Don't eat green leafy vegetables

My doctor has told me not to eat green leafy vegetables of any kind no matter how they are cooked because I can get kidney stones because I don't have a colon to absorb the minerals in them.

I greatly miss them and feel I am missing out of great vitamins and minerals.  Has anyone else been told this?

I have trouble with some leafy vegetables such as kale, (and now beginning to suspect carrots as a problem), but for the most part I can eat vegetables.

I think you should get a 2nd opinion. I thought that it was the small intestine that absorbs most of the nutrients in food, not the large intestine (colon). That is why children with Crohn's, which can affect the small intestine, are more likely to have stunted growth than UC children.

I have them all the time....I don't care if i see them in the toilet. That's part of what to expect from having them.

Anything in excess can cause problems...if you're eating something that can exacerbate kidney stones (if you have that issue already) you should watch your intake.

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There are a number of reasons to stay away from leafy greens, for me being that they are sulfuric (gas/bloating producing), but when I get healing better I'll start to eat them again.

The only thing that can be a problem if you don't have a colon is they can cause blockages, if you don't chew well. But like others said the colon mainly absorbs water, all the other stuff is already in your system.

The large intestines only really absorb water and salts. If anything, absorbing those minerals is going to cause kidney stones. Without the colon they are just passing through, less things are absorbed.

This has been very helpful. I thought maybe alot of it did deal with the chewing so I'd gotten a recipe from a friend to start blending the greens up and drinking them instead and he was like - no form whatsoever. I was devastated because I thought it would really help me. My third surgery I was so malnourished and dehydrated to the point of almost going into renal failure that they put me on TPN "?" for a month. Of course, I gained considerable amount of weight because of all the glucose in it. So I'm trying to eat healthier and crackers, rice, applesauce, and potatoes aren't getting it for me.