After series of experiments I discovered that fresh onion and garlic are guaranteed heartburn/stomach pain triggers for me. Even though both of them are not acidic in nature they contain very bitter substances which irritate my stomach and cause hell lot of pain. This pain is different from the usual heartburn caused by acid but it hurts as bad.
The only form of onion and garlic I can consume without any irritation is well cooked: fried or steamed. It is good that I can consume at least cooked onions since they add flavor to the food but cooking destroys many vitamins in onion thus making it less nutritious. But I haven’t discovered any way to make raw onions or garlic harmless for my stomach.
PS: Don’t believe to anyone who tells you that garlic or onion could help you against stomach diseases. They’re completely wrong.
Correction: actually it looks like onions don’t loose many vitamins and minerals during cooking. Please see tables below.
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