Are dill pickles vegetables?

[Liberal Jesus Freak]

I'm prepping for a routine colonoscopy and the instructions state no fruit, vegetables, seeds, nuts, blah blah blah...sounds to me like meat only. I know pickles start out as veggies...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I think they are vegetables.

This sounds like an unusual sort of colonoscopy. My instructions had me on clear liquids and then the lovely prep stuff.

[Rollo]

7. Not so unusual...

My last procedure instructions were to avoid high fiber such as veggies for 2-3 days before the procedure. Low fiber stuff was OK. And of course, for the last 24 hours, just "clear liquids".

[mitch96]

30. " and then the lovely prep stuff. "

One product is called "go lightly" ....... anything but... weapons grade clean out...
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[Dr Hobbitstein]

2. They are still vegetables.

Brining them doesn't stop them from being cucumbers just as brining corned beef doesn't stop it from being beef.

[In_The_Wind]

3. You cannot eat dill pickles either.

Good luck

[Rollo]

4. The idea is to reduce roughage, and pickles have fiber and therefore are roughage...

I would avoid them, esp. because the acid content of pickles may irritate the intestinal lining.

Surely you can do without pickles for what, about 48 hours?

Macaroni and cheese is probably OK. LOL.

PS-You've probably heard it already, but the worse part of a colonoscopy is the preparation. I've had the procedure three times so far, and that last quart of insipid salt solution can be difficult to gag down. It helps if it's ice cold. I won't go into what happens next .

[jberryhill]

12. I kinda liked it

I was not only clean inside and out, but I felt like I was jet-propelled.

It was okay.

[Kali]

25. !

(sort of like that first smiley but from a different direction?)

[Solly Mack]

5. Start out and remain a vegetable.

Don't eat the pickle.

[Shrike47]

6. Bread is your friend. Pickles are cucumbers, so they are off your list.

I'm surprised no fruit. They told me no seeds, but that still leaves cantaloupe. No fruit inJuly is mental cruelty. Raspberriesare so good and so brief.

[hlthe2b]

8. pickled cucumbers... technically a FRUIT because cucumbers have seeds.

Now, how's that for trivia... Botanists say fruit for that reason, but cooks would say vegetable.


But, no, it would not be allowed.

[LSFL]

9. beat me to it

[Rollo]

15. Fruit and vegetable are common terms, and proper classification uses a Latin based ...

... hierarchical taxonomic system...



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[hlthe2b]

17. Yes and botanists have delineated it as fruit... the Supreme court (for tax purposes) declared cukes

a vegetable in 1893, but as all too often today, they did so ignoring the science.
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/149/304/case.html

The cucumber is the edible fruit of the cucumber plant Cucumis sativus, which belongs to the gourd family ...

[Rollo]

23. Yes, and botannically mushrooms are fruits also...

Which illustrates how ridiculous things get when you mix scientific definitions with common labels.

I think most of us would consider sweet plant parts as being fruits, and crunchy not so sweet plant parts as vegetables.

But the botanical definition would classify green beans, squash, corn on the cob, and chili peppers as fruits, simply because they contain seeds by which the plant can reproduce.

IMHO the botanists should use different terms instead of "fruit" and "vegetable", and leave the commoners and their tomatoes and cucumbers and peppers alone.

Taking it even further, people can be fruits, as in "fruit of my loins". So, you see, fruit is such a broad term that it really is inappropriate for any sort of scientific classification.

Although I suppose it does provide pedantic types with a curious sense of accomplishment when they correct someone who, for example, refers to a tomato as a vegetable.

[hlthe2b]

24. Goodness gracious, this really disturbs you, it seems...LOLOL

Most of us just find it a point of interest and point it out (as did many others) in that light...

Really, this bothers you THAT much? Heavens.

[Rollo]

27. No, I'm just tired of the "fruit vs. vegetable" debate...

because the terms used are, at best, woefully inexact and general, even when used by a trained botanist.

And then they get trotted out with a snicker and/or sneer by someone who wants to one-up somebody about their food choices.

It's just too stupid.



