Olive oil causing tummy problems
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try a different oil to see if anything changes. maybe try decreasing quantity0
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@simply_bubbz - have you tried other foods to get that fat? Eggs? Avocado? Nuts? There are many different oils too - like avocado oil, sesame oil, canola, butter. I know people already mentioned some of these. I have usually one serving (so 1 TB) per day of oil. I use butter, olive oil, sesame oi, bacon fat, and coconut oil. In addition, 28g of raw nuts per day. Usually one serving of cheese, and most days 1/3 of a large avocado. Spread it out over your meals and get a variety, it "goes down" a lot easier.
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Olive oil and constipation: Remedies, other treatments, and causes
Olive oil makes stools softer and the insides of the bowel smoother. One tablespoon of olive oil, taken on an empty stomach in the morning, may relieve constipation for many healthy adults. Taking more than this amount can lead to diarrhea and cramps and is not recommended.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/313416.php
^^ This may explain your predicament. In the "old days", castor oil was used with the same results.4 -
I don't think it's particularly common because most people aren't dumping a full Tbsp of straight oil onto their meals.
I cook with it all the time...at most would be a Tbsp for a saute that is going to feed 4 or more people.7 -
Title of the post should read, "Too much olive oil causing tummy problems".4
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Am I the only one who thinks a tablespoon of olive oil isn’t too much? I frequently cook a large portion of vegetables in a tablespoon of EVOO and eat it in one sitting with no ramifications. Yum!2
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nicolehorn0114 wrote: »Am I the only one who thinks a tablespoon of olive oil isn’t too much? I frequently cook a large portion of vegetables in a tablespoon of EVOO and eat it in one sitting with no ramifications. Yum!
I'm with you. When I'm cooking veggies for just myself I typically cook them in 1T of whatever fat I'm using and I routinely top my salads with oil and vinegar and I use 1T of oil.
Disclaimer: I'm following a Keto diet so I understand that my fat intake is on the high side for some.1 -
nicolehorn0114 wrote: »Am I the only one who thinks a tablespoon of olive oil isn’t too much? I frequently cook a large portion of vegetables in a tablespoon of EVOO and eat it in one sitting with no ramifications. Yum!
She's not cooking with it though. She's pouring it over a dish.
I agree that cooking with 1 T of OO isn't a lot, especially in a non non-stick pan.4 -
nicolehorn0114 wrote: »Am I the only one who thinks a tablespoon of olive oil isn’t too much? I frequently cook a large portion of vegetables in a tablespoon of EVOO and eat it in one sitting with no ramifications. Yum!
If it isn't causing problems then it isn't too much. The OP is doing low-carb, too. That combined with this amount of EVOO might be the issue. When mixed with sufficient fiber, maybe that is the difference.
When I make stove top popcorn I use a full serving of oil (0.5 TB EVOO, 0.5 TB butter and 1 tsp coconut oil) for a big bowl and eat it all myself and have no problems.1 -
nicolehorn0114 wrote: »Am I the only one who thinks a tablespoon of olive oil isn’t too much? I frequently cook a large portion of vegetables in a tablespoon of EVOO and eat it in one sitting with no ramifications. Yum!
But when you cook with it, you actually lose a lot of the oil onto the base of the pan, and some is absorbed into the food. OP is just poring uncooked olive oil onto their cooked meal, twice a day.3 -
You could also try ghee
@simply_bubbz if it is the amount of fat that is causing problems, as most of us think, substituting one type of fat for another isn't likely to help.1 -
Anytime I ingest more than 20 - 25 grams of any kind of fat at once, I get a stomach ache, nausea, bloating, gas that lasts for hours. It's also generally a couple of days before I'll be able to go to the bathroom again. A Tbsp of olive oil doesn't quite reach that 20 gram threshold that makes me ill, but I completely sympathize with your symptoms!0
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I just glanced at OP's food diary. There are a couple of days with 4 TBSP straight olive oil!! ick!
@simply_bubbz, why are you doing this? To what purpose?3 -
nicolehorn0114 wrote: »Am I the only one who thinks a tablespoon of olive oil isn’t too much? I frequently cook a large portion of vegetables in a tablespoon of EVOO and eat it in one sitting with no ramifications. Yum!
But when you cook with it, you actually lose a lot of the oil onto the base of the pan, and some is absorbed into the food. OP is just poring uncooked olive oil onto their cooked meal, twice a day.
When I’m not being conscious of calories, I’ve even cooked with more than a tablespoon and had no issues.0 -
nicolehorn0114 wrote: »nicolehorn0114 wrote: »Am I the only one who thinks a tablespoon of olive oil isn’t too much? I frequently cook a large portion of vegetables in a tablespoon of EVOO and eat it in one sitting with no ramifications. Yum!
