I think maybe it's over between me and GF oats :(

cruelshoes · Joined: 23 Sep 2005 Posts: 3561 Location: Washington State

I think maybe GF oats and I are no longer BFF's. The last few times I have tried them I have really suffered the consequences. Not feeling too hot today. Feeling worse than I have in years, in fact.

Can you lose your tolerance for them over time? I know a small percentage cannot tolerate them at all (like my son), but I seemed to do fine with them in the beginning.

Ugh. Sad

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nancw · Joined: 04 Oct 2006 Posts: 1281 Location: Denver, CO

Sorry to hear that C. I've never been able to eat them without feeling absolutely glutened.
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aklap · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 10974 Location: WI, USA

Well that stinks...

Which brands have you tried?
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teacherpat · Joined: 02 Aug 2009 Posts: 165

I despise oats. Nasty gluey things. I remember spitting them out before I had teeth so I guess I'm intolerant. Or at least repulsed.
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ostrich · Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 5109 Location: Nebraska

Awww, I'm sorry Colleen! Could it be because you're combining it with another food (like one high in fiber)?
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Home-Based-Mom · Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Posts: 402 Location: California

How often do you eat them? Daily may be too much but once a month may be ok?
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The Edifying Conscience · Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 3000

Sorry, Colleen!

Torrey · Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Posts: 1109 Location: Hawthorne, NJ

I'm actually glad you posted this, Colleen (but NOT glad it happened to you!!)! I've had a similar experience with oats...I was fine when I first started to reintroduce them slowly, but then it just got intolerable. It stinks because I really do like oats, but I think that I too, have to give them up again...

Oh well, can't say we didn't try!!
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rpf1007 · Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 831 Location: Chicago

I've been too chicken to try any oats...but I have wondered if I would do ok with them. I used to be addicted to oats pre-gf. I ate oatmeal all the time and would actually eat dry oats out the bag- bizzare, I know.

Sorry you aren't tolerating them well anymore. That stinks.
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cruelshoes · Joined: 23 Sep 2005 Posts: 3561 Location: Washington State

Home-Based-Mom · Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Posts: 402 Location: California

Try them in a different format such as a chocolate chip oatmeal cookie.
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Fidissimus · Joined: 17 Mar 2006 Posts: 1978 Location: Portland, OR.

Oh sorry! That totally stinks. I can't abide the oats, too bad as I love them, but I feel horrible when I eat them.

I wish I had the magic answer for you but I don't. My school of thought is, if it makes you feel like crap, don't eat it! On the other hand, instead of subjecting yourself to another round of oats where you know you'll feel bad maybe see if it's just your body reacting to the increased fiber. After you feel better look up an equally high fiber food and consume the equivalent amount that you'd eat in oats and see how you feel. If you feel cruddy it could just be the increased fiber. If you feel fine it's probably a reaction to the oats themselves.

Anyway, I do hope you feel better soon.
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cruelshoes · Joined: 23 Sep 2005 Posts: 3561 Location: Washington State

OK, so now I don't know what the heck is going on. I got brave and tried some oat flour in a recipe (ground in my Magic Bullet from Gifts of Nature GF oats). Everything is fine, and I don't feel any negative effects. So is it the Bob's Red Mill oats that give me trouble? Is it the format (oatmeal vs. flour?) Is it the amount (I used a 5- part mix of different flours in the muffins, so there was only 1 cup of oat flour in 5 cups of flour)?

Ack! This is so confusing!
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The Edifying Conscience · Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 3000

Do you still have any of the BRM oats? If so, it may be worth it to test them using Elisa EZ Gluten Free test. If nothing else it will put your mind at ease.

Regarding the flour blend, you used 1 cup to make 5 cups of mix. How much of the five cups of the mix did you use in the recipe? How many muffins did you use? How many have you eaten? You may have eaten just a few teaspoons worth of oats which may not be enough to cause you oat troubles.