Cooking fruit???

[Guest guest]

Im a little confused as to the reasons why we need to cook our fruit

in the beginning. Does it soften up the fiber? I cant imagine how

papaya or mango and other soft skinless fruits would be any more

digestible cooked than they are raw. In fact I've heard cooking

destroys enzymes. (However, I've also heard that the enzymes in the

fruit dont actually help digest the fruit itself, but eating

additional enzymes I imagine could only be beneficial.)

I also have another question about upper GI distress. If its possible

to have an imbalance in the lower intestine, causing diarrehea,

wouldnt it be possible to have an infectios imbalance in the upper

small intestine, causing GERD, indigestion, bloating. If so, wouldnt

any type of sugar, even legals, be bothersome since it doesnt have

enough time to be absorbed (before reaching the nasty bugs). In this

case wouldnt foods like ripe banana be detrimental because of their

naturally high sugar content. (compared to other fruits)

[Guest guest]

I will answer your first question. Yes, cooking the fruit is far more beneficial

in the beginning because cooking it breaks down the cellular wall of the fiber.

Raw, skinless fruit is very hard on an irritated gut.

It probably does destroy its enzymes but when the gut is so inflamed and

irritated or in a state of bacterial imbalance, immediacy is what we need. As we

heal, we are then able to tolerate it raw. There are many that do use additional

enzymes (myself being one of them).

Charlene

UC 8 years

SCD 6 years

Im a little confused as to the reasons why we need to cook our fruit

in the beginning. Does it soften up the fiber? I cant imagine how

papaya or mango and other soft skinless fruits would be any more

digestible cooked than they are raw. In fact I've heard cooking

destroys enzymes. (However, I've also heard that the enzymes in the

fruit dont actually help digest the fruit itself, but eating

additional enzymes I imagine could only be beneficial.)

I also have another question about upper GI distress. If its possible

to have an imbalance in the lower intestine, causing diarrehea,

wouldnt it be possible to have an infectios imbalance in the upper

small intestine, causing GERD, indigestion, bloating. If so, wouldnt

any type of sugar, even legals, be bothersome since it doesnt have

enough time to be absorbed (before reaching the nasty bugs). In this

case wouldnt foods like ripe banana be detrimental because of their

naturally high sugar content. (compared to other fruits)