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raw vegetable allergy

Posted 08.18.2006 by Motherload (1027)
BookerT asks:

Hello Motherload: Is it possible to become allergic to raw vegetables? I cannot eat them at all anymore, as even just a simple several bites will give me hours of the runs. Sorry to be graphic, but if I eat an actual salad, the toilet looks like yellow-tinted vegetable or cabbage soup. Yet, I can eat all the cooked vegetables, vegetable soup, steamed vegetables, etc., I want with no problems. This is very strange, especially considering I was a vegetarian for several years that didn't like to cook. I really love raw vegetables, salad, subs, lettuce on burgers, etc. but I cannot eat any of this anymore. What is going on here?

Dear BookerT,

While food allergies developing later in life are possible, it is more probable that you are experiencing a food intolerance.

There are several different enzymes involved in the digestion of food, each type having different food groups that they work with. For instance, Amylase breaks down starches, Lipase breaks down fat, Proteise is for digesting proteins, Lactase handles dairy products...you get the picture.

Hemicellulase is the enzyme responsible for the breakdown of plant material. Cooking vegetables makes them easier to digest because it changes the molecular structure of the plant, letting the Hemicellulase get at more of the digestible material.

As we get older, our bodies do not produce as many enzymes as they do when we are young, which lessens our ability to properly digest many things. The high fiber content in the uncooked veggies and the lack of enough enzymes to deal with them could be the cause of your intolerance.

There are supplemental enzymes available at health food stores that you can take before meals that will enhance your ability to digest things more completely. Hope this helps.

Thanks for asking Motherload!

Motherload is a Certified Nurse Assistant as well as an IBS sufferer, which means she knows a lot about poop. Got a question for her? Ask it here.



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Thunderbox (762) -- 08.19.2006

Booker T - it`s clearly a case of too many raw attempts at "Green Onions".

SamDamnit (1191) -- 08.22.2006

I eat salad on a regular basis. It is usually my dinner. My morning ritual usually involves lining the toilet with what I call "lettuce lace". It is the veins off the lettuce and mixed greens, that were not digested. They tend to float, so it takes two flushes to wash the lace of the side of the bowl. Mary Mary has no such problem when she poops, and almost all she eats is veggies and nuts.

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The Prince of Poop

Double Flush (582) -- 08.22.2006

I generally only eat raw vegetables as lettuce or onions on a sandwich, and on rare occasion a Caesar salad, and I haven't had any problems with them. Most of the vegetables I eat are cooked, or at least steamed.

SamDamnit!, I never notice the undigestible parts, even with my usual LiquiShit. Is there something I'm doing wrong?

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"Double the flush, double the fun" --The Amazing Anus

SamDamnit (1191) -- 08.22.2006

I don't know what causes the lettuce lace for me. Perhaps it is digestable for most people.
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Sir SamDamnit!
The Prince of Poop

Anonymous Coward (not verified) -- 08.26.2006

Thanks for the insight Motherload; it is wonderful to have you here! Samdamnit, I am also relieved that I am not the only person that this happens to. Lettuce lace is a good description and it happens no matter how little of it I eat, like just a few bites. I ate a huge salad for dinner tonight and I know what the consequences will be tomorrow morning.
Now I just hope I don't gain weight and decide to go on a diet; the only one my intestines will ever be able to handle is Atkins although I doubt my heart and arteries will be too happy with that one...

veggieissues (not verified) -- 09.07.2006

Please help. My stomach is ok with raw veggies as long as it is not spinach but steamed and cooked veggies make me gassy and seriously bloated. I have gone through Candida treatment and now use probiotics such as Aloe vera.

GottaGoGirl (2615) -- 09.07.2006

Interesting. I would think it's the raw veg that would be gassy.

Try eating some Beano before you eat your veggies.

Anonymous Coward (not verified) -- 07.09.2007

If you have a reaction like that to raw fruits and vegetables, it probably means that you have Oral Allergy Syndrome.

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