Porridge for breakfast yet sick hungry by 9!!

[LiteraryDevil1]

Probably not the right topic but not sure where else to put this.

I have porridge for breakfast with skimmed (lactofree) milk and golden syrup. Cup of tea with the same milk.

I have porridge as following a low FODMAP diet for ibs. Can't eat gluten free bread as makes me feel sick. Sometimes I add chia seeds for extra protein.

I eat around 7.15-7.30 and then walk (I don't drive) the kids to school. It's over a mile, involves 2 big hills and I'm pushing my 3 year old in his buggy. The school run accounts for 5 miles of walking a day.

By the time I've dropped them off at 9 my stomach feels hollow to the point of feeling nauseous. I thought porridge was supposed to be really good at keeping you full!

I'm breastfeeding but only morning and night mainly so twice a day and have put weight on since dropping the number of feeds so don't want to be eating more.

AIBU to expect my breakfast to keep me from feeling hungry for more than 90 minutes??

I get like that with porridge or any cereal. Try something high protein and low carb.

How does rye bread fit into the FODMAP thing?

Porridge makes me hungrier. You need to pair it with fat and protein, can you have nuts or a Greek yoghurt?

I an also hungry very quickly after porridge (or any breakfast really). I just have coffee and a protein shake now and it’s much better, but I am not hungry first thing so don’t have that to contend with.

I have done low FODMAP. Have you tried a chia pudding (made the night before) with almond/lacto free milk or overnight oats with lacto free yoghurt and milk? This seems to fill me up better than hot porridge and, again, can be made ahead so less faff in the mornings. Some low fructose fruits like berries or raspberries might be better rather than the golden syrup too. A small serving of almond flakes or chopped hazelnuts are okay too - as is peanut/almond butters which can be quite filling and nice stirred into porridge/pudding. Good luck with the exclusion!!

You could consider cooking an egg into your porridge? It goes somewhat like a custard if you stir it well before it sets, and with the syrup doesn't taste eggy. Would give you a protein boost which should keep you full longer.

@literarydevil maybe have the porridge but also have a small bowl of Greek yogurt and berries too (a lot of the supermarkets do lactose free Greek yogurt now if you are cutting lactose out on the diet. Asda do a nice strawberry one).

I love porridge but have a similar problem. I find a bowl of full fat Greek yoghurt satisfies me for much longer, but I don’t know if this is compatible with the FODMAP diet?

Porridge is a funny thing, for most people it is a slow release carb, so it keeps you full for a long time, but for some it pumps up the blood sugar very quickly and so you can have a low a few hours later. I used to love porridge for breakfast, but I have type 2 diabetes that became gradually more poorly controlled. I did a review of all the meals that I eat by taking bloods before the meal, after two hours and after four hours. I was surprised that porridge (made with half water half coconut milk, no sugar) was really shooting up my blood sugar to an unacceptable level, so I had to stop having it. As far as I know golden syrup has glucose, sucrose and fructose in it so the glucose part of it will be getting into your bloodstream almost instantly, causing a blood glucose high that your body is probably over-reacting to.

I agree with the above suggestions for adding more protein, that will help with slowing digestion a bit. You could also try adding extra soluble fibre (I use inulin which I add to my coffee, but you could also add it to porridge), or perhaps use coconut sugar instead of golden syrup.

@fizzy can’t have rye bread on it unfortunately

porridge used to make me feel similar.
can you drink water?
it is a hollow feeling?
what can you eat?
banana? raw cucumber?

Ha, cross-posted with lots of other Greek yoghurt-loving people

Sorry OP, x posted about the chia seeds!

FizzyGreen Low FODMAP is a medical diet, not for weight loss. In fact it's usually the opposite!

my dd puts peanut butter in her porridge, yum

You could eat leftovers from previous evening.

Easiest breakfast of all and often a rather good one ime!

Sorry I know nothing about FODMAP, but could you have overnight oats with Full fat greek yogurt instead of Skimmed milk and syrup. With some fresh berries for sweetness.

Watching with interest as have very disordered eating habits (I work shifts) and often need to be 'full' for seven or eight hours (can't eat on shift). I've taken up running and find that I can't really eat for at least a couple of hours after coming back from a run, which is making my 'eating hours' even more disordered! But my weight is increasing and I need to stop it!

I was going to say the same as Dermymc.

It does sound ridiculous but I have the exact same thing. If I eat an early breakfast, I always feel hungry an hour or so after but if I eat about 9ish, which I do nowadays I can go all morning until a late lunch at about 2 without feeling hungry.

Makes no sense I'm sure but it works that way for me regardless of what I have for breakfast, that's generally porridge too.

I've stopped having breakfast completely and I feel less hungry. For the first few days I was just as hungry as I was with having breakfast. Now months down the line and I'm less hungry. Before like you, I'd be gnawing my arm off by 9am. Now I can happily go until 1pm with just water. I'm still eating a normal amount of calories and although I am on a diet, I'm losing a steady pound a week. DH also does it and maintains his weight, he has his "breakfast" about 8pm.

I have porridge made with water with blueberries and just a dribble of
soy milk on top, that keeps me going until lunchtime. Sometimes at the moment I manage to find enough strawberries in the garden instead of blueberries.

My favourite breakfast for staying full is spinach with a poached egg.

Porridge has never kept me full. Or any other kind of cereal for that matter. I now just eat it when I’m peckish. Be it morning, lunch or evening time.

Why don't you just have a snack when you get back from the school run?

handful of nuts such as almonds could help instead of breakfast..

You could try rice porridge. I have IBS but the low FORMAP made me feel worse, because my main triggers are oats, corn, spinach/lettuce and tomatoes. Oats are an absolute KILLER for my IBS and would have me feeling very sick.
I would try the rice porridge and perhaps sourdough bread?

I never understand it but myself like many others I know find this with porridge but not muesli

No idea why but try eating the oats in a raw form and see if you find the same.