I've had my pouch now for about 13 years (wow!!). I remember trying whole grain bread a few years back and having horrible gas. I assumed we just couldn't eat it and stuck to strictly white bread since then. I began eating whole grain last week and have been fine. Do our pouches adjust to high fiber foods over time?
I have had similar problems with brown rice and brown pasta but am thinking of trying them again. What are your experiences?
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22 years with my j-pouch and I am good with all of the above. I never really eliminated them from my diet, but noticed improved tolerance as time went on.
Jan 
I have no issues with brown rice...eat it all the time.
My pouch is 16 months old. I started eating brown rice a month ago because of diabetes and I am fine on it, and I like it a lot. For more flavour try cooking it in chicken or vegetable broth instead of water. I like the chewy texture. I eat quinoa too, which I was afraid to do when my pouch was new. I can't eat white bread anymore (simple carbohydrate = diabetes sugar spike) so I eat sourdough bread or whole wheat bread from our local bakery. Bakery bread somehow taste better than mass produce breads. I also eat sprouted grain breads with almond butter for breakfast and like it a lot. I just discovered that I love pasta made from a combination of brown rice flour and quinoa. It has a delicious texture and I can't tell the difference except I like it much more than regular spaghetti made from white flour.
I can only eat whole grain pasta...the white turns into wallpaper paste and it is impossible to remove from my pouch...white rice is difficult but fine especially when I am ill...
Brown rice is my worst nightmare...
Sharon
I eat brown rice & wheat pasta quite a bit, but I ensure I take Beano and a digestive enzyme before and after I eat. It causes some digestive distress as you mentioned, gas, bloating but not all the time.
My husband has had his pouch for 23 years. Fine with all that.
Yes
