Oat bran - soluble or insoluble fiber!?
#57967 - 04/05/04 06:20 AM
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I have a box of cereal that I used to eat before I went on Heather's diet. This is a hot cereal that used to help me poop when I was C. The cereal is called "Oat Bran" (it's a Quaker product) and the ingredients are simply, oat bran!
I'm a little stumped because on the box it says it's a good source of soluble fiber but it's called oat BRAN.
Anyone know of this cereal? Soluble or insoluble? Safe for IBS - A???
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Oat bran is soluble fiber, most other whole grains, like whole wheat are insoluble. But if you are like me, I can tolerate most bran and wheat products and they help keep me regular.
If you find that they don't cause cramping or an attack, and help keep you regular, I would say they are safe for you. Everyone is different and you just have to kind of pick and choose what works for you best.
Hope that helps! I eat oat bran cereal, Millet Rice, and am fine! I try to get my fiber through the foods I eat. It is good to stay away from wheat bran based ones...they can be too hard on the tummy. Oatmeal is probably your best bet.
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Edited by Bethany (04/05/04 09:48 AM)
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Good stuff oat bran. Goferit!
I did a search for you and found this: web page There are a lot of posts about oat bran, so you might check them out.
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Thank you both for your quick responses! I'll check out the link Bev - THAKS! 
I also learned how to get the computer to email me when a reply has been posted to my "favourite" threads - that saves tons of time in scanning! I'll learn how to use these Message Baords (in a do-able way, time wise!) yet! 
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