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[lunasun]

26. Thanks I never followed through on why things that are veggie to me are properly classified

as fruit . As a commoner I thought maybe it had to do with starch or sugar content
Now I know it has to do with the seed

[LeftInTX]

42. I don't think a mushroom is a fruit.

It is a fungus not a plant.

Although they are called "fruiting bodies", it is more like the kind of fruit as in "fruit of my loins".

[Rollo]

44. And they are prime example of the folly of trying to classify things as fruits, or not.

[jberryhill]

10. Are they meat? Carbs? No

[Rollo]

11. Think about the goal...

The goal being to provide the doctor with a clear field of view of your lower intestine. Chunks of undigested pickle would not be helpful. Residue of tomato, grape, pomegranate, cherry, etc. juice might obscure bleeding and would also not help. What comes out the last morning of the procedure should be clear or slightly yellow (from bile, I guess). I'll leave further detail to your imagination. But the saline solution you are prescribed to take the night before is basically a colon cleanse.

[appleannie1943]

13. Vegetables with seeds

[jberryhill]

14. And hey, congrats

It's a worthwhile thing to do.

[jpak]

16. Yes

n/t

[Liberal Jesus Freak]

18. Wow...

...didn't expect such an education It's what I figured but I'm hungry! Roasted chicken for dinner and clear liquids tomorrow! Thanks for the good wishes

[pangaia]

20. That'll teach you to ask a serious question here.

[Warpy]

19. No veg, pickled or not

Strange prep. How long are you supposed to live like this?

I just had to do clear liquids for a day and then the gallons of laxative the night before.

[dixiegrrrrl]

29. Did they tell you to avoid seeds, nuts, and NSAIDS 7 days prior?

and no orange, red, purple juices, only clear liquids the day before???
that's what my handout says.

[Warpy]

31. Nothing red, brown or purple. No seeds on the bread.

Clear liquids for 24 hours, then the Night of a Thousand Shits.

[dixiegrrrrl]

32. NOT looking forward to this at all.

So if you are up all night in the bathroom, then no sleep and then 8 am exam?

Pls. tell me there is no physical reason I cannot go straight to bed afterwards....

[Warpy]

34. That's what I did, out like a mackerel for about 4 hours.

Other than my arse getting sore from the hard toilet seat, I have to say it wasn't awful, not like diarrhea from a bug. There was no cramping, just a feeling of fullness followed by a gush into the bowl. I ended up rolling up an old towel into a U-shape to pad the seat, that helped quite a bit.

[dixiegrrrrl]

38. Warpy, thank you.

That was clear enough information for me to feel somewhat relieved.
No pun intended.

[yellowdogintexas]

36. you won't care after they drug you up- really good drugs

be sure you have someone to drive you home. They don't let you stay long enough to sleep it off adequately enough to drive

[dixiegrrrrl]

39. The info did emphasize the need for a driver.

Also luckily, we live within 5 miles of the hospital.

Ohhh..important question....do they use needles????

[populistdriven]

21. Well, Cadavers aren't People so I'd say no.

[sarge43]

22. They're cucumbers marinated in vinegar and spices

So, when in doubt, don't.

[LisaL]

28. And cucumber is a vegetable.

[left-of-center2012]

33. There are plenty of things you can eat while doing the prep

Why get stuck on pickles?

[yellowdogintexas]

35. of course they are, they are made from cucumbers!!!!

definitely a no no in getting ready for the scopy. I'd stick to soft food like scrambled eggs, baked potato no skin, pudding, smoothies, and other low fiber items. Meat takes longer to transit through so just that much to get rid of during the Dreaded Purge

[yortsed snacilbuper]

37. Is the pope a catholic.

[Liberal Jesus Freak]

40. UPDATE

I did not eat the pickle, tempted as I was Just drank my first glass of golightly with the lemon flavor packet added...doesn't help. Thanks again for the education and the good wishes

[yewberry]

41. Oh, I remember that stuff.

Hope you weren't planning on leaving the house of the rest of the day.

[LeftInTX]

43. Cheers!!!

Bottoms up!!!