Cereals

I live on cereals! I eat them in the morning and sometimes throughout the day. I usually have a bowl before I go to bed. I can't explain it, but it feels good on my stomach. I usually eat Rice Crispies with banans on it. There isn't much nutrients in RC, so I try to make up for it in the bananas :) I'm also getting vitamin D from the milk...which most of us lack. Here's a list of cereals and their "do's" and "don'ts".

Cooked Cereals
I don't do many, but I've read that OATMEAL is very theraputic for your stomach. (I've never been a big fan, but could eat it if I had to.) Again, make sure it's very mushy.

CREAM OF WHEAT is another good one.

MALT-O-MEAL -- is one of my worst memories/experiences. I ate it to get my iron levels up right before my surgery for strictures. It put me in the hospital. My stomach could not break it down, it felt like cement in my stomach. I don't know if it would be any different now, since I don't have the strictures...I'm still too nervous to try it. I haven't seen anything written on it either.

Cold Cereals

"Do's"
RICE CRISPIES/RICE CEREALS
FLAX CEREALS
SHREDDED WHEAT -- I do this sparingly...too much fiber for me

"Don'ts or Caution"
Anything with corn-- Corn Flakes, Kix, etc...
Anything with lots of bran
Cheerieos is a "don't" for me, it might work for you
Sugar cereals -- I try to keep my sugar intake as low as possible


Again, trial and error...see what feels best. As I began to educate myself on my diet, I began to see that the things recommended to me actually worked. I read the book "Eating Right for a Bad Gut" (nice title), and it had so much helpful information on diet. I get a lot of my info from that book and other sources.

It's a process, you won't figure it out over night.