Excuse me!!

@Humbug25 (12540)
July 31, 2010 10:10am CST
I had a lovely crusty roll for my lunch filled with cream cheese, ham and cucumber the only trouble is that the cucumber is now repeating on me, ooops excuse me My mum always insists that I cut the green part off the cucumber when making her a sandwich for her when she visits and she says this won't happen if you do. She says that green peppers repeat on her and I find that h ard boiled eggs do with me. Does anybody know what causes this? Does anyone know how to avoid this? What sort of foods repeat on you?
12 responses
@Angelgirl16 (2171)
• United States
1 Aug 10
Hi Humbug25, The sandwich was delicious I am sure,but now you have to pay the price for the fillings such as the cucumbers and the cheese. The heartburn is said to be because the food is in the digestive tract along with air that you have swallowed. Most heartburn, belching and flatulence come from a variety of foods such as sugars,carbohydrates,like beans,bread,fruits. Even milk can cause discomfort in bloating,and belching. Believe it or not, fats and proteins don't cause very much intestinal problems after they are eaten. Changing your diet is one sure way to help with this problem, but if you are not willing to do that, and most of us aren't, there are some digestive enzymes that you can buy and take. They will help break up the carbohydrates and other foods that is cause your discomfort.
@Humbug25 (12540)
1 Aug 10
Hi there Angelgirl16 Thanks very much for the info and advice! Thanks also for responding to my discussion
• United States
1 Aug 10
Hi Humbug25, I hope you are feeling better. You gotta watch out for those cucumber.
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@ElicBxn (63608)
• United States
31 Jul 10
peanuts! and the skins of cucs do repeat bell peppers don't repeat - they just stop me up - makes Imodium look like nothing!
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@ElicBxn (63608)
• United States
31 Jul 10
oh yeah! and then the hot hollow peppers... that's a WHOLE other ball of wax!
@Humbug25 (12540)
31 Jul 10
Hi ya ElicBxn Hahaha,re: Imodium, you poor thing, peppers are to be avoided for you then? Thanks
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@elmiko (6630)
• United States
1 Aug 10
i prefer to forget about this discussion.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
1 Aug 10
Hi there elmiko So why did you respond then? Thanks anyways
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
12 Aug 10
everything....
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@Humbug25 (12540)
13 Aug 10
Awww Dawny You poor thing! Thanks for your response
@ehsanji (503)
• Pakistan
1 Aug 10
Cucumber has this nature, I mean, it is hard to digest it. Not everybody can digest easily. When I eat cucumbers it makes me feel as if I have eaten stones. So I avoid it as much as I can. Drink something to make it easy for you to have it down to your digestive system, something like Coca-Cola probably?
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@Humbug25 (12540)
1 Aug 10
Hi there ehsanji It is shame that we have to avoid foods that we do like to eat and that are in fact good for us like cucumber. Thanks for your response
1 Aug 10
I never have that kind of problem with any of the foods i eat, and i also dont cut the green of my cucumbers.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
1 Aug 10
Hi there danielkhan94 I do sometimes with the skin of cucumbers and sometimes not and do prefer to eat cucumber with the skin on. Hmm there's another discussion right there haha Thanks for your response
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
31 Jul 10
hi humbug2 sorry to hear that as that sandwich sounds delicious. Cucumbers will not make you burp if you peel off the dark green skin. Cabbage does it to me and also broccili , any cruciferous veggie, so I just mix a little baking soda in a little water ,drink it and my burps are gone.beans will also do this so just keep some baking soda on hand, mix a half tablespoon with a half cup of water, d rink it andquit burping. simple and effective too.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
1 Aug 10
nol humbug its not delicious but it will stop the burps.
@Humbug25 (12540)
1 Aug 10
Hi ya Hatley Thanks for the tip though I can't imagine it tastes nice haha Thanks for taking the time to respond with a good tip too
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@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
31 Jul 10
So I guess you should just peel the cucumbers first then. I wonder if that is the problem with most vegetables. The part that makes us gassy is the skin I guess. Some foods that "bother" me are onions, bananas and some greasy foods. I know there is a product you can take before you eat foods that may repeat on you. It's called "Beano". My mom uses this constantly and says it really does help.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
31 Jul 10
Hi there Shar19 I think you are right about it being the skin that causes the problem with some vegetables. At least your mum can still enjoy the foods she likes to eat if she takes 'beano' first. I wonder what the equivalent to Beano is in the UK? We must have something like that somewhere! Thanks for your response
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
31 Jul 10
Oh gosh. A lot. cucumber is one and also any kind of pastry and raw onions and I've always eaten a lot of raw onions all of my life.That's about it I think.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
31 Jul 10
Hi ya Cynth I like raw onion too and I even don't mind the after taste of that either haha Cheers
@damned_dle (3942)
• Philippines
31 Jul 10
sweet potatoes and beans. it has sugars that we can not digest. Beans contain sugars that we humans cannot digest. When these sugars reach our intestines, the bacteria go wild, have a big feast, and make lots of gas!
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@Humbug25 (12540)
31 Jul 10
Hi there damned_dle Ok, right, well that makes sense! Thanks for your response
• India
1 Aug 10
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@Humbug25 (12540)
13 Aug 10
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@AutumnGold (1056)
31 Jul 10
Hello Humbug. I find cucumber does the same to me, it repeats on me for ages so I started to avoid it. I'll try cutting the skin off and see if that helps. I think the problem is caused by it being hard for us to digest. Other things that repeat on me are spicy foods such as chilli and spring onions also repeat on me.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
31 Jul 10
Hi there AutumnGold I too find spring onions/salad onions repeat on me but as I love them it isn't a particularly unpleasant repeat unlike some other foods! haha Thanks for your response