Protein Intolerance?
Erinelda
Posts: 96
I feel like crap! I have been eating healthy for a couple weeks now (I have an open food log) and I feel so nasty sometimes. The three meals that made me feel like I was going to die were; steel cut oats with egg and a banana mushed in, a big bowl of cream of wheat and now my 3 egg omelet thing I had for lunch is making me want to barf. I am eating healthy, shouldn't I feel better? My main diet before this used to be big bowls of pasta with tomato sauce that I would sometimes add cheese on and I felt fine (I am mostly fat from junk food binges, it was hit or miss as to if I felt like total crap after). It wouldn't be a big deal but all three of those meals were breakfasts (or morning) and I felt like crap the entire day!
My crappy crap symptoms are:
-Weird full feeling for the rest of the day
-Silent thick felling burps
-Nausea, particularity when I feel my bowels moving
-Heavy feeling/feeling fatter than usual
-Loss of appetite, obviously because I feel like hell
-Weakness and blah mood, probably from this stuff ^
-A little flatulence, but more uncomfortably the feeling of wanting to fart but I usually can't
-Sudden barfing a little in my mouth. Sometimes it's as clean as water, other times it is burning bile but most of the time it is what I just ate.
-The urge to lay down and 'sleep it off'
I understand you all are not dr.s, I am not looking for medical advice. I was just wondering if anyone knows what this is so I can tweak my diet. Does anyone have a guess to what this is?
My crappy crap symptoms are:
-Weird full feeling for the rest of the day
-Silent thick felling burps
-Nausea, particularity when I feel my bowels moving
-Heavy feeling/feeling fatter than usual
-Loss of appetite, obviously because I feel like hell
-Weakness and blah mood, probably from this stuff ^
-A little flatulence, but more uncomfortably the feeling of wanting to fart but I usually can't
-Sudden barfing a little in my mouth. Sometimes it's as clean as water, other times it is burning bile but most of the time it is what I just ate.
-The urge to lay down and 'sleep it off'
I understand you all are not dr.s, I am not looking for medical advice. I was just wondering if anyone knows what this is so I can tweak my diet. Does anyone have a guess to what this is?
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Maybe your eggs were bad?
If this was happening to me I would do some sort of fast and then add things back in slowly to figure out what foods were causing the reactions/symptoms.
Of course you'd want to ask a doc if a fast is a safe or healthy thing for you to do. If so I'd go with a 10 day juice fast being sure to prep for it by weening off foods that take a while to digest like meat.0 -
Like you said, I am no Doctor
But have you thought maybe you aren't eating enough? I cant really tell if you are forgetting to log all of your meals or you aren't eating the full 1200?
Possibly more fiber?
Do you feel like it only comes at certain times of the day or after you eat certain type of foods?0 -
Yes, my eggs being bad would explain some things but the problem with that is there wasn't any at all in the cream of wheat and that is the one that made me feel the worst. I swore it expanded in my stomach and caused me pain, then the above symptoms as bad as it gets.
Sometimes when I feel like that I also get sulphur burps as part of the fantastic package.0 -
Did you recently increase your fiber intake dramatically? I would suggest increasing fiber slowly and make sure you drink more water and get enough fats to help things along.
And cream of wheat does not have much protein, so why would you think it is a protein intolerance? Are you lactose intolerant and added milk products to any/all of these?0 -
I log everything, if you ignore my calories, you see I eat MASSIVE meals. Like 3 cups of food.
It was those 3 meals in the last 10 days, that is feeling like crap 3 out of 10 days. Everything I have put in my body has been measured and logged0 -
Or maybe you picked up a virus.0
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Yes, my eggs being bad would explain some things but the problem with that is there wasn't any at all in the cream of wheat and that is the one that made me feel the worst. I swore it expanded in my stomach and caused me pain, then the above symptoms as bad as it gets.
Sometimes when I feel like that I also get sulphur burps as part of the fantastic package.
I can't really advise you properly as I'm not a doctor but what you've described sounds a lot like gastroparesis. Do some googling and see if you think this might be the case. I would also advise seeing a doctor because it does seem like you have a digestive issue.
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I log everything, if you ignore my calories, you see I eat MASSIVE meals. Like 3 cups of food.
