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I have been incorporating raw into my diet slowly over the last month or so. Yesterday i only ate raw fruit(apples,coconut), veg (broccoli, peppers,mushrooms,saukraut,carrot,cabbage,tomato), a little raw chocolate and some seeds and dried fruit, which is quite a bormal day for me but for some reason this morning i had an upset tummy, very liquid stool, kind of fluffy.........bad stomach pains too. Reminds me of when i had ibs last year. Just ate some live yoghurt and a banana to try and see if that would help.....
I realise this much fibre will have strange effects...do you reccomend a juice diet for a few days? Im on holiday for another week but could do it when i get home? Any help would be great, thanks!
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I'd bet it's probably one of the above mentioned things causing this. My initial suspect would be the cabbage/saukraut, but it could be anything else. Try eliminating certain things. Probably due to the combination of stuff. Also be sure to wash everything well, you never know what's on all that fresh unpackaged food.
hbartlett, you took the words right out of my mouth. cabage usually upsets my stomach and makes me go to the bathroom a lot. i don't know why though... it may just be the combination of foods all at once.
i usually drink peppermint tea or chamomile tea when my stomach hurts.
Have you eaten raw broccoli before? I don't know what it is about the stuff but it makes me sick every single time! I think some people just can't digest it.
Seconding the suggestions for peppermint or chamomile tea. Fennel tea is supposed to be helpful, too. I hope your stomach feels better soon!
Some vegetables are actually harder to digest raw than they are slightly cooked. Broccoli and cabbage are included in that category. If you aren't 100% raw you might try steaming your broccoli before you eat it. I've never had an issue with raw cabbage, I eat it all the time but I rarely eat raw broccoli, it can be really tough to digest.