another soy question

kscolorado · Post by **kscolorado** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:52 am

For those of you that also avoid soy, do you find other legumes to be a problem? I've been avoiding peanut butter because it made my stomach rumble and feel gassy but noticed that it contains soybean oil so that was most likely it but was wondering if anyone else with a soy intolerance has to avoid beans ect too?

JLH · Post by **JLH** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:12 pm

I eat natural peanut butter, Smucker's, which is just peanuts and salt. I had trouble with green beans.

MaggieRedwings · Post by **MaggieRedwings** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:00 pm

I seem to have a problem with most beans and have avoided peanut butter over the last year. Love it but it just doesn't work for me.

Love, Maggie

ant · Post by **ant** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:52 pm

I am currently trying to avoid all legumes. Once I get to a state of healing (2 months of no D after being off Entocort) I will try to start introducing some, one at a time. At least, that is the plan......

best, ant

starfire · Post by **starfire** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:57 pm

I do OK with peanut butter as long as it doesn't contain soy. However, I don't eat a lot of it. I'm
currently using a Winn-Dixie "organic" no stir type. Contains peanuts, palm oil, sugar & sea salt.

Love, Shirley

mbeezie · Post by **mbeezie** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:56 pm

Peanut and soy give me the same reaction, which is bad GERD. I only eat raw nuts now because most roasted nuts and seeds use peanut oil. Green beans and beans don't give me the same problem but I am avoiding beans on FODMAP.

Mary Beth

Gloria · Post by **Gloria** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:14 pm

Kathy,

I had the same experience you're having with peanut butter. Brown beans always gave me problems, but I figured they gave everyone problems. I didn't think much of it, but finally noticed that I was also having problems after eating green beans. I finally decided that I was not only intolerant to soy, but to all legumes and I haven't eaten them since. I find that sunflower butter is a good alternative to peanut butter. Some here have had problems with it, however. I get it for $3.99 at Trader Joe's.

The only legumes that I miss at all are green beans - they were so easy to prepare!

Gloria

kscolorado · Post by **kscolorado** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:15 am

Gloria, I heard that sunflower butter is very similar to peanut butter in taste and texture. I will look for it today and see how it goes. One of my breakfasts over the past year has been peanut butter and van's gluten free waffles. Both contain soy so I am seeing the light on what I've been accidentally doing wrong! Thanks everyone for the replies. I guess I need to do the food diary again to see how green beans and stuff react with me.

JLH · Post by **JLH** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:33 am

Yes, I had to toss the Van's products I had been eating when soy reared its ugly head.