Sprinkling nuts and dried fruits on top of your salad ups the taste factor, but it could also be the cause of your post- salad tummy troubles. That's because they often contain added sugar—a major bloating perpetrator.

Do salads make you bloated?

After dealing with chronic bloat and stomach problems, I decided to ditch salads. Raw, cruciferous vegetables are tough to digest because they're fibrous. If you have an unhealthy gastrointestinal tract or food sensitivities, then you're more likely to have a bad reaction to digesting raw vegetables.

Does lettuce cause gas and bloating?

There are plenty of vegetables out there that do not create gas. Vegetables to Eat: Spinach, cucumbers, lettuce, sweet potatoes and zucchini are all great to eat and do not cause bloating.