You started a new diet plan and you're psyched to be eating more of your favorite seasonal foods -- fruits and vegetables. Thing is, every time you eat fruits, vegetables and legumes, you suffer with gas and bloating. This may be happening for several reasons.

First, understand that natures foods, particularly fruits, vegetables and beans are the real deal. These contain water and real fiber, versus cellulose and other fake fiber additives found in processed and "fortified" food. When you increase your amount of fruits, vegetables and legumes there is going to be a natural reaction. This natural reaction of adjustment: bloating, gas and discomfort are a telling indication of your current gut health. That being said, if your body reacts to fruits, vegetables, legumes and other fibrous foods negatively it's a sure bet your current gut health is in question.

Other reasons your body could be reacting negatively to highly nutritious, fibrous and natural foods could stem from your previous diet being too high animal products, wheat and processed foods. Your body has had to adjust to these foods at one time too. In fact, because of these types of diets most americans carry at minimum, five to twenty-five pounds of dried fecal matter in their gut at all times. Eating a high amount of fruits and vegetables and allowing the processes of elimination to occur help to correct this.

The best remedy for improving gut health and addressing your bloating and gas issue is simple: continue to eat more vegetables, fruit, beans and legumes and allow your body to do it's adjusting and eliminative work. In time your body will adjust to this new and healthy way of eating, in the same way that your amazing human body has adjusted to your bad diet. For example, if you drank alcohol, your body has had no choice but to adjust to it, or you would've died. Whether you remember or not, eating processed junk and fast foods came with their adjustment reactions as well. Rest assured, if you have switched to eating fruits, vegetables, beans, legumes and other plant-based foods that contain awesome amounts of real fiber, minerals and vitamins your body is going to adjust. Stay with it.

One easy way to ease into a diet that requires eating more fruits and vegetables than you're accustomed to, is to properly combine what you're eating, so as not to further aggravate the digestive tract.

Add celery juice to your diet. Drinking celery juice first thing in the morning to correct overall digestion will correct digestion in as little as one week. Eat the same fruits together. For example, eat two oranges, or two apples or three bananas at breakfast instead of mixing them until the digestive tract adjusts to having fruit.Sip ginger tea anytime there's stomach upset to ease symptoms immediately.Do not drink fermented fruit (think wine or any other alcoholic beverage with your salads or even with fruit (think sangria.)Eat simple salads that have at minimum three vegetable ingredients, then add more accordingly.

Enjoy eating fruits and vegetables with the understanding that your gut health needs to be improved and your digestive tract is reacting to a positive change.  Give your body the time it needs and you will become adjusted to eating more and more fruits and vegetables, while improving your gut health as well.