Who can tell me more about Resistant Starch?

I am taking 100 mg Imuran @ 16 weeks. Most symptoms are getting better, except for transit time. I asked my doctor about Metamucil and he gave me a drug,Levsan. I came to this site to see what others had tried. Saw many suggestions- thanks to all- who take the time to share their experiences. Saw people promoting resistant starch. What is that? I have lost mucho weight and am ingesting lots of fat. No gluten no dairy. Am ready to try new foods or approach.

aguywithuc will show up with the famous white bean chili recipe! I plan on trying it once my infections go away.

hey miz b -

did you try Metamucil ? what is levsan ? I tried google but no worky ?

thanks gonk - never heard of that one either -

Put "RS UC" in the search bar.

Hi,

I am promoting RS because of the profound effect it has on me. I have posted a lot of articles, so they are correct if you search on RS, Resistant Starch or aguywithUC you will see the links to a handful of studies and lots of articles. It is gaining momentum with the weightloss crowd. I just want it because :

RS -> converts to SCFA via fermentaton -> Specifically Butyrate know to heal colon.

My fav study shows my high protein diet thins mucosal layer, while RS thickens it.

For me its Navy beans, 1/2 can per day is all I need can skip a day or two, I am very healed up and need to stop bad habits like cherry coke and pastries, not because it threatens UC but because I bodybuild and that food is bad for waisteline mgmt. Sugar interferes with muscle building. Does not seem to bother UC, because my colon is strong again ( knock on wood. )

Here is latest info including green banana flour.


www.livescience.com/27515-resistant-starch-health-benefits.html

"Resistant starch has properties of both soluble and insoluble fiber"

"'Resistant' Starches Heal the Colon, Prevent Cancer & Diabetes"

Healed mine.

Navy beans work for me but here is a great alternative for baking - Green banana flour

www.wedoglutenfree.com/

Article said...
The concept of WEDO was started in the heart of Kenya!! Co-creator met a group of women who started a banana flour business from a single loan granted to them by the Kenyan Government.

These fruits are one of a handful of foods containing RS 2 , an important form of resistant starch. Resistant starches, unlike normal starches, are not digested in the small intestine, providing numerous benefits including preventing colon cancer and diabetes, promoting of weight loss, and boosting the immune system. Currently, western diets are getting only 3-7 grams of resistant starch each day, falling well short of the recommended amount of 15-20 grams (Brown 2004). WEDO Banana flour has 82 grams of RS 2 in each package, making it an essential addition to a healthy diet.

RS requires a 'Normal' transit time in order for it to ferment into SCFA butyrate. Does not work when food passes rapidly through GI tract.

Yeah! Thanks aguywithuc. I did get a chuckle from soystud. And heaven only knows all chuckles are appreciated. I am off to research Resistant Starch. Gracias to all!

protocolteck said...
MizBee,

I have been using RS since last April and can tell you it makes a difference. I did not read all the prior posts but make sure you get some Sodium Butyrate, as well. Over the months, I have found simply having 2-3 green bananas and sodium butyrate daily does a great job and is super easy. Also, UDI's Gluten Free bread has a bunch a RS in it. I could never eat the navy beans or cold potatoes/rice, etc. Watch the high RS flours (Tapioca, Hi-Maize, etc) as they tend to really bind and can make for a painfully large stool. Through trial and error, you should be able to find the right mix.

Best...

Awesome! I did not get a benefit from the sodium butyrate but it has a large following must just be me. I only by UDI's gluten free and your right with main ingredients tapioca and potato starch it probably does have a lot of RS.

Green banana flour

They have another RS flour now - green banana. How green do you need the bananas you eat to be ?www.wedoglutenfree.com

Still scratching my head about the funny hats - that went right over my head.

quit being afraid and just try it -

you should know by now that no one can tell you what's gonna work for you !

and fiber from a fiber bar is not just fiber - fiber is lettuce and seaweed and apples - a fiber bar is full of crap -

Post Edited (soystud) : 8/16/2013 9:44:04 PM (GMT-6)

1/2 can every other day... wow, that's all it takes! I keep wondering, do you have to eat the beans cold? I know there's something about cold pasta but I'm not sure if everything has to be cold.

I keep meaning to try this as well... or at least the 1/2 can of beans every day or two.. just to see..

