Feeling sick after eating eggs?

mamapeach910 wrote: »

It sounds like you have a psychological issue with them, because, um... you wouldn't have thrown up eggs you ate on a Friday on a Monday. You digest things more quickly than that. AND were it an allergy thing, eggs in baked goods would bother you too.

Just stop trying to eat eggs.

Two eggs baked in a batch of brownies would be divided between each brownie...in other words...you really are getting very little of the egg.

With the little bit of egg in a baked product divided among each serving might not be enough to trigger a reaction.

I get sick if I eat more than 1 egg straight at a time. I can eat 1 egg fried on my burger or hard-boiled, but if I eat more than 1 I spend the next few hours incredibly nauseated. If we're eating scrambled eggs, I'm done after about 3 bites because it just doesn't taste good anymore. I seem to do fine with extra egg yolks, but not whites. I do better with the organic free-range eggs, but still can't eat too many.

I'm not a chicken expert, but have you tried store bought eggs? Do you have the same reaction to them? Home raised chickens are not checked for illnesses as often, and may be carrying some sort of a mild bug. If you don't react to store bought eggs it may warrant investigating your chickens and treating them if they have something you may have missed.

Sarauk2sf wrote: »

sorbus33rowan wrote: »

giannigreco83 wrote: »

sorbus33rowan wrote: »

Why don't you just stop eating eggs? They are full of saturated fat, cholesterol, and carcinogens- surley it will be good that you wont miss them?

What????

It's the truth though? Eggs are incredibly unhealthy from the research I've seen.

No it's not.

Please cite this research.

Thanks!

Erm here are a few things... I have to say I didn't think this was such an unpopular opinion on eggs.
A couple of random websites:
http://www.prevention.com/food/healthy-eating-tips/study-claims-eggs-are-unhealthy-smoking
http://breakingmuscle.com/nutrition/the-great-egg-debate-4-reasons-you-need-to-stop-eating-eggs
http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm077342.htm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21076725

One green planet:
http://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-health/10-good-reasons-to-not-eat-eggs/
http://www.onegreenplanet.org/natural-health/5-reasons-to-stay-clear-of-eggs/

Nutrionfacts.org
http://nutritionfacts.org/?s=eggs
http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs-and-cholesterol-patently-false-and-misleading-claims/ <~ This in particular

The documentary Forks Over Knives

I could probably find more if I wanted. Some of these may be bias or untrue but you could easily say the same about any egg research.

mamapeach910 wrote: »

I stand corrected. Did some digging, and read this. OP, this might help you.

The answer to this question shows how medical thinking about food allergies has changed. Several years ago, your doctor would likely have recommended strict avoidance of all eggs, including baked egg products. Today, it’s clear that egg-allergic children have varying levels of tolerance. Some must strictly steer clear of all forms of egg while others can eat egg in baked products.

When an egg is heated, its protein degrades enough that certain youngsters can tolerate it. Mixing egg with flours may also make it less allergenic. Ovomucoid, a heat-stable protein in egg, may be primarily responsible for the differences in tolerance. A low allergy to ovomucoid can help predict if an allergic child may be able to eat baked egg products. At Boston Children’s hospital, we test for levels of ovomucoid-specific IgE in the blood. If that value is low enough, we consider conducting a “baked egg” food challenge. This test isn’t perfect; I’ve seen children with low ovomucoid values develop serious allergic reactions during these food challenges, so great care must be taken.

Im glad you did some research and posted this...your first comment about how the anecdotes about eggs made you think it was just picky eaters and special snowflakes really threw me.

Kiddo eats everything from eel to goat to well...a myriad of foods that many people have never tried / would not want to try. I have an intolerance to being picky / unadventurous with food and shes used to variety...but if something makes her ill or she simply does not like how it tastes...I dont force it on her. I dont think shes a special snowflake for it...actually, I think its pretty common for people to have food preferences, and also to have a bad reaction to some foods.

Anyway, your research is pretty interesting cause its right there with what kiddo experiences...being able to eat egg in baked goods but not prepared straight up without having stomach issues. Its not so much an issue to her to avoid it...just something I was sharing since the OP seems to share a similar experience... Glad you checked it out and replied back with this info!

sorbus33rowan wrote: »

Sarauk2sf wrote: »

sorbus33rowan wrote: »

giannigreco83 wrote: »

sorbus33rowan wrote: »

Why don't you just stop eating eggs? They are full of saturated fat, cholesterol, and carcinogens- surley it will be good that you wont miss them?

What????

It's the truth though? Eggs are incredibly unhealthy from the research I've seen.

No it's not.

Please cite this research.

Thanks!

Erm here are a few things... I have to say I didn't think this was such an unpopular opinion on eggs.
A couple of random websites:
http://www.prevention.com/food/healthy-eating-tips/study-claims-eggs-are-unhealthy-smoking
http://breakingmuscle.com/nutrition/the-great-egg-debate-4-reasons-you-need-to-stop-eating-eggs
http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm077342.htm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21076725

One green planet:
http://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-health/10-good-reasons-to-not-eat-eggs/
http://www.onegreenplanet.org/natural-health/5-reasons-to-stay-clear-of-eggs/

Nutrionfacts.org
http://nutritionfacts.org/?s=eggs
http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs-and-cholesterol-patently-false-and-misleading-claims/ <~ This in particular

The documentary Forks Over Knives

I could probably find more if I wanted. Some of these may be bias or untrue but you could easily say the same about any egg research.

Yes, there are biases, which is why when citing sources you should ensure that they address the point you are making and are, or include, peer reviewed studies so the methods to determine the claim, the limitations of the studies and any affiliations can be see.

Addressing the links:

1) no links to the study noted so I cannot comment on this. It is just an article.

2) this links studies. First study it links states "Patients at risk of cardiovascular disease should limit their intake of cholesterol". There is conflicting evidence regarding the impact of dietary cholesterol on cholesterol levels. The second study mentioned is actually the one the article in 1) mentions. Unfortunately the link is to a very biased pro vegan website and not the study. The next couple are about salmonella. The next link is to a study that concludes this: "Infrequent egg consumption does not seem to influence the risk of CVD in male physicians. In addition, egg consumption was positively related to mortality, more strongly so in diabetic subjects, in the study population.". The next link is to Joel Fuhrman's site - not credible.

3) this is about salmonella and is one of the links in 2)

4) this is the same study noted in 2) - the first one.

5) & 6) Vegan site - completely biased and just repeats the other studies (as well as discussing the ethical side)

7) just links a biased site (using a search eggs from the looks of it)

8) due to 7) I am not bothering to watch the video.

9) not a credible documentary


Basically, lots and lots of repeating of 2 studies and links to an FDC article about salmonella from what I can see. The 2 studies so not even mention cancer and do not indicate that they are 'incredibly unhealthy' at all.

I have similar problems. Sometimes eggs agree with me, sometimes they don't. Avoiding the yolk all together seems to cause the least amount of problems. When I do have the yolk, solid over runny seems to sit better with me but I like my eggs over easy so that doesn't happy often.

If I eat eggs alone it seems to hit me more so I try to include a piece of toast or something like that. Sometimes just having eggs with a small glass of milk helps. I honestly don't know why eggs don't like me but I like them so I take my chances.

How does cheese sit with you? Just curious because sometimes I have the same issues with cheese when I eat it alone or if it's heavy on a dish.