Porridge for breakfast yet sick hungry by 9!!

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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??

@Frosty66612 yes but a long time ago. I'm actually ok with small amounts of white bread but not every day but bizarrely the gf stuff makes me feel very sick. I'd happily live off pizza so is really upsetting that my tummy hates all that I love!

If you would prefer toast to porridge then would some toasted sourdough with nut butter be a better option? Or a bacon sandwich with tomatoes? I was fine with bacon when I did low fodmap

I’m on the low FODMAP diet and am seeing a dietician. I used to have similar issues and it was because of my blood sugar. I have finally found the holy grail of breakfasts for me: porridge made from jumbo oats and coconut milk with a handful of blueberries cooked in it. Then served with a dessert spoon of golden linseed, some walnuts and a few Brazil nuts - this keeps me going until 11ish

My guess is that the golden syrup is giving you a low sugar spike - that's the gnawing starved feeling I get from eating sugar. I'd cut it out and add a tablespoon of ground almonds or dessicated coconut to the porridge with some cinnamon and ginger maybe, and some berries if they're allowed on FODMAP. May be obvious, but try a slightly larger portion of oats - maybe 40-50g if you usually have 30g.

Also, try a high protein breakfast instead sometimes to see if that helps. If you don't like eggs, try avocado with bacon or ham, or almond flour muffins.

Sorry cross post.
Maybe the porridge is the best option then if you can’t eat much bread and you don’t like eggs. I think like a pp said you could just have a late morning snack like lactose free yogurt to stave off the hunger pangs when they hit

Maybe you aren't having enough. You mention half a cup, how many grams are in that?
I think 40g is standard, try a bowl at 60g. Still would come in much of a muchness calorie wise with something like Frosties but be much more filling.

When pregnant with twins I survived on porridge with cream and a tiny bit of brown sugar. It was the only thing to get me through... without hunger spikes and bloating (no room in abdomen for bloating )

Try pinhead oats - they’re what they use in Scotland and are supposed to be the best (though my DCs won’t eat them)

Try it with cocoa nibs or sultanas (if you’re allowed them). If not are you allowed grated apple on top instead of syrup?

She won’t be allowed the apples or sultanas as they are very high in fodmaps. The cocoa nibs is a great idea though. I like melting a square or two of dark choc on my porridge and it turns it nice and chocolatey

I am the same with porridge but muesli with full fat Greek yoghurt and fruit keeps me going much longer. Fat is key to feeling full - anything low fat will leave you starving soon after!

I'm the same with porridge so I have a bowl of chopped fruit, full fat yogurt and a sprinkling of nuts/seeds or very low sugar granola. That keeps me going until at least early afternoon.

Just eat leftovers really, porridge isn't working for you, your digestive system and your taste buds seem to be in complete disagreement and you are time poor.

Nothing wrong with leftovers for breakfast

@userofthiswebsite half a cup is 52g. Larger servings are high in FODMAPs.

I'm vegetarian but don't eat eggs. No ham or bacon. Most veggie "meats" have onion or garlic in them along with wheat so are on the banned list

Not sure where to buy cocoa nibs or even if they are ok but will look them up, thanks

Just thought the Japanese have a rice porridge and a completely different diet in general so could you get some inspiration that way?

@literary you can just buy a bar of dark choc and melt a square or two in the porridge. Dark choc is allowed on the low fodmap diet. I think milk chocolate is fine too but no more than 2-3 squares per day

@Frosty66612 having just seen the price of cocoa nibs that is what I'll be doing!!

I've never seen rice porridge, will have a look.

Porridge needs to be made with full fat milk to keep me full, and have protein added. I agree with suggestions to ditch the syrup. Try cinnamon to help ‘sweeten’. You could also use steel cut or pin head oats (buy from health food stores) as have higher fibre. Add Greek yoghurt or stir through whey protein powder to the porridge. Peanut butter and banana also good (don’t know if that’s fodmap or not).

I also have IBS and am allergic to dairy.
I make my porridge with water & cinnamon and cook it for 20 mins on a low setting (Simmer) in the microwave.
As I'm not using milk I put it in the night before on a timer so that it finishes cooking as I get up.
Then I stir in lots of blueberries and some linseeds.

Cooking the porridge more slowly makes it plump up more and it seems to fill me up more (could be psychological of course )

Blimey theres a lot you can’t eat, won’t eat or don’t like.
No wonder you’re starving. Anybody would be.

Note to other posters - ideally the OP needs to avoid dairy on a low FODMAP diet, so full fat milk, yoghurt etc. are a no go

See here for more info on FODMAP:
www.ibsdiets.org/fodmap-diet/fodmap-food-list/

@JustVent it's a fairly short time of elimination to reset the gut, it's not forever. I live on porridge, pineapple, raspberries, mini babybels, rice cakes, tofu, carrots, spinach, peppers, cucumber, pickled beetroot, olives, baby leaves, gf pasta and homemade sauce, rice, rice noodles and dark chocolate. Jacket spuds are ok so think I'll have that tomorrow.

I've always thought this, porridge ALWAYS leaves me ravenously hungry. I have IBS too and find usually that 2/3 scrambled eggs or 2 boiled eggs and a banana with a cuppa keeps me filled way longer than porridge plus I don't have that heavy full feeling porridge gives me.

Could you manage savoury in the morning? What if you made yourself a stir fry with rice, tofu, & veg the night before and heat it up for breakfast?

Since you eat tofu, try unsweetened soya milk.

The suggestion of dark chocolate made me cringe, mind. That stuff can clean me out in seconds.

porridge ALWAYS leaves me ravenously hungry

me too, unless I have a really big bowl (probably around 600 calories or something).

Last week I had a medium bowl of porride and two slices of toast (way more than I'd usually have). 1 hour later: starving!!!!

@LiteraryDevil1. Just seen your note about goats milk being high FODMAP. It is but goats milk yoghurt, which is what I use, is not. Lactose levels are much lower. Might still not work for you but thought I’d mention.