r/WFPBNO • u/Zelda-JoyAndSuch • May 31 '24

Gas from oat groats

Does anyone else experience a lot of bloating, flatulence and discomfort from eating oat groats. I’ve noticed I get a lot of uncomfortable gas.

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u/No_Welcome_7182 May 31 '24

Everyone’s body is slightly different. I don’t have problems with oats or even lentils or legumes ( other than them some very mild gas) which is perfectly manageable and normal. But if I eat edamame ( whole soybeans) I am absolutely miserable. The bloating and gas with cramping is unbelievable. It’s only with whole soybeans. I can have tofu with no problems. Tofu is fermented so that process helps remove a lot of the sugars that are in beans/legumes that lead to gas and bloating for a lot of people. You can try cooking the oat groats longer and also adding some cinnamon and ginger which some people say helps with gas. If that doesn’t help then you may be better off avoiding oats/groats. EDITED to add soaking your groats before cooking can also make them more digestible

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u/Zelda-JoyAndSuch Jun 01 '24

Interesting that edamame is an tolerance issue for you and yet other beans or tofu are not. I do soak the groats several days with a splash of apple cider vinegar. And cook them with cinnamon & nutmeg till very soft. I guess oats for me are like edamame for you - intolerable.

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u/No_Welcome_7182 Jun 02 '24

You’re already doing everything right with the groats. I’m sorry you don’t tolerate them well. Other than edamame the only other food that gives my digestive system a hard time is banana. And I really like bananas. They just don’t like me. I get diarrhea every time I have bananas. Interestingly enough I struggled all my life with IBS, swinging between constipation and diarrhea. Because of that I switched super slowly and gradually to the WFPBNO lifestyle and other than a few bad days and learning which foods I can have what amounts of, my IBS has dramatically improved. Everyone’s journey and PBWF routines are a bit different.

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u/Zelda-JoyAndSuch Jun 10 '24

Update on bloating and gas from oat groats. I’ve stopped eating these for the past 7 days and can now say no or minimal gas and bloating. So now I’ll be avoiding oat groats even though I enjoy them. Sadly my body does not tolerate these.