anita Roddick
Dx LC April 2012 had symptoms since Aug 2007
Dx LC April 2012 had symptoms since Aug 2007