Jonathan Spencer's Tales of Ordinary Wisdom » Brazils http://www.jonathanspencer.net/ordinarywisdom Tales of Ordinary Wisdom Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:32:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Allergy, food intolerance and chickpeas http://www.jonathanspencer.net/ordinarywisdom/2007/05/23/allergy-food-intolerance-and-chickpeas/ http://www.jonathanspencer.net/ordinarywisdom/2007/05/23/allergy-food-intolerance-and-chickpeas/#comments Wed, 23 May 2007 08:04:00 +0000 jonathan http://www.jonathanspencer.net/ordinarywisdom/2007/05/23/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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