“Why do I feel bloated after eating rice?”
I have severe bloating feeling after consuming rice, which was I stopped eating it for some time. Is this bloating normal? What should I do? I
4 Answers
Rice is a starch and may cause bloating. You also may have an allergy. Eat small amounts or avoid it all together
Bloating can be a difficult problem. We don't understand it well but there are several possible causes:
1. Certain foods that we don't digest well can draw fluid into the small bowel lumen causing distension and bloating. Fluid, not gas, is causing the bloating. In your case, rice may have carbohydrate content that is doing this more than in most people.
2. Upper GI dysmotility causes poor handling of foods ingested causing bloating.
3. Recent research has shown that some patients actually involuntarly contract their diaphragm and relax the abdominal wall muscles resulting in significant bloating and increased abdominal girth.
#1 is the easiest to treat - try the Low FODMAP diet to eliminate carbs that can poorly digested. Reducing rice also reduces the carb content in the diet. You can see a GI doc to get more specifics on this diet.
#2 would need GI evaluation for possible prescription therapy.
#3 is still being researched and treatments with biofeedback are experimental.
1. Certain foods that we don't digest well can draw fluid into the small bowel lumen causing distension and bloating. Fluid, not gas, is causing the bloating. In your case, rice may have carbohydrate content that is doing this more than in most people.
2. Upper GI dysmotility causes poor handling of foods ingested causing bloating.
3. Recent research has shown that some patients actually involuntarly contract their diaphragm and relax the abdominal wall muscles resulting in significant bloating and increased abdominal girth.
#1 is the easiest to treat - try the Low FODMAP diet to eliminate carbs that can poorly digested. Reducing rice also reduces the carb content in the diet. You can see a GI doc to get more specifics on this diet.
#2 would need GI evaluation for possible prescription therapy.
#3 is still being researched and treatments with biofeedback are experimental.
Rice is one of the few crops which usually does not cause gas or bloating, but in your case, a food allergy can be a cause of bloating. Rice is the main substitute crop for wheat and barley for people with a gluten allergy or Celiac disease.
Try reintroducing the same food, rice, but in much smaller amounts. Do not add oils or butter.