I have the same question - How do you cook navy beans into something edible? Or are you supposed to eat them raw like from a can that some might put in a bean salad?

I have noticed positive from Rice Pasta slightly undercooked but am not sure if that's really RS

Canada Mark said...
I keep meaning to try this as well... or at least the 1/2 can of beans every day or two.. just to see..

I have the same question - How do you cook navy beans into something edible? Or are you supposed to eat them raw like from a can that some might put in a bean salad?

I have noticed positive from Rice Pasta slightly undercooked but am not sure if that's really RS

I used to get positives from duram pasta but could not recreate it myself.

Here is why :

Buca De Beppo sells nice pans of pasta in a pesto/creme sauce with chicken. I would take home a pan and put the leftovers in the fridge to eat on for a week. Fast-food that is healthy or healthier than other fast choices or 'quick-no-cleanup foods'.

So after I spoke to the chef and bought the exact same pasta, cooked it up at home - not so good results. Years later I see it was because I was cooking a single serving and eating it hot .

Recently the cooled pasta is not nearly as powerful as beans - same for potatoes in my body.

I grew up eating kidney bean chili that my mother made often, however with a last name that rhymes with 'fart' I avoided beans my entire life.

I do not avoid them anymore. I will find my new chili recipe and paste it here.

Pasta - do not reheat
Potatoes - do not reheat ( liked them right away but no joy )
Beans - Eat as hot as you like

Here it is...from an older thread..

RS diet research like the one posted above shows it ferments into SCFA Butyrate. High protein thins the mucous and they proved RS counteracts that healing it and thickening the mucosal layer in GI tract.

RS diet is so effective the Apriso free box from new GI just sits there unopened.

- RS number one impact option for me and within RS the number #1 food is Navy Beans
- Psyllium seed powder also converts to SCFA and is effective.
- Wheatgrass is effective and was promoted by a woman with UC, stops bleeding, increases Iron
- Canned spinach is effective.
- VSL#3DS is effective at re-establishing good flora.

Last month an Irish team proved Vitamin A controls cytokines turning off inflammatory cytokines and turning on the healing cytokines.

So I constantly make chili which is high in Vitamin A and RS Navy beans. Chili peppers are high in Vitamin A.
( I was constantly making it - not often now, I just don't need much anymore but wont stop completely either )

1 lb grass fed beef in olive oil
chopped cabbage
chopped spinach
chopped brocoli
cook beef and steam/boil veggies
combine with packet of lowry's chili
Add 1-2 cans of Navy beans

Navy beans made me gassy the first time, your flora adjusts and they do not make me gassy now - but if they did I would start out with a ridiculous amount - like count out 10 beans and that is it, advance when ready.

Recently dropped veggies from chili, in a hurry need beef for iron, chili for Vitamin A, Navy Beans for RS.

It has been 10 days since I made chili, I make enough for several lunches at work, but if I dont have the time I simply nuke 1/4 can or 1/2 can for 30 seconds and throw a tab of butter on it and its great, but I prefer to have some meat with it, chicken, steak, fish or tossed into the pan next to a fried egg in the morning.

The egg is done in olive oil and goes onto UDI's gluten free bread which might contain RS potato starch and tapioca starch.

I take no meds, no milk, minimal grains.

I seem to need less and less navy beans. Every other day is the tempo now. 1-2 formed BM's per day => Depends on how wild I go with stimulants.

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www.shopwell.com/kuners-navy-beans/canned-beans/p/7227313830?f=sr&nr=4482&sp=620

Post Edited (aguywithuc) : 8/17/2013 4:26:10 PM (GMT-6)

Like Canada Mark, I have not eaten beans in two years. I am symptomatic with 8-9 BMs a day some with mucous. I'm nervous about anything that might send me to the bathroom more. I KNOW soystud: Just try it. Some days being a guinea pig feels adventurous and some days it creates huge anxiety. So how green do the bananas need to be?I have been eating bananas all along, but definitely very ripe. Do I need extra Sodium Butyrate if I am eating 2-3 bananas a day? Will shop tomorrow for green bananas and a can of navy beans! Will let you guys know how this goes. In for a sigmoidoscopy on Wed. to determine if Remicade is in my future. Would love to slow down my gut and feel more in control. thanks for all the input. I have been eating sweet potatoes and rice all along,but beans will be a new food. Lets hope my body agrees with aguywithuc.