A little OT about digestion

Hey everyone -

In trying to get to the bottom of my severe digestive issues (after 3 years) somehow I'm only now realizing that raw food is likely a big part of the problem. I have twisted intestines so I have a much slower transit time (TMI? Sorry!) so that's why I never made the connection because my symptoms happen much, much later than when I eat raw foods...

Anyway my question is if anyone here also has trouble eating raw foods...are you about to tolerate juicing? I really miss it - I feel so rundown and haggard and even kind of look terrible from exhaustion these days - I miss the vibrant feeling I'd get from green juices.

I know the obvious way to find out is to just try it - but that's my life these days, intentionally ingesting foods to see if they make me feel horrendous and any time I can skip the intention induction of a bloated belly the size of a 6 month pregnant woman, that'd be nice.

Thanks in advance :)

Yes, raw foods are tough to digest.

Wheat and dairy are tough to digest.

Carbs are tough to digest.

My solution, while my herbals slowly allow me to regain control of my body?

Cooking vegetables in organic extra virgin olive oil. Onions, green onions, leeks caramelize and add flavor (although avoid if you are sensitive to sulfur).

Best veggies are zucchini (lowers homocysteine), cabbage and snap peas. Can be filling as well. You will not have to rely on juices / quick fixes to feel less run down once you control your diet.

The FODMAP lists are VERY interesting, but I would also suggest that you try only organic raw foods, and even more so that you try to avoid even organic sprays. (I say that because spinosads tear my guts up, and they are certified for organic farmers to use.)

PLEASE be very very careful with organic produce imported from Mexico. I got VERY ill, went to Immediate care, and then E.R. the next day for bloody stools, severe intestinal pain, and fever. The stool test revealed a strain of salmonella that came from imported cucumbers. I'd been eating alot of cucumbers due to it being one of FEW raw foods I can eat.

The health dept has investigated my purchases and sure enough I bot cukes from a store who bought from a produce distributor who DID NOT put the produce through the 'recommended' fresh produce spray. Of the 735 people who came down w/the same strain that is rarely found on food, the one common denominator is organic raw cucumber!!!!

People w/Lyme have weakened immune systems, right? So don't eat unpeeled produce. I'm still eating cucumbers, I now use a veggie scrubber and then dry it off w/my antibac cloth by NORWEX, and THEN I peel it!.....

Anyway, It was such a horrible experience that I'm trying to help others avoid!