Apples and IBS
What a combo!
What I mean to say is that my Title looks funny in print.
Oh well.
When I was a teenager growing up in Venice Beach, never could I have imagined that I’d be writing something so public about, well, such a topic.
All it takes is one health crisis and your life can change forever.
On with our topic.
First of all, I thank God that apples, with the exception of a couple months of my life when I was the most ill in 2005, have pretty much always been a part of my daily cuisine routine.
Sure, if you’ve got a case of IBS, you might want to peel your apples, but hey…in the big scheme of things, big deal right?
Even when you go see the Doctor, even if you’ve never been diagnosed with IBS, he will tell you to fast for up to 24 hours and then go on the BRAT diet. BRAT stands for Bananas, Rice, Applesauce and Toast in case you were wondering.
Applesauce was mentioned there right? No skin in applesauce normally, true?
Interesting observation then.
Apples seem to be fairly innocuous to our digestive system…at least from my experience.
I have found them to be fairly neutral in terms of their relative transit time, thankfully.
Even when my digestion was not doing real well.
But life is good again folks.
I’ve been eating Organic Apples daily for nearly three years. Apples have never caused me a problem with digestion.
Can hardly get enough of them.
If you’ve got IBS, you might try peeling them if they are problematic for you. If that works better for you, you might try a different kind of apple. Perhaps one without such a thick skin.
The Organic Fuji’s we get around here, in Eastern Washington State, are awesome. Well I did find a family farm, so that helps. And we finally learned how to can apples. Big job, but worth the effort. We also made applesauce out of about 50 lbs of apples (with the skin on) and it is the most delicious applesauce I’ve ever tasted.
Like I said, life is good again.
All the best of health to you,
Thomas Mayhew, Publisher
Crimson Books
www.crimsonbooks.com
Tags: Apples, IBS, Organic Fuji