It was those 3 meals in the last 10 days, that is feeling like crap 3 out of 10 days. Everything I have put in my body has been measured and logged
Def not a protein intolerance, you actually don't eat much protein at all. MFP's suggested protein is very low. I would suggest 0.7grams per lb of body weight. So if you were 200lbs that would be 140 grams of protein per day, much much more than you are getting now.0 -
First figure out if it is the food or the time of day. If you eat those things later do they effect you the same way? I have trouble eating right when I get up and have similar (although not as severe) symptoms if I eat too early. I think my stomach just wakes up slower than the rest of me.0
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Maybe it is the corn beef?
I don't know.
Also, if you already feel like that and then you eat more your body is probably going to complain.0 -
I think it may be protein because days I eat a lot of protein I feel like a bag of dog crap lol. The cream of wheat meal was only 14 grams of protein, I couldn't tell you why I wanted to die so bad after. That's why I am asking.
Yes but I eat dairy a lot and it doesn't bother me at all.
Lizzy.. Maybe that is a thing, maybe I ate too big of a meal too early. Maybe I should try cream of wheat for dinner sometime and see if it tries to murder me again.0 -
I think it may be protein because days I eat a lot of protein I feel like a bag of dog crap lol. The cream of wheat meal was only 14 grams of protein, I couldn't tell you why I wanted to die so bad after. That's why I am asking.
Yes but I eat dairy a lot and it doesn't bother me at all.
Looking at your diary I don't see one day that I would consider high protein. 14 grams in one meal is not a lot, my shakes usually have 25-35 grams alone.0 -
If I am intolerant, who knows what is a lot. Do you see any clues to what it COULD be?
I have taken note of the corned beef, my body hates it some days so I wont buy it anymore.
I usually always eat again on those days, not because I am hungry but because I instinctively want to move it along and not have it sit there.0 -
I used to have similar symptoms before I was diagnosed with reflux. Also had some of the same problems just prior to needing my gall bladder taken out. I'd see a doctor.0
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If I am intolerant, who knows what is a lot. Do you see any clues to what it COULD be?
I have taken note of the corned beef, my body hates it some days so I wont buy it anymore.
Could it be the fat content? Do you notice the symptoms get worse when you consume food higher in fat? If this is the case you could have an issue with your gall bladder.
The reason why I mentioned gastroparesis (which is when your stomach doesn't empty food as quickly as it should) is because eating a lot of protein will worsen that problem, because protein sits in the stomach longer.0 -
If I am intolerant, who knows what is a lot. Do you see any clues to what it COULD be?
I have taken note of the corned beef, my body hates it some days so I wont buy it anymore.
I think it would be more likely Gluten intolerance, lactose intolerance, too much fiber (when not use to it increase in fiber can bloat and be painful), too much sugar???0 -
Yes I do sometimes have gull bladder attacks. Usually from fast food. Do you know what foods to avoid? I'd hate to have surgery when I could just quit irritating it.
Can't be sugar, before I started eating cleanish I ate candy like a man woman lol.0 -
Do you have celiac disease? Try going off wheat/gluten a few days. If you have cut a lot of wheat from your diet like all the pasta you used to eat, then when you have some it could bloat you up and make you feel sick.0
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I think it may be protein because days I eat a lot of protein I feel like a bag of dog crap lol. The cream of wheat meal was only 14 grams of protein, I couldn't tell you why I wanted to die so bad after. That's why I am asking.
Yes but I eat dairy a lot and it doesn't bother me at all.
Lizzy.. Maybe that is a thing, maybe I ate too big of a meal too early. Maybe I should try cream of wheat for dinner sometime and see if it tries to murder me again.
It could easily be the protein, this happens to me when I drink protein shakes, I feel so incredibly nauseas, I don't really bother with them anymore. I'm not as bad as when eating lots of protein though...maybe because it doesn't digest as fast as the shakes.0 -
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Yes I do sometimes have gull bladder attacks. Usually from fast food. Do you know what foods to avoid? I'd hate to have surgery when I could just quit irritating it.
Can't be sugar, before I started eating cleanish I ate candy like a man woman lol.
Sounds like a gall bladder problem then.
My mother had similar issues.
She also tried to not have surgery and just not irritate it, which basically involves watching your fat intake.
But... she ended up slightly yellow and in agony about a year later and because of where the gallstone had got itself stuck it was not an easy operation.
My advice is GO SEE A DOCTOR!0 -
Yes I do sometimes have gull bladder attacks. Usually from fast food. Do you know what foods to avoid? I'd hate to have surgery when I could just quit irritating it.
