Oatmeal

[Natalie38]

Hi all,

I have been checking out this oatmeal diet and am interested in trying it out. The health benefits look good, and I want to see if this helps my system out. I am not using it TO LOSE WEIGHT.
Has anyone tried it?
The diet consists of eating only oatmeal for your 3 meals a day for the first 7 days. After that, adding in fruit and vegie snacks is allowed. It suggests to do this diet for 30 days. I am mot committing to that but def wanna try it for a couple weeks?
I would love to hear from anyone who has tried this diet or anything similar? Did it help? Did you feel better??
Thanks

 

[muppet]

I've occasionally indulged in oatmeal to make myself more regular and get my stool back to the proper quality and I've found it useful for that.

That said, oatmeal with fruit is contrary to most established diets for Crohn's abatement and I'm not sure that an exclusively oatmeal and fruit diet would be a great idea for your colon health.

That said, everyone responds differently to food and you may be one who gets away with it.

 

[DustyKat]

Sarah hasn't tried the diet but she is vegan and does eat quite a bit of porridge, that is the same as oatmeal isn't it?.

She was and still is in remission since going vegan and this type of diet suits her well.

Dusty.

 

[Natalie38]

Sarah hasn't tried the diet but she is vegan and does eat quite a bit of porridge, that is the same as oatmeal isn't it?.

She was and still is in remission since going vegan and this type of diet suits her well.

Dusty.

Hi,
Yep porridge and oatmeal are the same!
How often does Sarah eat porridge? Is it something like once a day? I hear that can be very good for you nutrition wise and its also good for your digestive system.

 

[DustyKat]

In Winter she eats it most days for breakfast, sometimes twice a day. Come Summer I think she pulls back a bit and doesn't eat it every day, she moves more to organic weet bix.

Dusty.

 

[Swirl]

Let us know how it went if you decide to do it.
It has lots of fiber so i wouldn't do it. In a flair i can't eat it.

 

[rygon]

Its one of the few breakfasts I can stomach without getting bloated or pains. Ive heard soaking it overnight helps break it down (from my mum). I have it everyday with a teaspoon of honey mixed in. Absolutely gorgeous

 

[beth]

Oats are said to be high fibre because they indeed are high in soluble fibre which is supposedly better for you than insoluble fibre like potato, green beans, celery.
I get on with oats just fine, have Scottish oatcakes most mornings for brekkie. However nuts, seeds, wholemeal flour, etc cause me big trouble!

 

[Guest9283]

It is going to come down to how your body tolerates soluble fiber. They find that it can give different outcomes to people. Some people who eat extra fiber, find it binds them and decreases the amount of BM/day. Some people it can do the opposite. I would just make sure you cook them well!

 

[Lydia]

I love oatmeal, especially steel cut oats. I add in a spoon of almond or peanut butter for more protein and top with maple syrup. I also add blueberries and a chopped apple.

 

[tiloah]

I have been craving oatmeal lately which is weird because I haven't had it in years and when I did I didn't like it! I bought some tonight (the instant kind with "blueberries"). I added a teaspoon of sugar and a dash of cinnamon with some "fresh" blueberries and strawberries on the side. So good!

That was a big of a tangent. As to the OP, a month of oatmeal doesn't seem terribly balanced to me. But sometimes this disease makes you not eat very well anyway. I hope if you do it, it goes well for you.

 

[Natalie38]

Hi,

Thnaks for all the great feedback!

I am going to start this diet on Monday, but carefully. I just want to see if it will help me feel better physically. I think it's worth a shot.

 

[nogutsnoglory]

I decided to get adventurous and add rolled oats, not sure if steel cut is safer.

I know it's mainly soluble but it feels like peel or skin is on the oats so it is making me a bit nervous but hopefully its safe.

 

[nogutsnoglory]

Also, it seems most varieties are whole oats oatmeal. Is the whole oat safe for us?

 

[Susan2]

I have oatmeal for breakfast every day in winter. I buy organic rolled oats - not the quick oats - and soak overnight with a tablespoon of natural yoghurt. The yoghurt helps to make the oats more digestible - whey will do the same job. I cook slowly and until soft and I never have difficulty with digesting the resulting porridge.

I sweeten it with black strap molasses, which contains numerous minerals and other nutrients - including iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese, potassium, Vitamin B6, selenium. It has a relatively low glycemic index of 55 (refined white sugar GI-80)