Wheat bread instead of whole wheat hurt ?!
Question: I am battling with constipation and need to stay away from certain foods, well I also need to eat.. so i am wondering, all thats in the fridge is wheat bread, it is not whole wheat.. should i stay away from it.. i dont want to make matters worse.
Answers: I am battling with constipation and need to stay away from certain foods, well I also need to eat.. so i am wondering, all thats in the fridge is wheat bread, it is not whole wheat.. should i stay away from it.. i dont want to make matters worse.
White Bread - Whole Wheat Bread
You know that bread is full of fiber - but that white bread is so over-processed that the nutrients are pretty much gone. What is the difference between wheat bread and whole wheat bread.
Wheat Bread
Interestingly, when consumers became interested in health but would not give up their white-bread ways, bread makers came out with "wheat bread". Wheat bread is in essence white bread with flecks of wheat added back in for a little color and texture. You end up with about 70 calories, 13g of carbs and up to 1g of fiber per slice as a result.
Note that this bread can easily be called "whole wheat" because it IS wholly made of wheat. But that is much different than whole GRAIN wheat.
Whole Grain Wheat Bread
When you work with the whole grain, you are at least moving in the right direction. All of the fiber and nutrients found in the full grain of wheat are now being included. You get at least 2g of fiber (if not more) per slice. That fiber helps you absorb the calories more slowly. You get about 65g calories and 12g carbs. What is really critical is that the higher fiber helps you absorb calories more slowly, so that your body can process them as they come.
Non Wheat Breads
It's no surprise, with a large section of the US cranking out wheat, that our shelves are full of wheat bread. However, Wheat isn't the most nutritious bread out there! That honor goes to dark rye. DARK RYE contains about twice of EVERY nutrient that even whole grain wheat bread does. Even Light Rye is about equivalent to wheat bread. If you can't get your hands on dark rye, look for multi-grain breads that contain wheat, rye, and other grains in them. That will at least help you "step up" from wheat to gain the other benefits you are currently lacking.
So between wheat and whole wheat grain bread; whole wheat wins for its fiber content. However, dark rye is so much better than these two for its nutritional value.
If you want to prevent constipation; You should drink more fluids. Eat a lot of green leafy vegetables I have IBS, so I have to watch my diet carefully. I can't afford to get constipation. I find that most fruits and veggies do the trick. . If you only find wheat bread in the fridge, that's fine for now.
Whole wheat is better, fiber wise.
Whole wheat bread is better but if you have a sandwich on the wheat bread just put lettuce on it for more fiber. Seriously consider buying an enema bag and really cleaning yourself out. You can easily give yourself one or a caring husband could help. Then you can start over with a good diet. Even do an enema once per week until you get fully back on schedule. Drink some water with lemon in it a couple times per day. Prunes and prune juice really do help with constipation.