Salad -- X-Rated
#34134 - 12/29/03 09:30 AM
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Bevvy
Reged: 11/04/03
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Loc: Northwest Washington State
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Can ANY of you out there eat salad? I'm really curious -- because my GI specialist, when he initially diagnosed my IBS years ago, and I was in total denial and said I couldn't have IBS because I eat salad, told me there are a lot of people with IBS who tolerate salad well -- and that I am apparently one of them!
Is this really true? Can any of you guys eat salad? I think, way back then in the doctor's office, I THOUGHT I could eat salad -- I was too stupid to realize the salad could have been one of the causes of my attacks -- DUH -- and now I can't go near the stuff.
Everyone who can eat salad with no GI irritation raise your hands.
Bev
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I don't have problems with it when I eat it with other safe stuff. On it's own - forget it! 
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Had a bad attack from it once and have been too scared to try it again.
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I eat fresh salad almost everyday, but only after a safe meal. Eating alone isn't an option. Heather wrote in her book about eating it like the French do - after your main meal.
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I'm like you - I had one of my very worst attacks after eating a spinach salad -- and I haven't wanted to even go near one again, 
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I can't really figure out what salad does to my stomach. I think I can handle it better than some other veggies such as broccoli or spinach.
I eat salad once in a while and always with my meal. Sometimes the dressing can make me burp about a million times which is just so fun!
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after a nice soluble fiber meal, a small green salad (fat free dressing) is fine. On an empty stomach, just shoot me please.
- Heather
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I'm the same as Mags and Heather; only after my meal. I sometimes have trouble with Caesar Salad,must be the dressing. Sue
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I have two categories of foods... ones that I can never eat, and ones that I can eat just fine when I'm feeling well (I have issues with GERD too). Salad is one I can eat just fine. I do always eat it with my main meal and low fat/fat free dressing.
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I am with Heather and mags, if I eat it on an empty stomach its a problem, if I eat it after my meal its usally not a problem.
Its actually better to eat it afterwards anyway for digestion and fiber.
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Hi Bevrs; I seem to be able to eat salads alright. Although,since it is supposed to be a trigger I don't eat them as much as I used to. I love Wendy's salad but with all that is in it, Iam sure it would be a real trigger.
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I haven't read every reply here yet, but also something, is the type of salad. Iceberg can be a bigger trigger then some other forms of greens.
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Same here, but I didn't know it until I read "THE BOOK", (Frist Year). Only then did I try a little after a meal of lots of soluble fiber, and even then I chew, and chew and chew to make sure the digestive tract doesn't have to work to hard.
Kandee
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I'm also afraid to eat salad because of all the problems it has caused me in the past! I haven't had one in who knows how long, and I miss it sooo much. But if so many of you can tolerate it after a soluble fiber meal maybe I'll try it soon...
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I'm just a big scardy cat. I mainly eat my veggies cooked or juiced. Maybe I'll try something raw after a yummy soluble fiber meal sometime......glad to know so many of you can tolerate it! Thanks for this post everyone!!!!!! 
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Re: I noticed!
#34483 - 12/30/03 04:46 PM
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Kree
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I noticed that my pic is gone! I think it has something to do with villagephotos, the website I have it on. Hopefully they'll fix things soon! I don't like being invisible! 
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I don't have a problem with salad. Then again I don't normally eat it plain, I always eat it with meals. Maybe does it matter what you put in the salad? Cause mine always consist of romaine lettuce, cucumbers, and tomatoes. And I always use low fat/fat free dressings, or I use a little bit of oil and viniger.
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Lettuce salad, after soluble fiber (for example, after a couple of rolls--no butter--before a restaurant meal), is usually okay. I have to remember to ask for no cheese/bacon, though. Spinach salad, eegh. Summer before last I had two crippling attacks from spinach salad (this is right before I read Heather's cookbook). I don't think I've eaten raw spinach since....
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