Watermelons!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#201961 - 08/03/05 03:47 AM
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HL33
Reged: 06/12/05
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Loc: Essex, UK
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Before starting on this plan one of my favourite drinks when is season was a watermelon smoothy just WM put in a blender nothing else, anyway a friend who I had not seen for a while popped in this morning with the biggest WM I've ever seen  the result is now I have 3x 2litre bottles of liquidised WM in my fridge & I need some ideas as to what I can do with it whats safe? if there is something I can do to freeze it for later all the better!
Helen
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Well...
#201962 - 08/03/05 04:15 AM
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atomic rose
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Watermelon is like any other insoluble fiber food - you can eat it, but eat it AFTER a good base of soluble fiber. So you *might* be able to do your smoothies like you used to, but have them after a meal, and whatever you do, don't sip through a straw.
I find watermelon extremely hard to digest - just a warning. I mean, I can even eat corn without any problems, but just the tiniest bit of watermelon doubles me over with gas pains. So be careful!
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Re: Well...
#201966 - 08/03/05 04:31 AM
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HL33
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I don't use straws but why can't you sip it through one?
Helen
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Gas
#201984 - 08/03/05 06:48 AM
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atomic rose
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It causes you to swallow more air, and potentially that leads to trapped gas in the gut.
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I can eat watermelon after a high SF meal with no trouble, but I've been pretty stable for a while now. If you're not pretty stable, I'd be super cautious. I'm pretty sure you can freeze watermelon chunks, but I don't know about watermelon puree. Do you think you'd like a smoothie with banana and watermelon - heavy on the banana to add SF?
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Re: Gas
#202042 - 08/03/05 08:44 AM
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HL33
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Oh I see 
Helen
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The last time I had watermelon, I peed the bed (honestly)!  Melons in general cause me HUGE pain so I avoid them at all costs. They either make me vomit or give me abominable gas spasms.
I'd bring it to a party and make some sort of slushy drink.
Kate, IBS-D.
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