But when you cook with it, you actually lose a lot of the oil onto the base of the pan, and some is absorbed into the food. OP is just poring uncooked olive oil onto their cooked meal, twice a day.
When I’m not being conscious of calories, I’ve even cooked with more than a tablespoon and had no issues.
That may be so, but you are not pouring 1-2TBSP olive oil on your food (as a "sauce" or "dressing") on your food, twice a day for a week running. Context, please.2 -
Calliope610 wrote: »I just glanced at OP's food diary. There are a couple of days with 4 TBSP straight olive oil!! ick!
@simply_bubbz, why are you doing this? To what purpose?
Yeah, OP, rather than pouring fat over all your meals, why not try eating some foods that are naturally higher in fat? I know several people who are doing keto or low carb, and none of them pour uncooked oil over their food.
Perhaps you could find info on better ways to get your macros in line in the Low Carbers Group
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group
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Calliope610 wrote: »nicolehorn0114 wrote: »nicolehorn0114 wrote: »Am I the only one who thinks a tablespoon of olive oil isn’t too much? I frequently cook a large portion of vegetables in a tablespoon of EVOO and eat it in one sitting with no ramifications. Yum!
But when you cook with it, you actually lose a lot of the oil onto the base of the pan, and some is absorbed into the food. OP is just poring uncooked olive oil onto their cooked meal, twice a day.
When I’m not being conscious of calories, I’ve even cooked with more than a tablespoon and had no issues.
That may be so, but you are not pouring 1-2TBSP olive oil on your food (as a "sauce" or "dressing") on your food, twice a day for a week running. Context, please.
I like very oily salad dressings, pesto sauces, and browned butter sauce, so yeah, I basically do...1 -
nicolehorn0114 wrote: »Calliope610 wrote: »nicolehorn0114 wrote: »nicolehorn0114 wrote: »Am I the only one who thinks a tablespoon of olive oil isn’t too much? I frequently cook a large portion of vegetables in a tablespoon of EVOO and eat it in one sitting with no ramifications. Yum!
But when you cook with it, you actually lose a lot of the oil onto the base of the pan, and some is absorbed into the food. OP is just poring uncooked olive oil onto their cooked meal, twice a day.
When I’m not being conscious of calories, I’ve even cooked with more than a tablespoon and had no issues.
That may be so, but you are not pouring 1-2TBSP olive oil on your food (as a "sauce" or "dressing") on your food, twice a day for a week running. Context, please.
I like very oily salad dressings, pesto sauces, and browned butter sauce, so yeah, I basically do...
So it sounds like you're regularly eating this way. OP has been eating this way for just a week, which is probably why she's having some issues. Dramatically increasing fat in the diet can have this type of impact on some people.0 -
nicolehorn0114 wrote: »Calliope610 wrote: »nicolehorn0114 wrote: »nicolehorn0114 wrote: »Am I the only one who thinks a tablespoon of olive oil isn’t too much? I frequently cook a large portion of vegetables in a tablespoon of EVOO and eat it in one sitting with no ramifications. Yum!
But when you cook with it, you actually lose a lot of the oil onto the base of the pan, and some is absorbed into the food. OP is just poring uncooked olive oil onto their cooked meal, twice a day.
When I’m not being conscious of calories, I’ve even cooked with more than a tablespoon and had no issues.
That may be so, but you are not pouring 1-2TBSP olive oil on your food (as a "sauce" or "dressing") on your food, twice a day for a week running. Context, please.
I like very oily salad dressings, pesto sauces, and browned butter sauce, so yeah, I basically do...
Mmm, pesto!
If you like fresh tomatoes, Pesto Alla Trapanese is great.
I no longer have access to America's Test Kitchen, but this was the recipe I used to use:
https://www.americastestkitchen.com/recipes/4802-pasta-with-tomato-and-almond-pesto-pesto-alla-trapanese
This is probably similar: http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/pasta-with-tomato-and-almond-pesto-pesto-alla-trapanese-4178030 -
kshama2001 wrote: »nicolehorn0114 wrote: »Calliope610 wrote: »nicolehorn0114 wrote: »nicolehorn0114 wrote: »Am I the only one who thinks a tablespoon of olive oil isn’t too much? I frequently cook a large portion of vegetables in a tablespoon of EVOO and eat it in one sitting with no ramifications. Yum!
But when you cook with it, you actually lose a lot of the oil onto the base of the pan, and some is absorbed into the food. OP is just poring uncooked olive oil onto their cooked meal, twice a day.
