I think it may have been the pesticides that my dad used a few weeks ago, though we had a pretty good bit of rain around then. But I've been eating fresh tomatoes, green bell peppers, and banana peppers with my dinner every night and each night I get a terrible stomach ache. Is there any way I could wash more of the pesticide away? My mom cleans the veggies, but maybe not good enough? I don't know.
Eeek! You should convince your Dad to start using an all natural pesticide, I've attached a link to one as an example, but there are many out there. They are better for you and the environment.
I don't think pesticides are the problem. Home gardening pesticide levels (if he's using them as directed) tend to be much lower than commercially raised vegetables.
More likely, I'd suspect that you'r eating more veggies than you're used to, or (possible, but less likely) that you're sensitive to nightshade vegetables (all of the veggies you listed are nightshade veggies).
The most likely explanation is that you've increased your intake of fruit and vegetables. Increasing fruit and veggie intake, even if only by a small amount, can cause gas and cramping and even diarrhea until you get used to the higher intake. The fiber, water, and natural sugar content of fruits and vegetables can contribute to digestive problem symptoms (pain and/or having to go to the bathroom a lot).
Every summer I get these same symptoms (at the beginning of the season). This happens even if I eat only organically grown fruits and vegetables, so I know it isn't because of pesticides.
Any increase in the number of servings of fruits and vegetables can cause intestinal problems. It can be as mild as having to go to the bathroom more often, to severe cramping and diarrhea.
For example, it's currently Ranier cherry season. I LOVE Ranier cherries (big yellow and red cherries). They're only available for about three weeks every year (sometimes a little longer if it's a good year), and they're SO good (so sweet, and they "pop" when you bite into them). Every year I end up eating far more cherries than I should, and end up getting sick (hubby calls it "cherry flu").
Also, some people are sensitive to nightshade foods (potatoes, tomatoes, tomatillos, eggplant, bell peppers and other sweet and hot peppers).
There's an alkaline substance in the food that animals and humans can be sensitive to (digestive issues or joint pain are the primary symptoms that are reported). Cooking reduces the alkalinity, so some people can eat these foods cooked, but react to them raw.
My husband for example cannot eat tomato, bell pepper or hot peppers raw. They have to be cooked nearly to mush or he will get sick. He gets such a terrible stomach ache that he will throw up. He might be sensitive to the other nightshade veggies too, but he either doesn't eat them or doesn't eat them raw (he doesn't like eggplant or tomatillo and potatoes you don't eat raw).
People once thought nightshade vegetables were toxic (and some people still argue that they can be, at least to some people).
I don't think pesticides are the problem. Home gardening pesticide levels (if he's using them as directed) tend to be much lower than commercially raised vegetables.
More likely, I'd suspect that you'r eating more veggies than you're used to, or (possible, but less likely) that you're sensitive to nightshade vegetables (all of the veggies you listed are nightshade veggies).
The most likely explanation is that you've increased your intake of fruit and vegetables. Increasing fruit and veggie intake, even if only by a small amount, can cause gas and cramping and even diarrhea until you get used to the higher intake. The fiber, water, and natural sugar content of fruits and vegetables can contribute to digestive problem symptoms (pain and/or having to go to the bathroom a lot).
Every summer I get these same symptoms (at the beginning of the season). This happens even if I eat only organically grown fruits and vegetables, so I know it isn't because of pesticides.
Any increase in the number of servings of fruits and vegetables can cause intestinal problems. It can be as mild as having to go to the bathroom more often, to severe cramping and diarrhea.
For example, it's currently Ranier cherry season. I LOVE Ranier cherries (big yellow and red cherries). They're only available for about three weeks every year (sometimes a little longer if it's a good year), and they're SO good (so sweet, and they "pop" when you bite into them). Every year I end up eating far more cherries than I should, and end up getting sick (hubby calls it "cherry flu").
Also, some people are sensitive to nightshade foods (potatoes, tomatoes, tomatillos, eggplant, bell peppers and other sweet and hot peppers).
There's an alkaline substance in the food that animals and humans can be sensitive to (digestive issues or joint pain are the primary symptoms that are reported). Cooking reduces the alkalinity, so some people can eat these foods cooked, but react to them raw.
My husband for example cannot eat tomato, bell pepper or hot peppers raw. They have to be cooked nearly to mush or he will get sick. He gets such a terrible stomach ache that he will throw up. He might be sensitive to the other nightshade veggies too, but he either doesn't eat them or doesn't eat them raw (he doesn't like eggplant or tomatillo and potatoes you don't eat raw).
People once thought nightshade vegetables were toxic (and some people still argue that they can be, at least to some people).
That's a very interesting point. My grandmother was allergic to tomatoes, but I eat tomatoes nearly every day because I like them on sandwiches, though they're never this fresh. I have been eating these veggies raw, too. But my stomach will cramp up so badly. My parents have been having stomach issues with them as well, but not my husband. Yes, I have vastly increased my veggie intake here lately. Usually, I'd have one slice of tomato, some onion, and a couple lettuce leaves on a sandwich and that was about it.
Eeek! You should convince your Dad to start using an all natural pesticide, I've attached a link to one as an example, but there are many out there. They are better for you and the environment.
Crampy stomach after eating garden veggies
