Egg Lovers Beware! page

[swindell]

I know this has already been said in here before most likely, but since going primal, eggs have been a big staple in my diet. I have been eating consistently 3-4 eggs every morning for breakfast and after about 6 weeks I have developed an intolerance that leaves me with intense pain and discomfort like a small knife slowly traveling through my digestive system accompanied with nausea. No hives or anything other than those three things mentioned. It took me a few days to pinpoint it, but its definitely the eggs and I only get it when eating them. Sad..sad day as I depended on them as a very cheap nutritious source of protein and now I have to give them up...So for those that love eating eggs every day, do so with caution so you don't end up in my seat.

-Sam

[NinjaNina]

Oh dear
thanks for the warning and hope it resolves itself soon so you can enjoy a few eggs again.

[jammies]

This is, unfortunately, not all that uncommon around here. The vast majority of people seem to enjoy eggs as frequently as they wish, but a subset seem to develop intolerance. Eggs are high in lectins so perhaps they promote gut permeability for some people?

[TrPAssasin]

That's really unfortunate. You may have to switch over to a poliquin-esque meat and nuts breakfast.

[Ottawa]

I recently expereienced this I have always loved eggs, and they are an ideal breakfast food, Primal or otherwise. Just this past year I started experiencing stomach pains and digestive trouble after eating them. Duck eggs are much worse than chicken eggs.

I can have them every now and then, if I eat them with lots of other things, but this makes me SO sad! Even organic free-roam eggs are much cheaper than meat for breakfast! And so easy to make! Ah well, we must listen to our bodies...

[phigment]

maybe it's not the egg but what they feed the chicken. I know most grocery store eggs feed there chickens soy and corn and a lot of others supplement there food with these. I know I feel icky with these type but chickens that get no soy, corn, or coconut are okay but really expensive.

[noodletoy]

maybe it's not the egg but what they feed the chicken. I know most grocery store eggs feed there chickens soy and corn and a lot of others supplement there food with these. I know I feel icky with these type but chickens that get no soy, corn, or coconut are okay but really expensive.

i've wondered this too. pastured eggs are still a cheap source of protein and so worth it imho.

[Sabine]

One thing I have considered (for when I am more firmly primal) is making eggs a seasonal item. Although the season is long due to different kinds of birds, eggs definitely would not have been a late fall or winter food.

[Ottawa]

I'm sure that's true for some people...I had blood tests done, and for me at least it's the egg itself. I stay away from corn and soy, but if I do have them I don't react to them at all.

[noodletoy]

One thing I have considered (for when I am more firmly primal) is making eggs a seasonal item. Although the season is long due to different kinds of birds, eggs definitely would not have been a late fall or winter food.

chickens likely originate from a climate that would have allowed year-round laying of eggs, although they were initially domesticated for fighting not food.