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flax seed and ground flax meal

tdgtdg Raw Newbie
in Food Preparation

I made some crackers this weekend with some whole flax seed in it. They were yummy. However (BEWARE…. TMI ahead….) I had terrible diarrhia and puking afterwards. Does anyone else have this problem?

I also made up a batch of some crackers (before my symptoms started) with ground flax but couldn’t eat them. They stunk so bad it nearly made me sick. Was the ground flax old maybe? Or is that just the way that ground flax seed smells?

What are some things I can use in place of flax seed in recipes?

Comments

  • RawNutrition.caRawNutrition.ca

    tdg your flax crackers probably fermented instead of drying. Important to flip them over as soon as they can be handle, if not the mixture will ferment underneath the dried part. Chia is a good replacement to flax as kevin mentioned. Not as harsh on the colon.

  • tdgtdg Raw Newbie

    They may have been rancid. Needless to say they are in the garbage!

    kevin7197: thanks. I will try chia seeds.

    RawNutrition.ca: Ew. That is not a good thought. It may have fermented though. At any rate I will not be using the flax seeds for a long while or at least until I can get a new fresh batch from a place that I trust to have a high turnover rate.

    Sabrina: I think I will try that recipe but using the chia seeds. I guess I am a little gunshy on the flax seeds.

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