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betacarotein is made into vitamin A in the body. I read that if you have excess betacarotein it is not bad for you, but can make your skin change colour. It's called caroteinamia (excess vitamin A). Compared to everyone around me who has pink undertones to their skin, my skin and my palms are very yellowy orange in hue from eating many many papaya carrots and persimmons...

kate flowers seems so lovely. i think because bananas to many people are the most accessible, cheap, versatile and dense staple...they are also easy to store and grow all year.

when you live in a warm tropical climate you have many different thai species of bananas which all are unique in taste and texture and very different from the cavendish ones sold in most supermarkets.

You don't have to have bananas as your staple <3 i suppose it is what you personally resonate towards. Although I have access to incredible species of bananas, my staples in australia are the many species of pears and local papaya instead.

 thank you sweetest heart for your warmth ~ :o)

hello ~ i'm new to this forum but joined to perhaps gain some advice? I am a 21 year old woman fruit based raw vegan. Was vegan for several years, developed colitis (chronic autoimmune disease of colon) and have found remission through raw fruits :-) the only thing is that during my last flare in my illness I began to associate food with pain and lost a lot of weight. Now in remission with fruits I have gained a healthy relationship with food, healed my ulcers, no blood loss or fatigue, healed anaemia. It's so lovely to experience I am very thank full. The only thing that has not healed is my weight? I am still very tiny 5 foot 3 tall although i only weigh 35 kg. I know this is not a healthy frame but i've been this way such a long time i've grown to be comfortable in it~ and i have so much more energy than I did when I was ill in my colitis. I have a lot of difficulty increasing my weight no matter what I try. My favourite and staple fruits are papayas bananas and pears...I eat lot of raw pumpkin zucchini and beetroots too. I know I don't eat enough, but I am working on it, healing takes time. Some days I eat lot of dense fruits like avocado and dates and tahini and seeds to help my body into balance. Some days I get very hungry and I just go with it. Last night I had raw soup of beetroot and avocado but it wasn't enough so later I had several thai bananas with carob and tahini, a giant persimmon and kiwifruit. My stomach was so distended. Then when I wake up I have to go to the bathroom four times and it's not even noon yet. My poop and digestion is healthy. But it's as if the foods I feed my body if it is large amounts they just go straight through me. My parents are so supportive but don't really understand the amount of volume i have to eat. They will look at my papayas and zucchini and see such a large volume when most of it is water. They worry about my body as they see this large volume and probably wonder where it all goes. I don't even know myself.

Is there anyone else here who is healing with gastrointestinal disease? Will you like to share your experience?