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Posted 7/25/2016 3:57 PM (GMT 0)
I thought I would share this..

http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/how-green-smoothies-can-devastate-your-health/


After doing green smoothies, my health took a dive!! For people like me with IBD it is not always a good idea, I now cannot eat most veggies and fruits, and I have problems with salicylates/oxalates/histamine problems and more, its terrible and I attribute this in part to following the green smoothie fad.
Posted 7/25/2016 4:47 PM (GMT 0)
I would think that it depends on how much one consumes on a continual basis. It is a concenterated amount, and some people might have mild sensitivity before consuming an increased amount.

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Posted 7/25/2016 6:24 PM (GMT 0)
uhhhhhhhhh, oh, never mind -

good news is I seriously doubt there are too many folks suffering from UC that would even consider doing this -
Posted 7/25/2016 11:00 PM (GMT 0)
Lol @justud

Uhhh, nope, not into input that's the comsistancy of my output from having UC. 😆😩
Posted 7/25/2016 11:08 PM (GMT 0)
Reminds me of the posts about cabbage juice that were surfacing a while back. Imagine a bunch of UCers on cabbage juice? Sounds pitiful.
Posted 7/25/2016 11:17 PM (GMT 0)
Very interesting article, thanks for the information. I knew oxalates are bad in high quantities but never thoughtt veggie juice could be bad. I usually made my veggie juice with collards, kale and carrots.

So I looked up the amount of oxalates collards have and the site below says that kale is low in oxalates, along with collards. But spinach is apparently very bad. Who knew. They warn people sensitive to oxalates to never eat spinach. But wheatgrass is apparently wonderful, it's just too strong for me unless mixed with other veggies.

lowoxalateinfo.com/guide-to-low-oxalate-greens/

Maybe oxalates are the reason some people here cannot tolerate spinach, but for me it's wonderful. I cook it well with butter but never eat it raw.

I haven't "juiced" daily in a while but still have some juice cubes in the freezer, mainly carrot juice.
I never made smoothies, made juice because the fiber causes big gut probs for me.

Post Edited (imagardener2) : 7/25/2016 5:22:30 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 7/25/2016 11:26 PM (GMT 0)
My system LOVES fresh spinach, carrot and apple juice. Perfect poops. Raw spinach as well in moderation (small amount). However mixed field greens, kale or spring mix lettuce will have liquid D shooting out of me within a few hours regardless if they are juiced, raw or even just a tiny bit on top of a hamburger.

Funny how we are all different.
Posted 7/26/2016 12:40 AM (GMT 0)

notsosicklygirl said...
Reminds me of the posts about cabbage juice that were surfacing a while back. Imagine a bunch of UCers on cabbage juice? Sounds pitiful.

yeah me 2 weeks of cabbage juice cure rolleyes
Posted 7/26/2016 4:36 AM (GMT 0)
I can do spinach too, pretty much in every form is ok. I make spinach pesto all the time.

Ugh at cabbage juice, it sounds too gassy, last thing I need.

I'd be leery of juicing and "cleansing", my colon already expediates matter like the freaken Hadron Collider, so I don't need a cleanse.
Posted 7/26/2016 5:13 AM (GMT 0)
I think it all depends on what's in the smoothie.

I own a smoothie cafe and occasionally I have something called Island Green(mango pineapple spinach kale banana) and I've gotten nice looking dookies the next day.
Posted 7/26/2016 5:14 AM (GMT 0)

Verucasalt2.0 said...
.........Ugh at cabbage juice, it sounds too gassy, last thing I need........

Surprisingly the cabbage juice didn't cause me gas. Just like the SCD, it didn't work for me either.
Posted 7/26/2016 5:20 AM (GMT 0)

OhCrap! said...

Verucasalt2.0 said...
.........Ugh at cabbage juice, it sounds too gassy, last thing I need........

Surprisingly the cabbage juice didn't cause me gas. Just like the SCD, it didn't work for me either.

