bananas

shezza
shezza Member Posts: 39
edited 4. Oct 2010, 09:59 in Living with Arthritis archive
this may sound a bit obscure but does anyone have tummy cramps when they have eaten a banana? i used to be fine but past few months i have been getting really bad cramps and am wondering if it could be the bananas ?

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  • sharmaine
    sharmaine Member Posts: 1,638
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Shezza

    Do you think it might be your medication that's upsetting your tummy rather than the bananas? Are you on diclofenac and co-dydramol?? Diclofenac can really upset your tummy and should be taken immediately after you've eaten and never on an empty stomach. Many people take omeprezole to ease the indigestion brought on by meds.

    Saying that, you could have some sort of allergy to the bananas.

    Regards
    Sharmaine

    shezza wrote:
    this may sound a bit obscure but does anyone have tummy cramps when they have eaten a banana? i used to be fine but past few months i have been getting really bad cramps and am wondering if it could be the bananas ?
  • airwave
    airwave Member Posts: 579
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    A line of pain across the abdomen? A dose of Omeprozole everyday sorts me, occasionally the pain comes back.


    8)Its a grin, honest!
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Shezza,

    I don't thin there are any odd questions you can't ask here.

    OH flower... they can double me up... and make other things happen later :oops: I have IBD and they are one of the things I know I eat at my peril... but the are nice and I do some potassium.. and I never learn :wink:

    The cramps could be them but it might be worth getting it checked out if it continues or branches out to other foods.Cris x
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    They are very rich in potassium, so it could be a reaction to that. Do you have any tummy protector meds - and if so, are you taking them? They might help. Is it only bananas that cause this? If it carries on then go and see your doc. I wish you well. DD
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  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,341
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Omeprazole here too.

    If it carries on though GP is the place. You never know could be something like IBS starting?

    Love

    Toni xx
  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi shezza :)

    Not a silly question at all. Perhaps you are not chewing the banana enough! They take a long time to get digested. Perhaps the bananas are not quite ripe. Did you used to be able to eat them? This can happen with some foods, you are ok with them for years and then suddenly the same food will give you jip.

    You can either stop eating them or ask a medic about it.

    I would be very sorry, if all of a sudden I could not eat bananas.

    Luv
    Elna x
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  • c4thyg
    c4thyg Member Posts: 542
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Do you have a latex allergy? I ask because there is a protein in bananas that the antibodies against latex cross react with. The two allergies often go together. xx
  • lucy145
    lucy145 Member Posts: 90
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    hi

    i havent been able to eat bananas or any fruit for years because of gallstones,but i can eat it all if i cook it first,its something to do with the pectin in my case

    maybe see the gp tho cos if its a new thing then you should get it checked out

    lucy x
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi bananas give me a bit of indigestion, so I have to be careful. I know some people get pains from them. Hope you find a way round the problem! Love Sue :wink:

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