Anyone else have problems digesting raw onion?

[tridim]

I never would have guessed that onion would be the root of my life-long GI problems, but a four day test proves it. I've been eating raw onion and suffering because of it for 30 freaking years.

I hate to give up my favorite vegetable, but buh-bye onions. It hurts even more because the Vidalias just arrived.

Thankfully my gut still gets along with garlic.

[elleng]

1. SAVE THE GARLIC!

Sorry about onions, but learning about cause of problem surely worth SOMETHING, right?

[Ian David]

2. Maybe experiment and see if you can find a "cure."

Raw onions with active-culture yoghurt or other pro-biotics?

Maybe that Beano enzyme pill?

Or perhaps bicarbonate of soda?

[tridim]

6. I eat lots of yogurt, but never tried Beano.

Thought it was just for beans.

Off to do some Googling.

[northoftheborder]

3. Can you eat cooked onions? I know cooking onions and garlic changes their chem. qualities.

[tridim]

4. I'm going to try a helping of cooked onions in a week or two.

So far I just know about raw, which I ate every day.

[SheilaT]

5. Maybe you can eat less onion and be okay?

My ex who is on the lactose-intolerant spectrum has learned over the years that he can eat a small amount of ice cream and be just fine.

[enlightenment]

7. I have much trouble with raw onions, but no problem once they are

cooked. They don't have to be stewed to oblivion, just soft. We use a George Foreman grill for a quick cook - slices about 1/2" thick, pile them on the grill (don't need any oil, but I occasionally add a small sprinkle of salt) and grill until they are soft. Some bits will get a little brown. Very quick and tasty with just about anything and they still have body, so you don't completely lose the raw onion crunch.

[MineralMan]

8. No, but my wife has trouble sleeping when I eat them.

Toxic emanations, I believe.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

9. Yes.

I love cooked onions, sauteed in butter. I cook with them all the time. I am also allergic to tomatoes, anything else in the nightshade family, like bell peppers and sweet peppers and all peppers, and shellfish.

[flamingdem]

10. What did the Doc say the cause is? What family of foods is this?

Because I think I might have the problem now you mention it.

I love red onions and eat them raw, and have a rough time with my digestion.