Well I did well on carnivore, I knew I had intolerance to dairy but I still aloud it in my coffee. I did only meat, water, and coffee with cream in the beginning. I slowly transitioned into some keto foods. Some of the things I added were recipes I didn’t pay close attention to ingredients because they were minimal. Most of the keto recipes I tried contained things like almond flour, xylitol, sour cream, eggs, cheese, mayo, jalapeño, mushroom, and well that’s about it. I’m dealing with some serious IBS repercussions from it too. I’m a little discouraged cuz it seems like almost everything I friggin eat is a ibs trigger. Even red meat is rough on my bowels. I do well with chicken, fish, and shrimp. I’m discouraged I feel like I’m never going be able to enjoy food. Everything is a frigging problem practically. It appears if I want to be totally IBS free I get to eat like three things for the rest of my life and drink water only. Anyone else have these issues this sucks. If you do or did have them did you find any remedies? Peppermint oil works good for the stomach pain for me.
Thinking of switching back to strict carnivore. IBS flare after trying some keto food
I’m allergic to eggs and shellfish. The only meatish foods I liked growing up were fatty fish and chicken breast. I had an awful reaction today to some broth I made yesterday, and antihistamine helped. Always got nauseous as a kid when I had meat soup or even strawberry jelly with gelatine. Red meat is only edible if I remove all the fat and connective tissue, even including as much muscle membrane as possible. Otherwise, it’s almost instant nausea which doesn’t go away for hours.
I know what it’s like to not be able to eat food. Though I’m also very lucky to be able to have dairy and a fair range of vegetables. I feel truly sorry for you.
I wish there was an ibs cure I mean no one even knows really what causes it, I’ve heard theories it’s autoimmune but who knows…I also read ground beef is higher in histamines compared to other red meats. I’m beginning to wonder about it because I seem to be able to tolerate steak but ground beef tends to be a ibs trigger. Not sure it’s always hard to pin point it exactly. They were also preformed burger patties from Publix I didn’t see any ingredients so I wonder if there may have been a binding ingredient.
My least favorite secret binding ingredient is egg. Second on my list is potato starch. It really isn’t fun trying to find edible food when it turns out not to be gut friendly. And the worst is not having the full ingredient list, and just trusting that “meat” is meat.
@Lbomb have you tried grass fed beef? And if so, do you get the same response? My doctor told me to only eat grass fed because grain feeding causes certain changes in the makeup of the meat so that you’re basically eating grains too (molecularly anyway). Just curious. I have a lot of food allergies and sensitivities, and it’s hard to find stuff to eat which doesn’t make me sick. Keto, and the carnivore aspect in particular, has really helped. I have noticed that while I used to be very sensitive to beef (I’d have stomach aches and nausea) the grass fed doesn’t bother me.
Hmm that is really interesting. Well last night no it was not grass fed beef, and I can’t remember the last time I ate grass fed beef so I can’t compare. I definitely need to expierment to see if I react with grass fed beef. If I did it certainly wasn’t like this. I feel 6 months pregnant lol. I didn’t even consider grain fed cows being a possible trigger thank you
It sounds like you may have issues with leaky gut and not enough stomach acid. You could ask your doctor to test the level of your stomach acid and if it is above 3 (ideal levels should be between 1.5-3) then that may be your issue and you can eat foods like beets and apple cider vinegar and/or take an HCL supplement before your meals. You want to ask for the Heidelberg Test. Low stomach acid can cause a cascade of issues along the rest of the GI tract so the best place to start is fixing that. Also if you are taking any kind of antacid or acid blocking med, you may want to wean off of that, of course letting your doctor know thats what you want to do.
Well not sure what leaky gut is but I’ll loo into it. I was formerly diagnosed at 20 by a G.I doctor with IBS but he didn’t rule out IBD and said he needed to do a colonoscopy to check for inflammation. My insurance ran out so I never ended up getting it done. I had bloodwork to check for Celiac disease and all that was negative.
Leaky gut is really a poorly regulated intestinal permeability. The guts have to be “leaky”, or we wouldn’t take up any nutrients from food, but if the permeability becomes too high, we could get unwanted particles into the bloodstream. You should be careful with whom you trust on this subject, as “leaky gut” seems to be the new thing the internet likes to blame for everything that’s wrong with one’s health. Gluten seems to be one thing that increases gut permeability, but I haven’t checked out everything else and all the suggested cures.
Very interesting, sounds pretty technical and rational. Nice to read advice that isn’t - you need to spend months eating only meat, that will cure everything.
Yes, leaky gut is thrown out there a lot but it never hurts to get your stomach acid levels tested. You need sufficient stomach acid to properly digest and absorb the nutrients from the foods you eat.