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Allergy to Certain Fruits....Help!

Hi everyone!

I noticed this has been posted before but it's been years, and I would love to have a current discussion about it - I am VERY new to this lifestyle, and I already have roadblocks because my husband and sons eat meat and have made it VERY

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CAN I CURE MYSELF OR BE SICK FOREVER?

OKAY THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A READ, BUT I TRIED TO KEEP IT AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE! GO AT IT:

Foods I react to:

apple, appricot,cheery,kiwi,nectarine, peach, pear, plum, prune, anise, beans, caraway, carrot, celery, coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, green

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Fructose malabsorption

Hi everyone! 

Someone really near to me suffers from fructose malabsorption...

Obviously this is a big problem, since she enjoys eating fruits, veggies and other things that contain fructose (so most things that contain sugar), but it causes sickness s

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Banana Beginner!

Hey y'all!

I have just a couple of questions and if anyone can help me, i would be much obliged!

1) I am allergic to banana's- what would be a good alternative?

2) Would plantain's be OK to eat instead? I have had one today and it didn't bother me, but

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Vitamin B12 itching and nerves!

Hi friends!

So I've been noticing that when I take a Doctor's Best FullyActive B12 capsule (methyl) with breakfast, I either don't feel it at all and get sleepy at various parts of the day (usually after I eat), or I feel it WAY too much to the point

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Raw Alternatives for People with Allergies (even bananas!)

When I heard of 30 bananas a day, I was intrigued and really wanted to try it. I have tried to do diets in the past, but have never committed to any, mainly because of my allergies. I want to become raw vegan to help with my weight loss, eczema/dry s

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Allergies gone for the first time!

So I have had pretty intense seasonal allergies for the last 10 years. I am absolutely miserable during spring every year and it’s almost debilitating. It’s always been frustrating to me because I’ve been a vegetarian for 10 years and a vegan for var

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Uprooting the leading cause of acne

This is yet another acne topic, I know there is a lot, but still I couldn't find a good answer how to get rid of this really annoying thing.

I have been following 80/10/10 (99% raw) for almost 1.5 years. Still I am struggling with acne, but now I know

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NEWBIEEEEE:D and some questions!!Please come in!!

Hi guys, I feel grateful to be one of you guys!! It took me quite a while to decide whether i should stay with my restricted lifestyle or raw vegan, and now i am here!!;-) I am so looking forward to a better eating habits and lifestyle..and i would l

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Allergy to Jackfruit?

I just went to the market and tried my first jack fruit.  It was uber sweet and my daughter loved it but just a few seconds after I tried it the back of my throat started to itch and the inner canal of my ears started to itch.  For about 20 minutes I

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Citric acid intolerance and rosacea?

Hi all, new girl here.  Anyone have experience with either of the above and the lfrv diet? I'm in California, and the prospect of having to avoid tomatoes, strawberries, even peaches all summer is a giant bummer.  I can come to terms with no citrus b

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Grass Allergie :/

Hey everyone,

My boyfriend went to the doctors today because he thought he had a bad cold and eventually the doctor told him he had an allergy to grass (he plays a lot of soccer) and is not able to come near it for a few weeks. (I have to add that my

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Pineapple=delicious, but painful!

I have no problem with any fruit, except slightly with oranges (mild allergy) and....pineapples! I eat them anyway because they are deeeeeelicious. But I've noticed that they cause painful itching to my face and mouth. I wonder if this is a common re

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allergy from banana??

hey i have been eating alot more bananas then normal the last week or 2, and recently today i ate a banana and the roof of my mouth started getting irritated, no pain, got a lil gasy thats all

i also drink alot of cayene pepper. culd it be from this?

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rash/redness in my face!

so i'm on day 26 of a raw vegan diet! so far i feel great, i feel that internally i've detoxed that any digestive problems i'd had have righted themselves but now i think i'm going thru another detox! half of my face is red! i don't think its an alle

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bumps/rash on my mouth :(

I have the most sensitive skin.

 

I used to have eczema on my arms but since I stopped dairy it went away.

 

When I was 13, I had ballet practice everyday for 1-2 hours a day and then I had school. I was super stressed and had some sort of rash above my

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Nightshade Sensitivity? Hereditary?

Lately, I haven't been feeling so great eating tomatoes, and I mentioned this to my mom who told me when she was younger she was diagnosed by an iridoligist/kinesiologist with an allergy to tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers. I know she eats tomatoes i

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How long can you live on Banana Island?

Hello,

 

I'm new to LFRV, was a previous severe eczema/food allergies sufferer. Cured 80% of my eczema on high-fat raw vegan diet, learned about LFRV couple weeks ago. On my 2nd day of banana island, eating around 20+ bananas a day.

 

I want to ask how l

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Allergy, FODMAPS, PCOS, IBS and energy!

Hey, i'd be very grateful if anyone could advise me with the following:

 

ALLERGY

I started high raw around 3/4 weeks ago and then have slowly been doing the 80 10 10 transition to total raw over the previous week but yesterday I come to my wits end wit

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Citrus Allergy?

Does anyone have experience with a citrus allergy? How can you know?

With certain citrus, particularly types of navel oranges and more sour tangerines my face gets red and itchy, my lymph nodes swell, my stomach bloats, I feel tired, and my head goes

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