So, what if you were advised (as someone I know was recently) that, for a period of time at least, you needed to go on a diet which, for reasons of digestive health, involved avoiding all of the following:

  • gluten
  • dairy products
  • red meat
  • raw vegetables
  • cruciferous vegetables (such as cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower, cooked or raw)
  • fruits with high acid content
  • peanuts (raw or in butters)
  • pulses in anything other than very small amounts

(Brief pause for exclamation of your choice here.)

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