Food replacements.....

I have never found a replacement for tomatoes. I'm writing this so that I'll get notifications when others reply.  My answer for now is to eat tomatoes only occasionally and only with other safe things, like GF crust/pasta and vegan cheese.  That way the gut doesn't get challenged by other things at the same time.

I am sorry you can’t have tomatoes….I also LOVE tomatoes and refuse to give them up.  They burned me for the first 2 years but I kept eating all the Italian food I wanted and then one day the tomato burn faded away.  Large amounts at certain restaurants may give me a slight burn but not bad.  I have no suggestions for a replacement but maybe over time your system will tolerate them like mine did.

  I wish you the best of luck in your journey and hope you can enjoy the mighty tomato in the near future.  Don’t give up as it seams our systems are ever changing….

I wonder if taking an antacid when eating tomatoes would help. I used to do this when drinking orange juice, which gave me major butt burn. This worked for me.

@roseviolet posted:

I wonder if taking an antacid when eating tomatoes would help. I used to do this when drinking orange juice, which gave me major butt burn. This worked for me.

Its not the burn.....it just goes right through me....I need to be very near a bathroom for several hours, if not all day.....

@Ryan138 posted:

I am sorry you can’t have tomatoes….I also LOVE tomatoes and refuse to give them up.  They burned me for the first 2 years but I kept eating all the Italian food I wanted and then one day the tomato burn faded away.  Large amounts at certain restaurants may give me a slight burn but not bad.  I have no suggestions for a replacement but maybe over time your system will tolerate them like mine did.

  I wish you the best of luck in your journey and hope you can enjoy the mighty tomato in the near future.  Don’t give up as it seams our systems are ever changing….

As I stated to another poster.....its not the burn that bothers me, its just that they go right through me. Usually within one hour of eating, I am bathroom bound for several hours......If it was just the burn, I could tolerate it for the most part. .....LOL.

I’d take a dose of psyllium before eating tomatoes if they run through you. I don’t know if it will work, but it might be worth a try.

I am a lifelong pasta and pizza lover but have had to cut down on wheat flour and had difficulty with tomato also.  I have had luck with peeling and removing seeds from fresh tomato and using a high quality tomato paste.   There's also an excellent tomato powder that can give you a rich tomato flavor without the acidity.  https://www.burlapandbarrel.co...-dried-tomato-powder.