Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Trying to eat more veggies, and having a problem...

Hi ya'll,

Now that I am more stable and I am trying to lose weight, I am trying to incorporate more fruit and vegetables into my diet.
I know that for ages, I was eating very, very few vegetables because I was so unstable. Since then, when I was eating veggies, they were cooked.
I want to be able to add in more vegetables, cooked and uncooked but I have been _totally_ unable to eat any raw vegetables OR fruit!

It's not even my tummy that is stopping me!
Lately, I've tried to eat raw apple (skinned), cucumbers (which I used to eat ALL the time), lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, peppers, oranges...
Every time, my throat totally freaks out! I end up in big coughing fits, feeling like I can't swallow.. it's really awful.
Even cooked veggies are starting to bother me, I am getting really frustrated.
Is this an allergic reaction? Am I intolerant because I didn't have them for so long?
I end up having to take reactine, and even then it takes ages for my throat to calm back down.
What should I do??

Thanks for any input!
Cheers!
--Steph

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~~I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell-I know right now you can't tell~~Matchbox 20
IBS-D,pain.

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