When I’m not being conscious of calories, I’ve even cooked with more than a tablespoon and had no issues.
That may be so, but you are not pouring 1-2TBSP olive oil on your food (as a "sauce" or "dressing") on your food, twice a day for a week running. Context, please.
I like very oily salad dressings, pesto sauces, and browned butter sauce, so yeah, I basically do...
Mmm, pesto!
If you like fresh tomatoes, Pesto Alla Trapanese is great.
I no longer have access to America's Test Kitchen, but this was the recipe I used to use:
https://www.americastestkitchen.com/recipes/4802-pasta-with-tomato-and-almond-pesto-pesto-alla-trapanese
This is probably similar: http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/pasta-with-tomato-and-almond-pesto-pesto-alla-trapanese-417803
Mmm... I have to try that!
A low-fat diet and I would go together like oil and water. Lol1 -
If you are eliminating the olive oil and trying something else, and it seems to indicate that you were right, and olive oil was the problem? A couple things that could be involved OTHER than having an allergy or intolerance to olives.
1. I would check the olive oil brand online and see if it is one of those that have bene discussed as basically screwing up their olive oil. There is a under-discussed scandal in the olive oil industry with a lot of olive oil brands having lower quality oil than they are supposed to, like having olive oil that has oxidized (which could produce compounds that can cause you problems) or even adulterating the oils, like mixing in OTHER oils+ dyes, etc... (this is an old article about it, but there is more recent information out there that indicates it is still an issue, and I believe had a link that may have mentioned brands: https://lifehacker.com/the-most-and-least-fake-extra-virgin-olive-oil-brands-1460894373 )
2. If your olive oil is a nicer one, or cold pressed, it could be higher in histamine (olives are naturally higher in histamine, so if an olive oil isn't as processed, sometimes the oil retains more of this histamine level). If you have any hay fever allergies right now, or have oral allergy syndrome, or any mild food allergies, sometimes this higher histamine level can be enough to set off a mild reaction. I know a few folks with major allergies who have this issue, and have had it myself (and wow did that take some work to figure out what was going on!).
If, on trying the new fat, you are still having issues, you might want to check out your gall bladder, or at least check to see if ANY fat in a concentrated amount is an issue. The gall baldder is used processing fats, so when it has problems, all fats become a problem. The first sign would, I believe, be when you are having trouble with larger amounts of fats at a time, you know?
If you are feeling really fatigued, might be good to check celiac disease, as this disease can cause issues with gall bladder and kidneys sometimes, and sometimes fatigue is the major symptom (and not gut issues).2 -
tallow is animal fat usually from beef or mutton(lamb).michelle172415 wrote: »If you think it is the Olive Oil, then cut back on it. There are plenty of other healthy fats out there - coconut oil, avocado oil, tallow, ghee, sesame oil, pretty much any nut oils (not peanut, they are a legume). I usually put 1T of Olive Oil on my salad along with some balsamic vinegar with no issues. Or try cooking in the oil instead of just putting it on top of whatever you are eating. Like last night, I made bacon and then I saved the bacon drippings and used some to saute some mushrooms and zucchini and used the rest to fry a couple of eggs.
I follow a Keto diet and my diary is open, feel free to take a look, and if you want to see what those foods actually look like on my plate instead of just in a diary, feel free to PM me and I'd be happy to share my IG account.
GL!
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CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
tallow is animal fat usually from beef or mutton(lamb).michelle172415 wrote: »If you think it is the Olive Oil, then cut back on it. There are plenty of other healthy fats out there - coconut oil, avocado oil, tallow, ghee, sesame oil, pretty much any nut oils (not peanut, they are a legume). I usually put 1T of Olive Oil on my salad along with some balsamic vinegar with no issues. Or try cooking in the oil instead of just putting it on top of whatever you are eating. Like last night, I made bacon and then I saved the bacon drippings and used some to saute some mushrooms and zucchini and used the rest to fry a couple of eggs.
I follow a Keto diet and my diary is open, feel free to take a look, and if you want to see what those foods actually look like on my plate instead of just in a diary, feel free to PM me and I'd be happy to share my IG account.
GL!
I am well aware what tallow is. What about my post led you to believe that I don't?2 -
michelle172415 wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
tallow is animal fat usually from beef or mutton(lamb).michelle172415 wrote: »If you think it is the Olive Oil, then cut back on it. There are plenty of other healthy fats out there - coconut oil, avocado oil, tallow, ghee, sesame oil, pretty much any nut oils (not peanut, they are a legume). I usually put 1T of Olive Oil on my salad along with some balsamic vinegar with no issues. Or try cooking in the oil instead of just putting it on top of whatever you are eating. Like last night, I made bacon and then I saved the bacon drippings and used some to saute some mushrooms and zucchini and used the rest to fry a couple of eggs.
