Raw/Greens making stinky gas?

[kayvebear]

Hey all...

Per your advice I started adding kale and vitamineral greens to my daily smoothie... and since doing so my gas smell really bad now. Kinda driving the girlfriend nuts. Wondering if this is a temporary thing or if this is part of incorporating more raw greens?

[sport]

Try changing to a non cabbage green until your body get into it more. Romaine is good.

[TectonicLacklustre]

I'm the same way. Added Vitamineral greens. Very gassy!
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[Aleesha Sattva]

i agree with sport. organic baby spinach is nice.

[renerdrat]

just stop taking it if you don't react well.

[Raw Angel Mom]

I use to have this problem too. I made sure to wait long enough before eating something else and it made a huge difference.

Your digestive system is healing and it will take a little while to adjust.

Eat as much green you can to restore balance.

[MelanieBear]

Yes, anything in the brassica family (cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, brussel sprouts) is WONDERFUL for your health and a major gas/bloating offender. Milder greens won't cause this quite so much, especially once you adjust to the massive fiber intake of a raw diet. (Which is a VERY good thing!)

I do what Cherie Soria recommends with broccoli when making dips---I pour hot water over it for about 1 minute, which slightly softens it and makes it cause less gas, for me. I think it improves the flavor too. (I also eat lightly steamed veggies, which produces minimal nutrient loss while cutting way down on the gas factor.)

[kayvebear]

Do you think continued use/exposure to vitamineral greens will adjust my body to it, and the gas will go down? Or is this just part of the deal with eating it?

[christineg62]

Try some digestive enzymes. Also do probiotic's at bedtime.

[Seductive Arts]

Hey all...

Per your advice I started adding kale and vitamineral greens to my daily smoothie... and since doing so my gas smell really bad now. Kinda driving the girlfriend nuts. Wondering if this is a temporary thing or if this is part of incorporating more raw greens?

Aw, he is farting like crazy. Tell your girlfriend that this is an all natural raw butt cologne and she should appreciate the smell of better health.
:D


Maybe not. She might leave you for another man.

[kayvebear]

Aw, he is farting like crazy. Tell your girlfriend that this is an all natural raw butt cologne and she should appreciate the smell of better health.
:D


Maybe not. She might leave you for another man.

She is doing the vitaminerals in her smoothie too... her farts were already DEADLY though :p can't get much worse.