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it's been a little while since i have posted anything...have actually been pretty good....not great but definitely much better! anyway, my question is- can poppy seeds cause loose stools? i had gf lemon poppy seed cake this morning for breakfast (yeah, i know, not the best breakfast!! ) and when i went to the bathroom after lunch, low and behold were poppy seeds.....strange since i just ate it at 10 a.m. and went to the bathroom 4 hrs. later!!! thougths??
Poppy seeds are generally considered to be safe, but the sap of the plant, especially in the fruit, is highly toxic, and can be fatal, in significant doses. IOW, if the seeds were harvested a little too soon, (before the seeds fully matured), they might still contain enough sap to be toxic. Even apart from that, poppy seeds contain about 20 different alkaloids, which can have all sorts of effects on the body. They're not a part of my diet, for that reason.
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Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.