Re: delaying the introduction of beans and nuts

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The concept behind delaying these is that they are more difficult to digest.

Nuts are usually introduced earlier... and nut butters would be first, then nut

flours, then whole nuts... depending on your progress (everyone is different).

Beans are started later.... much later.... because they are typically much more

difficult to digest for someone with a damaged gut. You need to have some time

for significant healing (a few months?), then soak and cook them according to

the instructions in the book.... and start with a very small amount to see how

they are tolerated.

Pink lentils are probably the easiest to digest, when it comes to legumes (they

are just like regular greenish-brown lentils... but have the hulls removed).

Patti

delaying the introduction of beans and nuts

Hi

Let me introduce myself. My name is Debby and I'm a 35 year old woman with

both Crohns

disease and Aspergers syndrome. I am getting ready to start the CSD diet but

before I do I

have a question. What are the reasons for delaying the introduction of beans

and nuts. If it

is just because of diarrhea, I don't have any right now, so I thought I might

be able to

introduce them sooner. If it is for other reasons besides diarrhea, then the

diet might not

make sense for me, as I am a vegatarian and think this diet would be

unrealiastic for me

without beans and nuts.

Thanks for your help

Debby