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Until recently, I've never had any problems eating eggs, love them - boiled, poached, scrambled, fried - the lot.
But a couple of years ago I got severe stomach cramps after eating some eggs, and since then its happened every few months.
Is it possible I've developed an allergy or intolerance to them ? If so. why does it only happen sometime? Does it depend on how many I eat or how I'm cooking them ? Would love some feedback on this cos I love my eggs, and I do eat a lot of them (6 to 10 a week on average).
But a couple of years ago I got severe stomach cramps after eating some eggs, and since then its happened every few months.
Is it possible I've developed an allergy or intolerance to them ? If so. why does it only happen sometime? Does it depend on how many I eat or how I'm cooking them ? Would love some feedback on this cos I love my eggs, and I do eat a lot of them (6 to 10 a week on average).
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Doesn't sound like an allergy but could be intolerance especially if it only comes on after eating larger amounts than usual.
I could be other things and best see your GP if you keep getting stomach cramps. |
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I fart like a trooper when having eaten prawns or chicken, its like the type of bacteria in my gut hate the stuff.
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Don't know about allergy but eggs are quite "binding", they can be a way of firming yourself up if you are "loose".
Are you eating them with little fibre, are you a bit constipated afterwards? |
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Eggs are fatty. Could be this is the issue. I had similar severe stomach cramps, like very bad indegestion.
Turned out I had gall stones. Make an appointment with Dr. |
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I don't think they give me constipation. But one thing I always do when I get the cramps is to eat a banana ASAP. That usually guarantees I'll sh*t the problem right out my system.
Its proper diarrhoea when it comes, but always makes me feel better afterwards. I wonder if its just the egg whites I've got an intolerance for ? Also whenever you eat the odd bit of egg thats not cooked thru, its always the white. Maybe I should try separating the yolks. Its the yolk that has all the taste (and most of the protein) anyway. |
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Wrong answer!
I doubt it's Egg white, it's pretty much entirely good quality protein so I doubt it's that unless you have reactions to protein. (The German for Protein is Eiweiss = Eggwhite) All the other stuff in the yolk - fats, vitamins, iron and so on, and without checking (despite my name!) AFAIK virtually no protein. |
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Ok Just Checking-ed :)
The White IS essentially just protein + water, as I said. The Yolk however does contain some protein as well - along with the fats and vitamins. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_white But fitness guys trying to bulk up muscle etc would do it the opposite way of what you suggest, for the reasons I gave. They'd bin the yolk with the carbs + fat, and just have the white. |
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Just Checking • January 27, 2018 7:33 PM GMT
Ok Just Checking-ed :) The White IS essentially just protein + water, as I said. The Yolk however does contain some protein as well - along with the fats and vitamins. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_white But fitness guys trying to bulk up muscle etc would do it the opposite way of what you suggest, for the reasons I gave. They'd bin the yolk with the carbs + fat, and just have the white. The bodybuilders that bin the yolks are clueless and plenty do as you say All the nutrients barring most of the protein (yolks contain protein) are in the yolk and full digestion of the whites is not possible without the yolks. Can you suddenly develop an egg allergy ? Platini Platini 27 Jan 18 13:19 Joined: 20 Dec 02 | Topic/replies: 18,251 | Blogger: Platini's blog Until recently, I've never had any problems eating eggs, love them - boiled, poached, scrambled, fried - the lot. But a couple of years ago I got severe stomach cramps after eating some eggs, and since then its happened every few months. Is it possible I've developed an allergy or intolerance to them ? If so. why does it only happen sometime? Does it depend on how many I eat or how I'm cooking them ? Would love some feedback on this cos I love my eggs, and I do eat a lot of them (6 to 10 a week on average). Yes you can develop an egg allergy as an adult It may sound extreme but I was on 18 per day mixed with protein and cream earlier this year and chose to stop partly because it was a faff and concerns about developing intolerance. Within a short period of time after eating (or even touching) eggs, you may experience the following symptoms: Skin reactions, such as swelling, a rash, hives or eczema. Wheezing or difficulty breathing. Runny nose and sneezingRed or watery eyes. Stomach pain, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. Anaphylaxis (less common) |
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the bodybuilders are nutters - they eat a ton of powder made up of crushed egg shells, near mind the whites.
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Old school bodybuilder one that for essential minerals
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Most problems with perceived food intolerance/allergies, are caused by our stomachs not being designed to digest protein, carbs sugar and fat all at the same time.
Yet doctors aren't taught this at school, they're taught to dole out pills instead. Also the delicious nature of the modern diet encourages us to overload our stomachs by eating far too much in one go. It's easy to put that to the test. Simply eat a plant based diet without meat and fish and dairy, or the opposite, a fat based diet without carbs. Eliminate sugar as far as possible. Another way is to eat your protein without carbs on one day, and eat your carbs without fat and protein on the next. You'll also find that if you really do have problems with certain foods they will become easier to spot. |
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A common misconception with food intolerances is that the last food you ate is the culprit.
If your stomach is still struggling to digest the last unbalanced meal you ate, eating more will simply add to the problem. |
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Opponents of eating food in this way, gleefully point out that most foods are a combination of all three, fat protein and carbs.
What is the key here is the dominating element in the food, like bread is dominated by carbs, so if you eat bread by itself your stomach digests the food easily and doesn't use large amounts of acid. Put a thick wedge of meat between the slices of bread and acid is needed to digest the meat. That creates conflict straight away, but your stomach will handle a small meal such as a sandwich. It's when you eat large amounts of conflicting foods that the fireworks start. |
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Dr Crippen everything you've said is spot on very good posts
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Thank you Denzil.
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seconded, very interesting stuff Dr C.
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