Vegetable Cravings and Stomach Aches?
For the last two weeks I've had HUGE cravings for anything green. I ate a whole cabbage on my way home from the market one day. My dinners are now brussel sprouts in butter or fresh green beans, fresh peas, sprouts... I have 3 boxes of baby spinach in my fridge. I have a kilo of basil, oregano and rosemary in my fridge (each). I have two heads of cabbage. Over 15 green peppers (capsicum). As a side dish I'm eating mushrooms, 10kg of tomatoes and just about every vegetable I can find.
I've also been having severe stomach aches. It hurts so bad I want to cry and I sometimes do. I've been having them for about a week. I've taken TUMS and other Australian-branded medication similar to cold medication in the states but for stomachs. Nothing has helped.
Has my sudden craving of vegetables something to do with this? WHY am I craving so many greens? Is my body missing something? D:
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I don't know why you are craving the veggies.. but I think your tummy aches have something to do with it. It reminds me on when I was younger and I would binge on fruit, and then have the most painful stomach aches afterwards.
Don't know what else to tell ya- it does sound a bit over-the-top. A whole cabbage? Raw? I can't even eat 1/4 of one cooked.
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Some green veggies, although great for you, en masse they can create gassiness in your stomach. If you are craving greens that much, you definitely have a deficiency somewhere and should look into it (go to a holistic practicioner). Its ok to eat when you have cravings, but even things that are good for you need to be eaten in moderation.
Have you tried eating more juicy fruits? Sometimes that helps. Or drink a bit more water and cut back on the greens. But, I would definitely suggest that you go see someone. You could have an imbalance in minerals/vitamins, etc.
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I'm going to the doctor tomorrow. I drank water and am vomiting. :(
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I'm gonna take a guess that your body is craving Chlorophyll
Try taking Spirulina. High in Chloropyll, won't cause gas.
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Be careful with spinach - you can get Oxalate poisoning if you eat too much I believe it can cause stomache pain.
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That's very odd. Something is very not right. Go to the doctor.
Siber
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Originally Posted by aussiepunkshocker
wow! i would've never guessed that. thanks for the tip!
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Too much gas and fiber in all those veggies, that's probably what is causing the pain. I don't know why you're craving the veggies. Maybe it's got something to do with springtime... most of the vegetables you mentioned are at their best in the spring, so maybe they're just coming into season. Or maybe you didn't eat enough vegetables all winter and now your body is making up for it.
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My goodness, if I ate a head of cabbage I think I would be in pain for a month! It's the veggies you are eating!!!! It's good to eat some..but you are killing yourself by way of gas and too much fiber. Maybe you should take a vitamin if you arent already..they do say if you are craving something your body is in need of a vitamin or nutrient in that food..
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ooh, the nasty cabbage and brussel sprout family. yikes. nasty little bastards at best.
when i was on one of my 'raw food' benders, oh my god, i knew all about pain, gas and just generally not cool symptoms.
Yek was right, re: too much insoluble fiber. as for the puking up... it will be interesting to see what the doc says. hope you're ok...
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Nope it wasn't too much fibre. It wasn't gas. I wasn't anything to do with my eating.
It was: OVARIAN CYSTS!
Fucking fantastic. Ultrasound next week. Surgery maybe. :(
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I used to have an issue with ovarian cysts....they suck. Mine would rupture every month mid-cycle...hurt like a bitch. I never got the veg cravings though.
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Nope it wasn't too much fibre. It wasn't gas. I wasn't anything to do with my eating.
It was: OVARIAN CYSTS!
Fucking fantastic. Ultrasound next week. Surgery maybe. :(
Ouchie!! Well, look at the bright side! At least you can still eat your cabbage on the way home from market! ;)
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Ha. Yeah. The vegetables was probably because my body needed help fighting the cysts. I'm eating tomato and cabbage soup right now. Ugh. I had these before. They hurt.