sprouted chickpeas - diarrhea?

[Guest guest]

I've been raw for about 4 months now. I just tried sprouted chickpeas

for the first time. I made a raw sprouted chickpea hummus combining a

couple of different recipes from raw food books I have. This morning I

had some powerful bowel problems. Has anyone else experienced this? I

remember reading about problems with sprouted black beans and with the

tails getting too long on the chickpeas from other list members but

don't recall any stomach problems. I have a lot of hummus left but now

I'm a bit weary of it.

 

Thanks for any info.

 

Tammy

[Guest guest]

Its hard to say without knowing more about you and the recipe you used. It

does have a lot of fiber- maybe that could have done it.

You could try taking some digestive enzymes before eating the hummus.

Also did you rinse the chickpeas frequently through out the process.

I have heard of people being allergic to sesame (in the tahini) too. Maybe

you are having a problem with one of the other ingredients.

 

If the tails got too long I think it would affect the taste more than

anything- it starts to taste kind of earthy and rooty.

Terry

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Maybe I didn't sprout them long enough? My books said 2 to 3 days but

the tails grew so quickly it wan only about 36 hours from start to

finish. They soaked about 12 hours and were rinsed 3 times in the

remaining 24. Could that do it?

 

Thanks.

 

Tammy

 

On Sep 22, 2006, at 7:13 AM, lightcondor wrote:

 

> Its hard to say without knowing more about you and the recipe you

> used. It

> does have a lot of fiber- maybe that could have done it.

> You could try taking some digestive enzymes before eating the hummus.

> Also did you rinse the chickpeas frequently through out the process.

> I have heard of people being allergic to sesame (in the tahini) too.

> Maybe

> you are having a problem with one of the other ingredients.

>

> If the tails got too long I think it would affect the taste more than

> anything- it starts to taste kind of earthy and rooty.

> Terry

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Your sprouting time sounds about right- but you could try doing it in less

time.

A hint I learned from Tracy at Glasers Raw Market in Miami is to put sprouts

in the refrigerator when they are as sprouted as you want them. This stops

them from growing any more and also prevents the growth of bacteria. This can

be a problem in warmer climates or in summer. Maybe this is what made you

sick.

Another thing I have done is to add vegetables to the hummus- carrots, kale,

broccoli, red pepper, whatever. This makes the amount of chickpeas less- I

usually use abt. 1/3rd veggies in my hummus. I like the taste better- less

rooty. I just process them with the chick peas.

See if these things help. It might be that your chickpeas were too done or

picked up a little bacteria.

Terry