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Food Aversion/cravings

Marz

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I've found over the past 2 or 3 months I've become more and more averse to eating meat.

I don't mind a small lamb chop or sausage, and I love minced beef fried with onion, but I struggle to finish large pieces of meat.

It's gotten to the point where a large juicy piece of rump steak makes me ill to my stomach. I can't stand the smell of fish (I guess that might be a common one, I don't know). I have to force myself to eat every piece - I force myself to think of the protein my body needs right now. I guess the nausea doesn't help with appetite. Or maybe my cooking is just lousy!

I used to love meat, or at least not mind it, so wondering if this is a new symptom along with all my other GI problems. I guess I may become a vegetarian after all...

And by the way, no I'm not pregnant before you ask :)

I have recently had a blood test that showed high iron levels - I'm also wondering if it's my body's way of telling me to cut down on the iron sources!

Cravings - I've always had cravings for chocolate, and freshly baked bread. Bread smothered in butter preferably. Ymm....

Has anyone else ever had meat aversion start suddenly in their adulthood?

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I've found over the past 2 or 3 months I've become more and more averse to eating meat.

I don't mind a small lamb chop or sausage, and I love minced beef fried with onion, but I struggle to finish large pieces of meat.

It's gotten to the point where a large juicy piece of rump steak makes me ill to my stomach. I can't stand the smell of fish (I guess that might be a common one, I don't know). I have to force myself to eat every piece - I force myself to think of the protein my body needs right now. I guess the nausea doesn't help with appetite. Or maybe my cooking is just lousy!

I used to love meat, or at least not mind it, so wondering if this is a new symptom along with all my other GI problems. I guess I may become a vegetarian after all...

And by the way, no I'm not pregnant before you ask :)

I have recently had a blood test that showed high iron levels - I'm also wondering if it's my body's way of telling me to cut down on the iron sources!

Cravings - I've always had cravings for chocolate, and freshly baked bread. Bread smothered in butter preferably. Ymm....

Has anyone else ever had meat aversion start suddenly in their adulthood?

What did your doctor say about the high iron levels? Were they "high" as in above normal levels or just "high" as in not indicative of anemia. High iron indicates a problem with Liver function. I would not be surprised at all if this is your body telling you to lay off the meat for a while. I have always had the opposite problem of not having enough iron and waking up craving a steak or burger when I had not had meat for a while. Here's a good website for reading up on Iron disorders: Open Original Shared Link

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What did your doctor say about the high iron levels? Were they "high" as in above normal levels or just "high" as in not indicative of anemia.

High as in 33 mmol/ul or something like that, and the upper range is 27. So not super high, I don't think, but definately above normal? GP doctor didn't say anyhing, just glanced over the tests and said "Yep, give these to your GI when you see him". The only reason I know it's high is because I looked at the results myself and saw that it was flagged on the results.

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I developed an aversion to sour foods like vinegar and citrus fruits. I don't know what it means, but you're not the only person to develop a new aversion going gluten-free.

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