What veggies are easiest to didest?
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What veggies are easiest to didest?
Hi, all. Does anyone have a list on veggies that are easiest to digest?
Hi Jennifer,
When I was recovering, the only vegetables I ate were Irish potatoes, squash, broccoli, green beans, and occasional spinach, all of them well-cooked, of course. Please be aware that broccoli can cause gas, so for someone having trouble passing gas, this can be a problem. A few people who are sensitive to soy and most legumes cannot tolerate green beans, but most of us seem to be able to handle them OK. Spinach is a source of oxalic acid, which can cause D for some people (it causes short-bowel syndrome).
The most problematic vegetables seem to be lettuce (especially iceberg lettuce), tomatoes, chili peppers, onions, cilantro, and watermelons, but of course, whether or not these are a problem can vary by the individual.
Tex
When I was recovering, the only vegetables I ate were Irish potatoes, squash, broccoli, green beans, and occasional spinach, all of them well-cooked, of course. Please be aware that broccoli can cause gas, so for someone having trouble passing gas, this can be a problem. A few people who are sensitive to soy and most legumes cannot tolerate green beans, but most of us seem to be able to handle them OK. Spinach is a source of oxalic acid, which can cause D for some people (it causes short-bowel syndrome).
The most problematic vegetables seem to be lettuce (especially iceberg lettuce), tomatoes, chili peppers, onions, cilantro, and watermelons, but of course, whether or not these are a problem can vary by the individual.
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.
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Hello Jennifer, when the MC first kicked I stuck with carrots and sweet potatoes, lima beans and peas. Those seemed to de best for my system.
Now the one thing to remember is that any vegetable you prepare, make sure it's very well cooked, that seems to be a common theme here that well cooked veggies just settle best. I believe tex had a good description as to why, but it basically came down to how incredibly sensitive the lining of the GI tract is and when inflamed due to MC its even more so.
When you cook a vegetable to the point it's soft, this seems to breakdown the fibers allowing for easier digestion. It took me over 2 years before I could handle a small salad, but I avoid those when things are flaring up.
Now the one thing to remember is that any vegetable you prepare, make sure it's very well cooked, that seems to be a common theme here that well cooked veggies just settle best. I believe tex had a good description as to why, but it basically came down to how incredibly sensitive the lining of the GI tract is and when inflamed due to MC its even more so.
When you cook a vegetable to the point it's soft, this seems to breakdown the fibers allowing for easier digestion. It took me over 2 years before I could handle a small salad, but I avoid those when things are flaring up.
Joe
Jennifer-low FODMAP veggies would be good to stick with. These include any leafy greens such as kale, spinach, collard greens, bok choy, cucumber, zucchini, carrots, spaghetti squash, all well cooked of course. High FoDMAP veggies include, onions, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, artichokes, beets mushrooms, and tomatoes. Of course, we are all individual so will have differences. I would stick with the fewest possible, as Joe suggested, if in a flare. Have you had any food testing done? I would recommend that as well to pinpoint your individual triggers. I can't have sweet potatos for example, but know others that have no problems.