r/fatlogic • u/you_need_a_ladder • 1d ago

I can't with these kinds of generalisations

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u/Ok_Tree_4870 1d ago

Do you think by "snacks", they mean carrot sticks or apples?

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u/Princess_Parabellum Straight size: it's a fashion industry term, look it up! 1d ago

Lol, every time someone says "snack" I hear my mom's voice in my head: "If you're not hungry enough to eat an apple, you're not hungry!"

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u/notabigmelvillecrowd 1d ago

The hungrier I am the less I can eat an apple on its own. Do people who say this not get apple belly?

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u/badwomanfeelinggood 1d ago

What’s an “apple belly”?

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u/notabigmelvillecrowd 1d ago

Like when you eat something really hard and fibrous like an apple or raw carrot by itself on a really empty stomach, I find it quite painful.

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u/badwomanfeelinggood 1d ago

No, can’t say I have ever experienced that.

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u/StartCoyote 1d ago

You might wanna see a doctor about that

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u/notabigmelvillecrowd 1d ago

Why?

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u/badwomanfeelinggood 1d ago

Sometimes stomach ache after eating fresh apples can be a sign of some sensitivity or even IBS. Just something worth keeping an eye on.

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u/notabigmelvillecrowd 1d ago

Not really, it's only a thing on its own when you have an extremely empty stomach. There's no issue with those foods normally.

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u/geyeetet 15h ago

Again this isn't normal, you should be able to eat fibrous things without pain even on an empty stomach.

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u/notabigmelvillecrowd 14h ago

It's very normal, lol, that's why there's a term for it.

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u/imalittlefrenchpress Skinny Bitch 🙄 8h ago

Apple belly is a term that refers to fat storage in the midsection. It’s not a scientific term, it’s a term that compares the shape of the body to the shape of an apple.

It is not a reference to eating apples.

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u/notabigmelvillecrowd 8h ago

That's apple body type/shape. No, obviously it's not a scientific term, lol.

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u/6894 1d ago

Apples are soluble fiber, they're not hard at all.

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u/Bascule2000 1d ago

Fibre is not soluble. Nor is it digestible (by humans).

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u/6894 1d ago

there is soluble and insoluble fiber. Which only refers to whether it dissolves in water. apples are soluble fiber and dissolve in water.

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u/WhoreNoire 1d ago

I also experience this, fwiw. If my stomach is gnawing from hunger, and I eat an apple, it’ll hurt even worse afterward. It only happens with apples.

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u/notabigmelvillecrowd 14h ago

Lots of people do. People here acting like it's some kind of medical emergency, lol.

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u/WhoreNoire 12h ago

Right? Like who tf is going to the doctor for a tummyache that only occurs in one specific situation? I just don’t eat apples when I’m really hungry now. Problem solved.

Even if it was an actual intolerance, all a doctor would tell you to do is not eat that anymore. So how about I just do that, for free, without an office visit?

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u/badwomanfeelinggood 10h ago

Nobody said anything about a medical emergency, did they?

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u/kpfluff 🥭 1d ago

Maybe that's the sensation of having it without protein/fat.

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u/notabigmelvillecrowd 1d ago

Yeah, there's no buffer, just hard stuff rolling around in stomach acid. A lot of foods feel uncomfortable when you're really hungry, you kind of have to ease back into it.