Not Digesting Rice (poss. TMI) (x-posted nutrition and good eating)

[Magelet]

So the past two days, I've noticed I am having trouble digesting rice. We eat a lot of brown rice regularly, but i'd say 4 of the last 5 dinners have been rice based.

Yesterday, I noticed that there was a LOT of rice in my stool that... looked pretty much the same going out as it had going in.

Today, I noticed that my stool was almost entirely composed of rice that looked the same going out as going in.

I haven't changed my diet, or had trouble digesting rice before. Any ideas on what's causing it, or what to do about it? our budget next month is going to require a lot of rice and beans, or something similarly priced. (and since we already have 15 pounds of brown rice (and thus "free" to next month's budget), it really needs to be rice, unless it can't be.)

Thanks

[lastrid]

Have you had a stomach virus lately? That can cause digestive changes. I would suggest sprouting the rice before cooking it if you absolutely have to eat it. That will make it much more digestible.

[californiajenn]

Um, it might be a tapeworm. It looks just like rice in stool.

OR - definitely soak and sprout your rice. It will make it much more digestible and you'll be able to get some nutrients from it.