Hockey4Life Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Peppers (green, red, yellow, orange) and brussel sprouts cause indigestion and I belch them up for hours after consuming them raw or cooked. I also feel miserable and nauseous. I have no issues with cabbage. Any ideas on why these foods in particular would be a problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted December 20, 2017 Administrators Share Posted December 20, 2017 I cannot cannot CAN NOT eat green peppers. It's insane how fast and hard they hurt me. I don't have a definitive answer on why they might bother you.....maybe volume? Maybe you don't eat much cabbage in a sitting but can snarf down half a pound of brussel sprouts easily (<-- I did this last night...woops!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandiW Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Peppers are a nightshade and a lot of people have problems with them. Brussels are a high FODMAP food, but it would be strange to have issues with brussels without having issues with cabbage, broccoli, etc. Are you cooking them differently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey4Life Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 @RandiW - cabbage I usually boil with carrots and potatoes or eat it raw in coleslaw. Broccoli I generally steam with cauliflower. Brussel sprouts I've only eaten roasted with some compliant oil/salt/pepper. They taste pretty yummy going down but within an hour I'm pretty miserable. The peppers are an issue whether cooked or raw I also don't eat onions or raw tomatoes (actually very little cooked tomatoes either - just a little bit of sauce for spaghetti squash type stuff) or mushrooms. I don't seem to have any issues with potatoes which are also a nightshade, correct? This is why I'm stumped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey4Life Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 On 12/20/2017 at 5:37 PM, ladyshanny said: I cannot cannot CAN NOT eat green peppers. It's insane how fast and hard they hurt me. I don't have a definitive answer on why they might bother you.....maybe volume? Maybe you don't eat much cabbage in a sitting but can snarf down half a pound of brussel sprouts easily (<-- I did this last night...woops!) I ate one brussel sprout last night (off my friend's plate) and it was less bothersome but still not pleasant. I don't eat a ton of cabbage - mainly small serving of coleslaw, sauerkraut, or boiled with potatoes and carrots. Green (or any other color) peppers I actually began avoiding long before I was introduced to Whole30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandiW Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 potatoes tend to be less of a problematic nightshade, don't ask me why. i just know i struggle with peppers, tomatoes and eggplant (the first two i can't eat raw, maybe very rarely cooked, eggplant i can no longer eat at all). But I have no problem with potatoes. ::shrug:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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