Conference turris::cooks

    Keep in mind, everyone's system works differently:
    
    Acidic foods:
    
    - Citrus (oranges, grapefruits, etc.)
    - Juices
    - Some spicy foods have citris in them
    - Salad dressing
    
    Constipate:
    
    - Cheese
    - Too much fiber (if you aren't used to eating much fiber and
      you suddenly start, it'll overwhelm your system. Start gradually.)
    
    Gas:
    
    - Deli meats (lunch-type meats, pepperoni, sausage)
    - High fiber stuff (salad ingredients)
    - Cheese
    - Dairy Products (if you have this particular problem)
    - Broccoli and it's relatives
    
    This is just a beginners list. If you need more info, maybe I can be of
    help off line. (I've had a few stomach problems...)
    
    CSTEAM::BAKER
    
    ~beth

GAS:

	Any dried fruit does it to me.

Acidic - Any cooked tomato sauce for me. Although not until the middle
	of the night after I've gone to sleep does it hit me. I don't
	care, though - 2 Rolaids and back to sleep. What kind of an
	Italian is going to stop eating pasta sauce?

-Jack

    Great replies so far, thanks much!  
    
    Jack, I know what you mean.  I'm italian too and still can't stop
    eating this type of food.  I don't know what I'm going to do come
    summer when the tomatoes are out.  I have the problem with the acidic
    foods.
    
    My son who is starting to eat solids now has minor gas problems and
    major constipation so I am looking at a list for him mostly.
    
    
    cj
    

Hey, just keep a large bottle of Tums around at all times. :-)
As an added bonus, it'll give you extra calcium in your diet. :-)

-Hal

Almost anything made from fruits or tomatoes will have acid. Ketchup is
a bad one.

Regarding consipation: bananas are particularly bad (surprisingly).
Also, almost any meat, especially red meat. And, as mentioned, most
cheese. Best way to avoid constipation is to have a lot of veggies in
the diet, and minimize animal fats.

Regarding gas, not all vegetables are a problem. In fact, most aren't.
But most beans are (I forget what it is, but there's some kind of
protein in beans which is supposedly the culprit).

Cheese and some other dairy products can cause all sorts of problems
for some kids (though not for others). Butterfat and lactose tend to be
the culprits. I haven't heard much about sensitivity to dairy proteins, though.

    I guess all things are relative.  Bananas may be bad for some but,
    as one who has consumed a half dozen or more of the bonk berries,
    have never affected me adversely.  Your milage may vary.
    
    ed

Bananas seem to cause constipation mainly in infants and very young
children. They don't bother me much, either.

Re: .6

The problem with beans and gas is not a protein in the beans.  It's 
various unusual sugars (beyond the usual fructose, glucose, and 
disaccharides of same).  Fermentation of these sugars by gut bacteria 
is what produces the gas.  These sugars are water-soluble, which is 
why soaking the beans overnight and discarding the water helps with 
the problem--it removes the offending sugars.

--PSW

Thanks for the correction. I don't know about others, but I find basic
principles of food and metabolism to be very useful in cooking. It
makes it a lot easier to get things to come out right (and tasty).