Salad - Good apparantly

[AGB111]

I have IBS for years and its been behaving recently and an IBD.

I have noticed in the last 6 months or more I am bloated from a basic salad, containing tomatoes, cucumber, peppers and lettace or spinach with chicken or chickpeas (home cooked).

Has anyone else had any irritation from salad before? I struggle pinpointing what it is as i don't like anything less in it.

[Misspomfrey]

I struggle with salad now and I used to eat it every day years ago no bother. Tomatoes, Chickpeas are high in Histamaines so I stopped them. Cucumber is ok if I peal it and remove the seeds, Peppers, they tend to be ok if I don't have too much, but I'm suspecting Lettuce now. I only have one leaf. It's difficult trying to pin point salads, I love it too, it's so unfair isn't it? Try swapping one or two things, I have grated carrots, cooked peas rinsed after in cold water, grated beetroot, it's a case of trying things one by one; 😉

[AGB111 in reply to Misspomfrey]

I am sorry to hear your the same, I have heard about people peeling cucumber before but never thought about it for me. I will try that and like you and XJRS said i need to cut them out and do a food diary.

[xjrs]

Unfortunately, I've not been able to eat salad for years. The only way to find out which component(s) are troubling you is to cut one of them out and keep a food diary of what you have eaten and check for symptoms up to 4 days afterwards - it might be less than this if you normally react more quickly. Then cut the next one out and do the same. This is the best way to still keep certain foods in your diet, rather than give a blanket ban on all salad items.

[AGB111 in reply to xjrs]

I am sorry your the same, your right the only best way is to cut things out and do a food diary.