Trying Meat Again

[katebuggie28]

I have been gluten free since 05/17/08. Meat made me really sick at first (the big D and pain), so I stuck to turkey, fish and chicken. I am craving beef, but I am afraid to try it. Even a little piece might make me sick. Has anyone else had this problem, and if so, how long did you wait to try it again? How long did it take before your body could tolerate it, if ever?

[ShayFL]

I didnt eat beef for 7 years. Like you meat killed my stomach and gave me D. Then a Chinese doctor told me I needed to eat red meat after looking at my tongue. I went straight away to the store and bought a steak, ate it that night and felt GREAT! I've been eating it ever since.

[Juliebove]

I have gastroparesis and not celiac, but I too could not eat beef. Unless it was ground beef. That didn't cause a problem so long as I chewed it well.

I tried eating Horme Roast Beef Au Jus and I would throw it up every time. But I let some time go by. I haven't thrown up in a very long time. Tried it again. Just a few bites, finely minced. And it stayed down.

[AliB]

I find meat difficult too, especially beef and pork. I am ok with turkey, chicken and fish, but the heavier meats just sit in my stomach going nowhere.

Many of us suffer with low stomach acid. I have started taking Betaine HCI with pepsin with each meal and it is helping.

When my digestion first collapsed and I went gluten-free, I could hardly cope with many foods at all, and meat was definitely a no-no, but now, having been on the SCD for the last 6 months, my digestion is definitely better. I am still working on it, but I can now eat a lot more foods than I could back then.

Food combining can help if you have difficulty, too. Not eating carbs and protein at the same meal prevents the problem of carbs sitting fermenting whilst they wait their turn at digestion. Apparently protein is pre-digested in the stomach and carbs in the duodenum. As the protein needs acid for digestion and the carbs alkaline, the carbs have to wait until the protein has finished breakdown until they are emptied into the duodenum and can be processed. So eating carbs at one meal and protein at another makes it easier on the digestion.