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Posted 12/8/2014 2:19 AM (GMT 0)
I can't believe I've never read about this before---Does anyone pay attention to food combinations to avoid for digestion? Like starches & proteins are horrible together for digestion, plus several other combos..I never knew..it all has to do with the amount of time different foods take to digest. I'm definitely going to change the order of how I eat things for a few days and see if it makes a difference. Just randomly came across the topic in a book tonight and started reading more about it online.
Posted 12/8/2014 2:40 AM (GMT 0)
yes, I try not to put fruit on my mashed potatoes and never, ever put ice cream on my brussel sprouts

i do actually try to keep the right foods in their proper place - never any bad issues if i don't, but my tummy and colon sometimes let me know when i've offended them in some way -

it's just one more thing we can do to make life a little easier - just don't stay awake at nite worrying about it smilewinkgrin
Posted 12/8/2014 3:06 AM (GMT 0)
I'm a meat /protein and potatoes /starch with veggies/ salad eater. Top it off with sweet something and coffee....perfection. fhe ofttimes my digestive tract nauseously responds would be too much fat or garlicky foods at supper,

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Posted 12/8/2014 3:10 AM (GMT 0)
i tried it but didn't notice that i had any less symptoms. the theory has been debunked so many times so i don't follow the rules anymore. i just eat what i want when i want it.
Posted 12/8/2014 4:23 PM (GMT 0)
I won't worry too much about it! :) On another note, wow to raw garlic..I added a clove to some smashed up avocado last night and added chili powder..huge difference! It seems like antibiotics are what always get me over the worst flares, and garlic seems just as powerful so far.
Posted 12/8/2014 4:28 PM (GMT 0)
I don't worry about food combinaison any more because it hasn't helped with my symptoms.

However I've been trying the low "FODMAP" diet and it helps a lot with my symptoms. Not hopping for remissions from it but the symptoms decrease has been great.

I have had a pain decrease, less urgency and less gas. My sleep has improved because these above mentioned symptoms were sometimes keeping me up. Therefore, It's much easier to work. I haven't miss a day in three weeks. :)

http://stanfordhealthcare.org/content/dam/SHC/for-patients-component/programs-services/clinical-nutrition-services/docs/pdf-lowfodmapdiet.pdf
Posted 12/12/2014 12:47 AM (GMT 0)
i asked an herbalist about food combining and she said it was a myth and referred me to this link--http://chriskresser.com/ask-the-rd-all-about-food-combining
Posted 12/12/2014 1:27 AM (GMT 0)
kinda like saying mesalmines work/don't work for everyone -

i don't the get does or doesn't rules -

of course there are folks out there that can eat a 12 course meal all at once w/o even a hiccup while other poor souls have trouble digesting a single potato -

to my way of thinking, it's a reasonable attempt at trying to make an unhappy gut a little happier - if combing don't work, don't do it anymore -
Posted 12/12/2014 3:48 AM (GMT 0)
Almost all of these type of things get debunked after a while. They sound good as you are probably reading their book and making them rich at your expense. Authors are literally salespersons who tell a convincing story with plenty of logical facts to back up their premise. Then on down the road when studies have been done regarding the idea, it gets debunked. I could write a book proclaiming kool aid was the cure for IBD, present facts, make them sound believable, insert a few made up tesimonials from my family and friends, and there would be a small percentage who would proclaim that it worked for them. Of course I would sell more books if I could call myself a doctor, even if I wasn't a real doctor.
Posted 12/12/2014 4:30 AM (GMT 0)
rolleyes
Posted 12/12/2014 5:31 AM (GMT 0)
Been there, done that, didn't change a thing. That's my experience though, give it a try, see what happens. Your miracle could literally be made for you. I don't buy into the "conspiracy" nonsense, trends have reasons behind them, and applying the supposisition that what is true for some is true for the whole goes against the most basic rules of logic. Nobody is making the argument that this works for everyone, but it may have worked to improve some lives, either directly or indirectly. That enough is reason to try it out, to see if it'll work for you.

Try it out, what is there to lose?!

Best of luck.
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