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Allergy, food intolerance and chickpeas
In some ways this is a long story and in others short…last year in Greece I had an upset stomach for a few days, mostly feeling incredibly bloated and heavy and need ing to go to the lavatory alot, so nothing unusual there for many travellers (sorry if this is too much detail as they say).
However I noticed these same symptoms, and worse when I got home, and it was always when i ate houmous, the Greek mashed chickpeas, sesame, garlic and lemon juice.
Well I checked on the net for chick pea allergy, but the descriptions of most people reaction as an allergy did not fit my reaction at all. Now I know if you don’t cook dried pulses properly they exude a toxin and this can cause vomitting and diarrhoea, but it couldn’t be every time I ate houmous it was undercooked.
So before this I had always mocked the idea of food intolerance, I understood allergies as I am seriously allergic to Brazil nuts…no other nuts just Brazils. However now I understand it, and I loved houmous! The problem is from time to time houmous is offeredto me and I forget…ahhhh, and I did this on Friday and then I suffer and I can’t sleep…is there anyone else out there with an intolerance to chick peas?
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Just to add that I am now intolerant of most legumes, lentils, peas, peanuts, sugsnap peas, but not green beans.
Maybe its all in my head? or my stomach!!
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I have had a very sore, bloated stomach for 5 days now. I think I had food poisoning last week, yet from reading these responses I realise that I have eaten a lot of hoummous in the past week, which I don’t usually eat and for dinner I ate half a tin of chickpeas!
I woke up with a very sore stomach and haven’t gone in to work today, bloated and unable to stand upright.
Chick peas taste nice, so it’s a shame not to eat them, however, there are other things to eat instead!
Does anyone have any nice alternatives please?!!!!
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i had some chickpeas salad yesterday at work,,. for my lunch, I made it myself, By 7pm i had copious gas emmissions and during the night i got up five times because of diahrhea,today I tried to go to work but while I was at the bustop I felt so unwel I came home. Im feeling better now. I was wondering if it was the chickpeas that caused it,, they were a bit undercooked .
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I seem to be intolerant of anything with chickpeas, so this includes indian food that uses “gram” flower. This intolerance has also spread to peanuts and peanut/groundnut oil.
It started when I was on holiday on a Greek island and found an amazing reseraunt that served some lovely pea/ban style dishes, something I had never had a problem with before, but gave me an upset stomach, that I did not relate to the food in particular until I found the problem reoccurred with similar food.
I would not cal it a true allergy, but its very uncomfortable, perhasp its something to do with the way they are processed.
I just have to avoid them and look carefully at ingredients.
I would also recommend the excellent book “eat right for your blood type”. I found this very helpful and an interesting health alternative, as I found that far from the almost vegetarian style diet i was eating a more red meat (not pork) nuts and fruit diet was better suited to my blood type.
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hey Jonathan – found this on google as I was looking for Humous causing an upset stomach. Seems this happens to me too – can only be sesame seed pulp, veg oil, water or chickpeas and the later seems the most likely. Have never had reaction with chickpeas in stews though I don’t think – did you ever find out the reason for this reaction to Humous? Any advice much appreciated!
cheers
geoff
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