Sadly, about 1 in 4 women and 1 in 100 men seen for VA health care report a history of MST when screened by a VA provider. Although the percentage among women is much higher, given the far greater number of men in military service, there are significant numbers of both men and women who have experienced MST.
Hulless oats are tender, have a mild sweetness and very quick to sprout. You can enjoy them within a day or continue the sprouting process for up to three days. They contain a large amount of soluble and insoluble fiber. Great for breakfast, late night cereal snack, in raw breads and dehydrated raw cookies.
I have eaten uncooked oats (both regular and steel cut) with milk for breakfast for my entire life. It's much more filling than cooked oatmeal, and the texture is less gooey. Whole oat groats (hulled but otherwise unprocessed oats) can be eaten after soaking overnight in either milk or water. They have a nice chewy texture and a nutty flavour. So it would follow that processed oats - rolled or steel-cut - would be easier to digest, and therefore wouldn't need cooking either. Also, I have often snacked on a handful of rolled oats; dry, straight from the packet - surprisingly filling!