Can't be sugar, before I started eating cleanish I ate candy like a man woman lol.
I'm not sure 100%, so check with a doctor. But from MY experience of this problem... (this runs in my family, I suffer with it and my mother also had her gall bladder out) then its an intolerance to the fat in the food. For example, a curry from an indian takeaway or a KFC usually makes me feel really bad. Are you frying things in a lot of oil? Again, I wouldn't like to assume too much for you, these are just some pointers. 0 -
You're pregnant
You're sick
Space aliens have taken over your body
Maybe see a doctor?0 -
Thank you guys. I only have one brain and you gave me a lot of ideas. Since I have gull bladder attacks I am thinking that since protein sits in the stomach longer it is doing the thing someone said but it isn't the protein itself. I really don't want surgery so I will look up food ideas for my situation and see if any of it helps or something. This is a bummer, I am not sure you can 'fix' a gull bladder like you can fix avoiding too much protein
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Yes I do sometimes have gull bladder attacks. Usually from fast food. Do you know what foods to avoid? I'd hate to have surgery when I could just quit irritating it.
For me, the gall bladder issues were ususally made worse by eggs. I layed off them and it got a little better but honestly, what I found out prior to having it out was that my gall bladder just didn't function properly (like 15% of normal) so it didn't matter what I ate per se, because eventually it would have to come out anyway. I just figured, enough was enough and got it out while I was younger rather than waiting until I couldn't stand it anymore. It was my second surgery in 2 years (emergency appendectomy the year before) but it was worth it becuase I felt 1000 times better afterword and was only down for about 5 days.0 -
Thank you guys. I only have one brain and you gave me a lot of ideas. Since I have gull bladder attacks I am thinking that since protein sits in the stomach longer it is doing the thing someone said but it isn't the protein itself. I really don't want surgery so I will look up food ideas for my situation and see if any of it helps or something. This is a bummer, I am not sure you can 'fix' a gull bladder like you can fix avoiding too much protein
Its the fat, not protein that affects the gall bladder, if the other posters are correct. That said, try low protein for a few weeks, or try low fat for a few weeks, or try gluten free for a few weeks. By doing this you will get a better idea of what triggers it. Or better yet, go see a doctor.0 -
I suppose you could try eliminating eggs and meat and other high protein sources and eating mostly fruits and vegetables for a couple of days and see if you feel better.
Maybe your body just doesn't like cream of wheat. Try oatmeal instead.0 -
I haven't let someone touch me in three years due to fatness so pregnancy is out lol. Thanks guys :P
I am not the type who avoids dr's but it's like they never know either then they try to put you on whatever pill they are sponsored by.
Edit: I am not eating a high fat diet though 0 -
You said you are eating "massive meals". I've been dealing with similar issues for the past 3 years. I used to eat every 2.5 to 3 hours and it caused my digestive system to get all messed up. I then switched to eating less frequently and with more easily digestible foods (fruits and veggies) and I am starting to feel much better. When you eat "heavy" carbs like steel oats and cream of wheat in large amounts, combined with "massive" amounts of food in one sitting, these symtoms you described will happen. I would try to eat less quanitiy with the heavy carbs and have a few light, easily digestible items in between meals. See if that helps.0
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Thank you guys. I only have one brain and you gave me a lot of ideas. Since I have gull bladder attacks I am thinking that since protein sits in the stomach longer it is doing the thing someone said but it isn't the protein itself. I really don't want surgery so I will look up food ideas for my situation and see if any of it helps or something. This is a bummer, I am not sure you can 'fix' a gull bladder like you can fix avoiding too much protein
I haven't had surgery but I manage it in different ways. I take Lansoprazole (consult your doctor!) to reduce the stomach acids. If you're having an attack, the best thing to do is do not eat any more food (it will just sit on top of the other food in your stomach and rot) and try to drink water, and milk as it can calm down the stomach acids. Try to make a diary of when it happens and take into account other things than food, as sometimes other factors can trigger it, for me it's usually travelling (like a long flight), or taking things like sleeping tablets. Anything that slows the digestive system down is generally problematic if you suffer with this problem. Good luck and hope you find some relief!!
Edit to add: if you're feeling abnormally full and doing foul smelling, or sicky burps, then your food is definitely rotting in your stomach.0
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