Are dates safe to eat?
#195741 - 07/14/05 03:04 PM
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I have a recipe that calls for whole dates? Are they safe?
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Natalie
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So they can be eaten safely in the same way you'd eat any other insoluble-fiber food. 
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...But I always thought dates were along the lines of figs.
So maybe with LOTS of SF, they're ok.
Although, as an IBS-D myself, I don't touch figs, and would probably do the same with dates. My mom always ate dates when she was C, so that's where I'm getting all this.
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Myra
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I put them in oatmeal and cookies. They are pretty much like raisins. Good luck finding whole ones! All I can ever get are the chopped, sugared ones. Figs too BTW. I cannot ever get them in MN. 
Another thought: If I had to guess I would say dates have the least IF of the dried fruit. They just about disappear in sticky toffee pudding.
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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Hi Little Minnie,
I live in the Twin Cities, and I have always bought figs at Byerlys. They are in the fruit section, and they come in little round plastic containers. I LOVE figs!! I dont know if you live in the metro area, but I bet outlying Byerlys carry them also.
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the least amount of bad side effects (gas, bloat) but also be the best to help consipation? Prunes, raisins, or dates? Or isn't there an answer? 
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~ Beth
Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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