Turnip - is the issue poly- or di-saccharides? Or something else?

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>> I noticed that Elaine took turnips off the legal list only very late,

and that they were permitted up to that point. Does anyone know what the

issue is with turnips? Is is a monosaccharide or a disaccharide? Or is

there some other reason Elaine made it illegal? <<

Suzanne,

Small, mild turnips were allowed by Dr. Haas, and Elaine did, indeed,

include them in the earlier editions. However, there were a number of

people who were getting the large turnips, which have a lot more starch in

them, and having issues. So Elaine removed them because it was very

difficult to explain that a turnip isn't necessarilly just any turnip.

I would compare it to the differences between small baby limas and the

bigger, more mature limas, which are likely to have starch in them. Ditto

baby new peas vs. mucking great field peas -- just too much starch in the

older, more mature vegetable.

Since I started SCD before she pulled turnips, I have tried them. They make

a decent mock french fry (although with a stronger flavor) and go pretty

well in some casseroles.

However, I strongly recommend against trying to just substitute turnips for

potatoes. I found that if I tried to eat them more frequently than every

two weeks or so, I would have issues with them.

So my recommendation would be to try them, but add them as you would any

food, and pull them at once if you or your son have a reaction to them.

<g> Rutabagas have never been my bailiwick, before or after SCD. They're

also called swedes, and they're VERY fibrous! I would strongly recommend a

good bit of healing before tackling these!

SInce he's been on SCD for six months, are you able to consider any

legumes? (I don't remember what he's allergic to.)

-- Marilyn (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)

Undiagnosed IBS 25 Years, SCD Five Years

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