How to Avoid Fruit Digestion Problems

Don't you make another mistake of reaching for that fruit salad in the fridge! And for that matter, even the fruit set that's sitting pretty in your dining table! I know it's better than junk food and a can of beer, but not until you have finished reading every word in this article and ensure that you can avoid fruit digestion problems.

Researchers and nutritionists are being alarmed of the growing number of people who are experiencing fruit digestion problems. What they don't understand is why conventional medicine hasn't been of much help. Doctors and their assistants seem to be prescribing more "band-aid solutions" for the symptoms, when the root cause is surprisingly simple.

As you know, fruit is the most perfect food in existence. It is often dubbed as "nature's candy", a reason why so many people have it for dessert. Its health benefits range from providing needed nutrients to getting rid of harmful toxins in the body.

Even so, many people admit having fruit digestion problems. They can't eat fruit, or have a tough time with it because they say it "doesn't agree with them".

Here's the real deal. In most cases, it's a certainty that the problem is not in eating fruit, but in when and how it is eaten.

Ask any nutritionist and you'll get the same answer. Fruit is a food mainly made up of water and natural sugars. Because of this, one's not supposed to have too much effort to digest it. There are exceptions to this in the case of more dense fruits (e.g. bananas and avocados), but in most cases when fresh fruit is eaten, it passes right through the stomach and into the intestines where it's digested.

No worries... when your stomach is empty. The problem occurs when your stomach is full of other foods and is working hard to digest them, and you reach for that fruit salad in the fridge or the apples and oranges sitting idly in your dining table! A perfect set-up for fruit digestion problems!

What happens is the fruit wants to head straight to the intestines, but its passage is blocked by other food. You obviously know what's coming next. The fruit gets stuck sitting on top of those other foods you took before (picture whole breasted turkey, mashed potatoes, and java rice) and quickly starts to ferment and putrefy.

And you don't have to be a rocket scientist to know what's coming next - stomach aches, bloating, gas, diarrhea and cramps.

The next time that happens, don't head for the medicine cabinet like crazy and grab those antacids. Remember, you can eat fruit - but eat it on an empty stomach. Take it alone for breakfast, as a snack at least 3 hours after a properly combined meal, or as a first course of a meal, making sure that you allow at least 30 minutes before other foods are eaten.

Doing so will not only help you avoid fruit digestion problems but get you all those nutrients you haven't been benefiting from in a long time.