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Originally Posted by Lost Dog
It doesn't happen all that often, but sometimes when I eat certain raw veggies or fruit, I get really bad stomach pains. In my actual stomach, this is not a tricky way of saying I get gas or the runs. It's my stomach.
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Roland, I was doing some research earlier this morning into, ahem, carbohydrates and flatulence.
The four you listed are common for the problem. But you said it's not gas, but the gas is caused by bacterial and enzymatic breakdown of the sugars in those four foods.
Raffinose is in the cruciferous veggies you posted, but it's fructose and sorbitol in the fruits.
It happens occasionally, so perhaps the bacteria responsible is more or less populous at the times you get the discomfort. None of the sites listed the names of the enzymes or bacteria that perform the function.
Again, you said it's not gas, but it may mean something else, such as a slow/poor breakdown from a lack of bacterial population or something on that order.
I hope this at least gives you an idea of where you can start looking for some answers.