Has anyone here ever eaten a banana that just locked up your insides?
I had a banana with breakfast yesterday, and it sat in my stomach like a rock all day. Then it got to my large intestine and felt the same, only worse.
Then when it got to my small intestine, the fun really started. Cramps, waves of pain. I slept about 3 hours last night, punctuated with painful cramps that woke me up every 30-45 minutes.
It's 5:30 the next day, and I'm still not right. The pain is mostly gone, but there's still some discomfort.
We've got two bunches of bananas in the kitchen, and I'm scared to touch any of them.
Posted: 05/22/2026 at 05:34 PM ET
Thread Replies (19)
Has anyone here ever eaten a banana that just locked up your insides?
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-- Will Stewart
May 22, 2026 at 05:34 PM ET
May 22, 2026 at 05:34 PM ET
Will Stewart
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05/22/26 05:34 PM ET
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05/22/26 05:34 PM ET
Here's your problem, your digestive tract is plumbed backwards! Your large
-- Galenahokie
May 23, 2026 at 08:26 AM ET
Galenahokie
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05/23/26 08:26 AM ET
Well! Thanks for the biology lesson!
-- Will Stewart
May 23, 2026 at 09:57 AM ET
May 23, 2026 at 09:57 AM ET
Will Stewart
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05/23/26 09:57 AM ET
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05/23/26 09:57 AM ET
I think that's called IBS?**
-- hoosnowahokie
May 22, 2026 at 10:45 PM ET
hoosnowahokie
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05/22/26 10:45 PM ET
Amee tav fem ta bananas? Feila pudum copka digestive discomfort.**
-- GSOHokie01
May 22, 2026 at 10:45 PM ET
GSOHokie01
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05/22/26 10:45 PM ET
Sometimes a banana in the tailpipe can stall your whole system.
-- KCHokie2
May 22, 2026 at 08:15 PM ET
KCHokie2
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05/22/26 08:15 PM ET
I think your problem may be your intestines were installed backwards. Most
-- Coach McGuirk
May 22, 2026 at 06:40 PM ET
Coach McGuirk
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05/22/26 06:40 PM ET
Green bananas are rich in resistant starch and fiber
-- EDGEMAN
May 22, 2026 at 06:43 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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05/22/26 06:43 PM ET
I think the fiber is in the ripe ones, not the green ones.**
-- Coach McGuirk
May 22, 2026 at 07:23 PM ET
Coach McGuirk
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05/22/26 07:23 PM ET
Don’t buy green bananas. Wait, that came out wrong.**
-- HwoodHokie
May 22, 2026 at 07:03 PM ET
HwoodHokie
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05/22/26 07:03 PM ET
Did you consume it quickly and possibly not chew it up well?**
-- scoop76cs
May 22, 2026 at 06:09 PM ET
scoop76cs
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05/22/26 06:09 PM ET
Not really. It was a little green though.**
-- Will Stewart
May 22, 2026 at 06:25 PM ET
May 22, 2026 at 06:25 PM ET
Will Stewart
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05/22/26 06:25 PM ET
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05/22/26 06:25 PM ET
Like I used to tell my step daughters..
-- VTreddog
May 22, 2026 at 06:47 PM ET
VTreddog
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05/22/26 06:47 PM ET
I think it's about 99.37% that the banana was not your problem**
-- JoesterVT
May 22, 2026 at 05:41 PM ET
JoesterVT
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05/22/26 05:41 PM ET
What're you, some kinda gastroentomologist? Fake doctors bug me.**
-- PhotoHokieNC
May 22, 2026 at 05:53 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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05/22/26 05:53 PM ET
It's mostly entomologists. who bug me....🤣🤣😵💫**
-- HOKIERIT
May 22, 2026 at 07:29 PM ET
HOKIERIT
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05/22/26 07:29 PM ET
How do you know the banana was the culprit? Did you eat the tarantula?
-- PhotoHokieNC
May 22, 2026 at 05:40 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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05/22/26 05:40 PM ET