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Posted 1/6/2012 5:12 PM (GMT 0)
Anyone else have problems with melons (cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon)? Honeydew seems the least detrimental of them all, but I still get mucus/soft stool every time I eat melon. Which stinks because it's do refreshing and tasty :(
Posted 1/6/2012 6:22 PM (GMT 0)
Can't touch the things. I finally figured out that even watermelon, my favorite, is off the list as of last summer.
Which is really so sad, as my mouth loves them and they are so good for us.

My food choices just keep getting smaller and smaller. But, I am feeling better and better on many levels.

I will remain gluten free, mostly dairy free, low fat, low fiber and eating fruit without skins and NO MELONS.

I'm still learning what I can and cannot ingest....
Good luck,
Mary A.
Posted 1/6/2012 6:24 PM (GMT 0)
Yes I have problems with melons of all types but can eat one or two chunks with no problems, it's a quantity thing for me at this point. I can almost have any food I want as long as the problem foods are in a small quantity (I do not include wheat foods ever).

Took me a while to get to this point but it has been worthwhile.
Hope you get there too.
Posted 1/6/2012 6:49 PM (GMT 0)
I haven't had any problems with melon.
Posted 1/6/2012 7:43 PM (GMT 0)
It always seems like my favorite things are the ones that cause problems. Can't have bread, melon, indian food... Ugh it's so frustrating sometimes! I wish I could physically punch this disease in the face.
Posted 1/6/2012 8:45 PM (GMT 0)
i am okay with melons, i think. i haven't really eaten them since summer since they aren't in season now. they taste like plastic this time of the year. ughh.
Posted 1/6/2012 9:29 PM (GMT 0)
I can eat the just not tons like I would like. I think its just all the fiber...makes for a heck of a morning if I eat alot. I just seem to have that problem with fruit and veggies...makes it hard to diet when the things low in calories I can't eat much of.
Posted 1/6/2012 9:39 PM (GMT 0)
I strted a new thing about two months ago and that was buying lots of melons and having them daily. That is when my UC flared up DUH!!!!!
Posted 1/6/2012 10:02 PM (GMT 0)
love cantaloupes, but the listeria outbreak this summer turned me off, even though i know those were colorado cantaloupes. i guess you have to be careful cutting through the skin--it's a good idea to wash it before cutting, regardless.
Posted 1/7/2012 4:47 AM (GMT 0)
molly, i remember that outbreak!! my dad was going nuts because i love cantaloupes. luckily, we grow our own so those ones were edible.
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