I follow a Keto diet and my diary is open, feel free to take a look, and if you want to see what those foods actually look like on my plate instead of just in a diary, feel free to PM me and I'd be happy to share my IG account.
GL!
I am well aware what tallow is. What about my post led you to believe that I don't?
Just guessing here, but maybe she thinks animal fat /= healthy fat?1 -
it bothers me stomach. so does flax. I understand that the fat is the same so be aware.0
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michelle172415 wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
tallow is animal fat usually from beef or mutton(lamb).michelle172415 wrote: »If you think it is the Olive Oil, then cut back on it. There are plenty of other healthy fats out there - coconut oil, avocado oil, tallow, ghee, sesame oil, pretty much any nut oils (not peanut, they are a legume). I usually put 1T of Olive Oil on my salad along with some balsamic vinegar with no issues. Or try cooking in the oil instead of just putting it on top of whatever you are eating. Like last night, I made bacon and then I saved the bacon drippings and used some to saute some mushrooms and zucchini and used the rest to fry a couple of eggs.
I follow a Keto diet and my diary is open, feel free to take a look, and if you want to see what those foods actually look like on my plate instead of just in a diary, feel free to PM me and I'd be happy to share my IG account.
GL!
I am well aware what tallow is. What about my post led you to believe that I don't?
you said plenty of healthy fats there so you put plant and nut oils which then you added tallow and ghee which are animal fats. but you said not peanut oil? animals fats while they may not be unhealthy they are saturated fats where the plant and nut oils arent . some would say one is better than the other. I never said you didnt know what tallow was .1 -
CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »michelle172415 wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
tallow is animal fat usually from beef or mutton(lamb).michelle172415 wrote: »If you think it is the Olive Oil, then cut back on it. There are plenty of other healthy fats out there - coconut oil, avocado oil, tallow, ghee, sesame oil, pretty much any nut oils (not peanut, they are a legume). I usually put 1T of Olive Oil on my salad along with some balsamic vinegar with no issues. Or try cooking in the oil instead of just putting it on top of whatever you are eating. Like last night, I made bacon and then I saved the bacon drippings and used some to saute some mushrooms and zucchini and used the rest to fry a couple of eggs.
I follow a Keto diet and my diary is open, feel free to take a look, and if you want to see what those foods actually look like on my plate instead of just in a diary, feel free to PM me and I'd be happy to share my IG account.
GL!
I am well aware what tallow is. What about my post led you to believe that I don't?
you said plenty of healthy fats there so you put plant and nut oils which then you added tallow and ghee which are animal fats. but you said not peanut oil? animals fats while they may not be unhealthy they are saturated fats where the plant and nut oils arent . some would say one is better than the other. I never said you didnt know what tallow was .
Coconut oil is saturated.1 -
michelle172415 wrote: »nicolehorn0114 wrote: »Am I the only one who thinks a tablespoon of olive oil isn’t too much? I frequently cook a large portion of vegetables in a tablespoon of EVOO and eat it in one sitting with no ramifications. Yum!
I'm with you. When I'm cooking veggies for just myself I typically cook them in 1T of whatever fat I'm using and I routinely top my salads with oil and vinegar and I use 1T of oil.
Disclaimer: I'm following a Keto diet so I understand that my fat intake is on the high side for some.
I agree with both of you! It's just a tablespoon lol but the problem may be that I'm eating it uncooked..I just wanted to consume all of it because if I cooked with it most of it would be lost0 -
kshama2001 wrote: »nicolehorn0114 wrote: »Am I the only one who thinks a tablespoon of olive oil isn’t too much? I frequently cook a large portion of vegetables in a tablespoon of EVOO and eat it in one sitting with no ramifications. Yum!
She's not cooking with it though. She's pouring it over a dish.
I agree that cooking with 1 T of OO isn't a lot, especially in a non non-stick pan.
Yeah that's probably the problem. I'll start cooking with it and see how that works0 -
nicolehorn0114 wrote: »Am I the only one who thinks a tablespoon of olive oil isn’t too much? I frequently cook a large portion of vegetables in a tablespoon of EVOO and eat it in one sitting with no ramifications. Yum!
But when you cook with it, you actually lose a lot of the oil onto the base of the pan, and some is absorbed into the food. OP is just poring uncooked olive oil onto their cooked meal, twice a day.
Not twice a day every day...0
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