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Posted 6/13/2017 2:41 PM (GMT -5)
Hello.

Does anyone experience GI symptoms (especially gurgling, which is mostly associated with Crohn's for me) after eating fresh and cooked cauliflower?

I fry them with extra virgin olive oil. The heat is low, so it doesn't get burned.

I know that it's not gas, because the reaction starts to happen in 10 to 15 minutes afterwards.

Thanks.

Post Edited (xy123) : 6/13/2017 1:47:12 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/13/2017 3:12 PM (GMT -5)
It just might have too much fiber for you
Posted 6/13/2017 3:18 PM (GMT -5)
Thanks for the quick response, it might be indeed, for I eat a lot of it in a meal.

Although, I eat many other vegetables without any troubles, I don't eat them as much as I eat cauliflower in one sitting.
Posted 6/13/2017 6:13 PM (GMT -5)
For me cauliflower is awesome and causes no issues, but carrots take me out of commission in a manner similar to what you describe but hours later, not minutes. Broccoli is so-so.

These food reactions are just so very different between people.
Posted 6/13/2017 6:34 PM (GMT -5)
Mark, I think I've found the explanation.

I don't experience any problems with carrots, it's the safest vegetable for me.

I can't remember my encounters with broccoli though, I dislike its taste so I don't eat it.

I've been eating a lot of baked sweet potatoes lately, those are very good.
Posted 6/13/2017 10:00 PM (GMT -5)
Thanks, that's interesting. I keep meaning to read about the FODMAP thing. Though I had to laugh as Sweet Potatoes are a no-go for me, but regular potatoes are just fine. We must be polar opposites in the food department.

It's enough to drive one mad sometimes.
Posted 6/14/2017 2:47 AM (GMT -5)
For me, broccoli and cauliflower need to be cooked to the point of being soft, or else they give me some gurgling and gas. So I don't eat them raw and generally avoid them unless they're well-cooked.

Carrots give me no problems at all, raw or cooked.
Posted 6/14/2017 2:49 AM (GMT -5)
Lol, regular potatoes drive me into a flare, so I never eat them anymore.

I couldn't eat sweet potatoes in the past, massive GI symptoms. I had tried them 3 different times, with more or less similar results.

Some time has passed, I tried them again, and all is perfectly fine now.

Go figure.

Post Edited (xy123) : 6/14/2017 9:20:58 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/15/2017 8:04 AM (GMT -5)
Since you are frying it that may be the culprit, try steaming it & see how you do. Take care.
Posted 6/17/2017 6:38 PM (GMT -5)
I can't have cauliflower in any form. Even steamed cauliflower gives me cramps. I think it is too much fiber for me.
Posted 6/20/2017 11:14 PM (GMT -5)
no offense, but fried cauliflower sounds disgusting.
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