10-14-2012, 02:04 PM
(10-14-2012, 12:58 PM)abstrktion Wrote: Thank you so much. She seems to have lost the ability to digest raw veggies--have you come across something like this? Strangely enough, my mother in law can't eat them either--and she's allergic to fruit (very weird, but she always has been). Is this common?
You're welcome. A fair amount of people have trouble digesting raw veggies. Possible reasons include reduced output of pancreatic digestive enzymes and very low levels of symbiotic gut bacteria. Either of these is has the potential to be rather hazardous to one's health, so simply not eating vegetables isn't a particularly good solution.
Allergies are food-specific. That is to say it isn't really possible to be allergic to fruit "in general". However, there is something called fructose intolerance which might be going on.
Hard to say without doing the proper tests. I would really recommend seeking out a professional in your area that knows how to deal with these things. Of course- your mom would need to be on board with the idea or it isn't likely to be of much help.