anyone else with a meat intolerance?

I am so very sorry.

You should have an allergy test done by your doctor. I also suffered from digestive symptoms for several years but improved on a vegetarian diet. Turns out I was allergic to eggs, and I'm feeling much better now that I've eliminated them from my diet.

But it was difficult to determine what foods were triggering my symptoms because eggs are used in so many processed foods. Allergy tests aren't 100% accurate either, but luckily for me the test plus the elimination diet worked to diagnose my allergy.

my body rejects boiled crawfish due to the infrequency with which i get to eat it now that I no longer live in LA...

I don't digest beef properly. Every other meat is fine, even pork, but beef just sits in my stomach for hours and hours and does cause some discomfort. Maybe I'm missing some kind of enzyme, I don't know.

I wish the stomach problems came from the lack meat in my diet. Before this I was a real meater. It was one of the hardest things I've had to do.

I wonder if you can "teach" your body to eat meat again. Like eat one teaspoon of ground beef with other stuff every day for a few weeks. Then move that up to two teaspoons, then a tablespoon, and so on. I know people who have done this with mild reactions to eggs, where they started with half a teaspoon and gradually moved up to eating an entire boiled egg. It takes a few months as you gradually build up the dosage, but possible if your digestive system is "trainable".

I would see a Gastroenterologist. I have been seeing one for awhile and it's really helped. I would have moments when I couldn't tolerate anything I ate and vomit for days or I would have the stomach pain of all heck! I found out I had acid reflux and I had Gall Bladder Stones which I had to get removed.

I have the same problem, I don't digest it properly. In fact stool tests have shown that it actually passes through undigested.

It is all meat. Eggs are okay in baking and I can have an odd one here or there, but an omelette is not great. I can have dairy in moderation. Fish is iffy, tinned tuna and white fish are okay, salmon is not. Seafood again in reasonable portions.

My gastro doctor suggested to cut it out for 12 months and then see whether it can be reintroduced. I had problems with it for the last 5 years, but meat wasn't identified as the culprit until last year. Before that I was on the low FODMAP diet for IBS and when it didn't solve the issue my old doctor suggested that it was user error. It was accidental that I found what the cause of my pain though now I would really like to figure out what exactly causes this issue with meat and whether it is something that will eventually get better or get cured so to speak.

I call myself a reluctant vegetarian :-)

Oh god. That sounds horrendous.
I wouldn't want to live without bacon in my life :brokenheart:

I've come to the conclusion after years of near daily stomach pain that I have a meat intolerance. Ive stoped eating meat for nearly 9months now. Every time I slip up and eat meat, bam a few hours later stomach paaaain. Does anyone else have this problem? What do they do aabout it. I now maintain a nearly vegetarian diet. And have had very little pain these last months.

I'm sorry. This happens with all kinds of meat? Have you tried with chicken or turkey?

I have Crohn's Disease (CD) and one of my triggers is meat. I can't eat beef, lamb or pork in ANY form. I can't eat turkey, but I can occasionally eat chicken (but only breast meat) although if I eat too much I'm in trouble.
I have no problems with fish, but I can't eat seafood, like calamari, crab or any shellfish really.
Although this is an autoimmune problem for me, humans just aren't meant to eat so much meat. The digestion problems that it causes are just not worth it. You can still get all the protein and nutrients you need from plenty of other foods

I do! And I went vegan because of it. Best decision I made-- my stomach feel soooooo much better, my skin looks healthier, I don't feel as tired, and I lost a few pounds. But my favorite part? My stomach feels better!! That's whats worked for me.

Have you tried digestive enzymes? They might help. NOW makes a good one.

I do! And I went vegan because of it. Best decision I made-- my stomach feel soooooo much better, my skin looks healthier, I don't feel as tired, and I lost a few pounds. But my favorite part? My stomach feels better!! That's whats worked for me.

this.