Still can't eat insoluble...help please!
#61132 - 04/14/04 12:54 PM
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Vicam
Reged: 02/24/04
Posts: 1955
Loc: Ontario, Canada
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Hey Guys,
I'm just looking for some advice or suggestions. I've been following Heather's diet for about two months, however, I still haven't been able to start eating insolubles. I did the "What to eat when you can't eat anything" and then gradually started adding back in other foods...but everytime I touch an insoluble (especially vegetables) it's attack city! I've tried the suggestions on the site about pureeing and putting them in other foods and stuff like that, and nothing seems to work. For example, I had a few really tiny pieces of celery with a tuna salad I made a little while ago and ended up with D for about two days!
It's getting frustrating because I know I'm missing out on a lot of nutrients...but I don't know what to do. I'm taking the acacia and I always eat the soluble with the insoluble but nothing seems to work 
Any suggestions?
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Me too! I hope someone can help. Wish I could.
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I've had cooked celery in soups with no problems but raw stuff just is too much to disgest for me.
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A Few Suggestions
#61152 - 04/14/04 01:44 PM
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Bevvy
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Kelly, you say you've tried the suggestion of pureeing and "putting in other foods," but you didn't say you were COOKING them. Are you?
It was an easy transformation for me when I began adding in the veggies -- I had no problems at all -- but I never ate them raw, not even pulverized. In fact, I still don't eat them raw today, except for an occasion salad, but even then I use only salad greens, no celery or onion, carrots, jicama, or anything like that.
Have you tried tossing your veggies into some soup stock and cooking them up? It's so much easier on your system when they're cooked.
What about a casserole? Have you tried veggies in a casserole? I'm thinking of Kree's mac & cheese; I put peas in mine, and never had a problem. I put peas in everything -- COOKED, that is.
What about fruit? How are you doing with fruit? Are you making smoothies?
You know, why don't you try something like V8 juice? Tomato juice? If that works, I mean if your tummy can tolerate it, then maybe the answer for you might be to purchase a juicer and get your veggies by drinking them. I'm thinking of getting one myself. How does broccoli juice sound?
Bev
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Try veggies that aren't insoluble. Cooked carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, anything that mushes easily. Try those and see how it goes. Celery is one of the worst insolubles - especially raw. Cook them - try adding a few in a large bowl of rice and see how that goes.
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Oh Dear
#61272 - 04/14/04 07:01 PM
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Vicam
Reged: 02/24/04
Posts: 1955
Loc: Ontario, Canada
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Hey Bev,
See, I'm just not that bright when it comes to the kitchen...i hadn't cooked the celery so I guess that's what did it.
I was hoping to try some spianch risotto from the recipe boards because spinach is high in iron, so I assume if I cook it good and it's mixed in with the rice it'll be easier to tolerate?
I'm not doing great on the fruit either, I've been having bananas and cranberry juice but that's about it, I find that I'm just getting scared to eat anything that's a fruit or vegetable.
And as for the idea of tossing some veggies into a soup stock, forgive me if this is a stupid question, but I don't even know what soup stock is? Could you give me some more info?
Thanks!
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Re: Oh Dear
#61291 - 04/14/04 08:37 PM
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Kree
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Oh no, poor Kelly! You DEFINITELY want to cook your veggies first! Especially celery, it's so stringy! The only veggie I know of that some people actually tolerate better raw is tomatoes. As for the spinach, I don't know what I'd try that first. It's pretty tough to tolerate for most people. Green beans and peas seem to be the safest green veggies for many people... and zucchini is even safer because it's so high in soluble fiber! And, like Hans said, carrots and other veggies high in soluble fiber might be the best way to start, because they have some insoluble but not as much. I hope that helps... and make sure you cook 'em! 
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Re: Oh Dear
#61313 - 04/15/04 01:27 AM
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Linz
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Kelly, I'd watch it with the cranberry juice as that stuff is so acidic. I get mango and apple juice and find that so much easier to tolerate than other juices. Good luck!
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