Hi OhCrap,

not to hijack this thread but how long were you on SCD
and how strict was your SCD diet?
Posted 7/26/2016 11:16 PM (GMT 0)

Poppie said...
I thought I would share this..

http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/how-green-smoothies-can-devastate-your-health/


After doing green smoothies, my health took a dive!! For people like me with IBD it is not always a good idea, I now cannot eat most veggies and fruits, and I have problems with salicylates/oxalates/histamine problems and more, its terrible and I attribute this in part to following the green smoothie fad.

That article has been around for ages and has been very widely discredited.

I drink a green smoothie every morning and it has done wonders for my health. Green Smoothies are an exceptional source of nutrition and, because the blender breaks them down so well, are very easily absorbed by the body.

I'm sorry if you have had problems with oxalates - how much green smoothie were you consuming a day? Were you rotating the greens you used in your smoothies? This article may be helpful for you http://www.incrediblesmoothies.com/green-smoothies/oxalates-spinach-oxalic-acid-health-concern/
Posted 7/26/2016 11:28 PM (GMT 0)
Jonny, I was only having one smoothie a day, but yeah, most people dont want to hear this, especially if they have them every day, i get it, but to be honest i shared this because i thought people might listen and believe me. I wont say i was perfect before having them, Heck!!! I have IBD! but that was my point, you are probably going to be fine if you don't have IBD, but for folks with a propensity for stomach troubles then these are not a good idea. Anyway, these are partly responsible for some serious health issues for me, and for many of the women on the Salicylate intolerance site too! they all say the same as me, smoothies...problems etc..its up to you if you want to believe it or not, no worries.
Posted 7/27/2016 10:43 AM (GMT 0)

Poppie said...
Jonny, I was only having one smoothie a day, but yeah, most people dont want to hear this, especially if they have them every day, i get it, but to be honest i shared this because i thought people might listen and believe me. I wont say i was perfect before having them, Heck!!! I have IBD! but that was my point, you are probably going to be fine if you don't have IBD, but for folks with a propensity for stomach troubles then these are not a good idea. Anyway, these are partly responsible for some serious health issues for me, and for many of the women on the Salicylate intolerance site too! they all say the same as me, smoothies...problems etc..its up to you if you want to believe it or not, no worries.

Of course I believe you - I'm just saying, everyone with IBD is different and what works for one person will not work for another. I my case Green Smoothies have improved my health across the board particularly my digestion and they are a great way to get much needed nutrients.

I don;t go crazy with it, maybe a couple of handfuls of spinach or some kale leaves with a range of fruits. In my case, I honestly wonder where I would be if I had not discovered green smoothies - I also add other high nutrient foods like Chlorella powder and Bee Pollen. Smoothies have made a massive difference.

I guess for you if you are Salicylate intolerant then you have to watch your plant intake. I'm really sorry to hear that, I love plant based meals, I think I would really struggle with something like that...
Posted 7/27/2016 12:12 PM (GMT 0)
me too - i was a vegan before UC, and my greens/veggie intake has not changed much since my DX - I would be in a world of hurt if i couldn't have my veggies !
Posted 7/27/2016 12:35 PM (GMT 0)
I'm with you OhCrap! I drink cabbage juice every day and have been in remission for over a year.

It took about a week to see no blood!
Posted 7/31/2016 11:33 PM (GMT 0)
about a year ago I stopped using a lawnmower to cut my grass at home, and started grazing to keep the grass trimmed and increase my "greens" intake. At first it was working really well; my grass never looked better, I saved money on overall lawn care costs, and my stools took on a healthy green tinge. I was as regular as Big Ben, truth be told.

about 6 months in, however, I became violently ill and suffered from extreme GI pain and diarrhea, went into a flare, and was just overall sick as a dog. As it turns out, that idiom was more appropriate than I would have like-my wife had started taking my dog out to take care of business on the lawn without bothering to tell me. Although she was picking up and discarding the multiple tootsie rolls my dog was depositing daily, enough residue remained that I was ingesting copious amounts of bacteria and intestinal parasites left in the doggie-doo remnants on the lawn. The moral of this story is two fold: never mow the lawn orally; and, ensure your wife/husband/partner informs you when they decide to transform your lawn into a canine commode. yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Post Edited (Phunky_phresh) : 7/31/2016 5:36:56 PM (GMT-6)

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