Warning: Eating Dried Fruit as a Alternative to Sweets

[Spike_UK]

I'll keep this as non-graphic as possible...

Note to All: If you ever get the idea to eat dried fruit (Prunes in this example) as a healthy alternative to sweets, think again and stick to the Haribo.

Thank the lord I bought more loo roll yesturday!

There was me feeling all healthy last night snacking on Sunsweet California Prunes, instead of the usual Haribo or Chocolate biscuits. I think I only had probably 9 or 10 of the sticky, chewy goodness, but that was enough. I woke at about 2am this morning with gutache like you wouldn't belive....

....I need not tell you the rest.

After doing a bit of reading on the t'internet today I have found out that as a IBS sufferer, Prunes are not the wisest thing to eat as they cure constipation by irritating the bowel....something that's already irritated in someone with my condition.

So now I sit here, hot water bottle on my stomach, sipping peppermint and fennel tea.

You have been warned people....Starmix ***, Dried Fruit Nooooooooooo!

 

[benjo plz.]

lol you muppet, prunes plenty of fibre in them

 

[el_dazza]

Hmm, funny you should say this, dad gave me a pack of dried exotic fruits yesterday evening..
oo-er.. back in a min..

 

[MATTeL]

IBS is often caused by a bad diet, such as stuffing your face with loads of sweets which are just likely to block you up.

Seriously you didn't realise prunes would "get things moving"?

 

[Pebbles]

A nice glass of prune juice will settle your stomach. It's because the prunes have been juiced that they have that effect. Add the juice and you'll be right as rain

(and maybe three stone lighter! )

 

[Greenlizard0]

Lol why do you think old people eat them all the time?

 

[Caged]

At least you were at home when it happened.

 

[FeFiDoh]

hahahaha

try and cancel it out dont bananas do the opposite

 

[Zip]

Rice and bananas will block u right uo again. eat lots of those and u wont ever need loo roll again

 

[zain]

good stuff......:S

 

[cheets64]

peppermint and fennel tea

wtf is that, talk about girly.

 

[benjo plz.]

A nice glass of prune juice will settle your stomach.

wtf is prune juice? you can't get juice from a prune.

 

[Caged]

wtf is that, talk about girly.

Hey guys the internet male is here.

I doubt he's going to turn homosexual by drinking what may or may not be girly. Even if he does, it's probably better than having the runs for the rest of his life.

 

[Muban]

It worries me sometimes how little people seem to know about different foods.

 

[robmiller]

wtf is prune juice? you can't get juice from a prune.

Aren't prunes just dried plums

 

[Spike_UK]

wtf is that, talk about girly.

Peppermint and Fennel are natural Anti-Spasmadics, so if you drink tea containing these, it'll settle a irritated bowel.

Tastes crap, but works a treat.

I knew they'd have a "loosening" effect. But what I wasn't expecting was the cramps and the spasms that went with it! They were just so tastey, I'd already eaten 10 before I'd realised....they should have a warning on the side of the pack or something.

Seriously, it felt like there was a alien in my gut trying to get out at 2am this morning. It "passed" on it's own though, much to my other-halfs misfortune.

 

[benjo plz.]

Aren't prunes just dried plums

Yep, so its would have to be plum juice. Sounds like false advertising tbh.

 

[fatiain]

It worries me sometimes how little people seem to know about different foods.

^^

 

[Berserker]

Yep, so its would have to be plum juice. Sounds like false advertising tbh.

Tell that to Lt. Worf.

 

[Pickers]

I've realised a need for more fibre in my diet, and therefore I may have to go the way of the prune... I was surprised that Bran Flakes don't have a fibre content as high as I thought.