Jean-Louis: >An excess of fruit, particularly of juicy ffruit, might be the reason. ... >You may also benefit from food combination, i.e. not mixing too many >different foods during the same meal (and thus have an improved digestion). Kirt: >It is not uncommon for people who eat more raw fruit and veggies to >experience a "loosening" in digestion. If it doesn't settle down for you, >you may want to start experimenting with food combining--you just have to >find out what works for you in combination. Stefan: >As for the rumbling in your digestion I think it comes from miscombina- >tions of foods. I didn't mean to suggest that the phenomena I described were causing me any discomfort. They are just noises that I observe. I merely regard them as a curiosity for which I was seeking an explanation. Actually, my digestion is a lot more comfortable now than it was a few years ago. I am certainly aware of the guidelines for food combining and, although I don't adhere to them rigidly, I am finding myself using them more and more. However, I am fairly sure (without remembering specific instances precisely) that these noises have sometimes occurred when I have simply eaten a single kind of fruit, or even just drunk a glass of water without eating anything. Anyway, thanks for the speculation - I'll continue to observe and see whether I discover any relationship with discernible digestive problems. Kirt: >"Classic" Natural Hygiene food combining says not to drink water after a >meal, especially a fruit meal, that it leads to fermentation and poor >digestion. Yes - I don't usually drink after meals. Kirt: >I would be wary of considering every other symptom some sort of detox. Fair enough. But it's OK to bear it in mind as a possibility, surely? At least, it's comforting to think that the body may be able to undo problems that were created in the past, and I suppose it's easy to become obsessed with looking for signs that this may be happening. :-) By the way, I received a private message from NFL in response to my post to the raw-food list (_which_ post wasn't specified!), directing me to their merch^H^H^H^H^Hwebsite. I guess that if I have any more questions about raw eating, there's no doubt a mine of information waiting for me there, should I feel inclined to consult it. ;-) Regards, Barbara