Intolerance or allergy to garlic
It is usually very common in many people who, after eating garlic (especially raw garlic) tend to feel problems or discomfort both digestive and stomach soon after.
The truth is that we are facing a fairly common food, widely used in the kitchen to add flavor to sauces, creams and other dishes, being usual its use in the sofrito.
Despite its different benefits and properties, the truth is that it becomes one of the biggest causes not only of bad breath, but of gastrointestinal problems in people sensitive to its composition.
Why do I feel bad when I eat garlic?
The truth is that the intolerance to Garlic (or the garlic allergy itself) is usually more common than you think. In fact, it is not necessary to have intolerance to this food so that its consumption will cause us a serious health problem, especially in sensitive people.
This problem is due to the fructan content of garlic (which we also find curiously in onions), a compound made from a chain of fructose, which are not digested by humans. Although most people tolerate them, in others it can cause unpleasant side effects.
Particularly in the case of garlic it is due to the presence of inulin, which releases fructose during digestion.
What are the symptoms of garlic intolerance? How to know if I am sensitive to garlic?
If you have eaten a dish in which garlic has been used in its preparation, and after a while you have felt digestive discomfort (and this problem is repeated every time you eat something with garlic among its ingredients) you are probably either sensitive to garlic, or present any intolerance and / or allergy.
That is, if your stomach hurts after eating garlic, it is more than likely that your digestive system does not tolerate this food well.
The symptoms are quite clear:
- Abdominal pain.
- Stomach ache.
- Abdominal distension.
- Flatulence (gases).
- Changes in your bowel movements
What to do when faced with an intolerance to garlic?
Obviously the solution is to completely eliminate garlic from our diet, because our digestive system does not tolerate this food well.
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