Now this isn’t usuallly much of a problem for me as I don’t generally eat salads in large quantities, but I have been on a diet and have been eating salads more regularly recently so have noticed it more. Although it has definatley been happening for a couple of years.
Whenever I eat a salad an hour or so after I get stomach pain and feel sick. Not even any specific type of salad. Today it was a Caesar with just romaine lettuce, yesterday it was a spiralised salad without much in the way of leaves.
I really enjoy a salad but I hate feeling like this, it lasts a couple of hours and its horrible. It doesn’t usually happen if I have a small amount of salad on the side of something else, more if the salad is the main part of the meal.
When I’m at home I wash the veg first, so don’t think it’s the pesticides or anything.
I do get IBS but it’s a different kind of pain so I don’t think it’s linked. I did read on the internet that it could be due to trapped gas from the lettuce, but I don’t feel particularly windy with it.
Is it possible to be allergic to salad? Seems ridiculous. And if this is common, is there anything I can do to cure it, as I really want to enjoy a salad!