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Can't Digest Skin On Meat - What Intolerance Is That


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Couldn't find a post on this, so I bring it up now. I can't digest skin on chicken, sausage, hot dogs or kielbasa. It comes back up with horrible acid reflux within 15 minutes of ingesting it and gives me bloat and cramps so bad. Slo get a pounding headache. So I stay away from stuff like that. What kind of intolerance would that be?


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i think that stuff is bad for everyone. and if you have a compromised digestive system- it could be even more hard to digest.

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Couldn't find a post on this, so I bring it up now. I can't digest skin on chicken, sausage, hot dogs or kielbasa. It comes back up with horrible acid reflux within 15 minutes of ingesting it and gives me bloat and cramps so bad. Slo get a pounding headache. So I stay away from stuff like that. What kind of intolerance would that be?

Chicken skin is basically fat. The casing from sausage and kielbasa are both protein and fat. Most people can easily digest hot dog casing. So I suspect you don't digest protein and fats well. Adequate stomach acid digests protein and biochemically triggers the gall bladder to release fat digesting enzymes into the small intestine. If you have difficulty with protein/fat digestion, you may have inadequate stomach acid. Reflux can be caused by food allergies, because you don't digest your food allergens well. However, reflux can be caused by too little, not too much, stomach acid. Adequate stomach acid biochemically prevents the lower esophageal sphincter from opening at inappropriate times, like immediately after eating. However, certain foods and beverages, like onions, caffeine, chocolate, alcohol, peppermint, etc. can also weaken the esophageal valve and let it open inappropriately. Also certain drugs can weaken the esophageal valve.

A simple test for stomach acid production (Heidelberg capsule test) can diagnose low stomach acid (hypochloridia). However, I'd first consider whether you have other food allergens, which you might eat with chicken, sausage, etc., which could trigger reflux and indigestion.

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Chicken skin is basically fat. The casing from sausage and kielbasa are both protein and fat. Most people can easily digest hot dog casing. So I suspect you don't digest protein and fats well. Adequate stomach acid digests protein and biochemically triggers the gall bladder to release fat digesting enzymes into the small intestine. If you have difficulty with protein/fat digestion, you may have inadequate stomach acid. Reflux can be caused by food allergies, because you don't digest your food allergens well. However, reflux can be caused by too little, not too much, stomach acid. Adequate stomach acid biochemically prevents the lower esophageal sphincter from opening at inappropriate times, like immediately after eating. However, certain foods and beverages, like onions, caffeine, chocolate, alcohol, peppermint, etc. can also weaken the esophageal valve and let it open inappropriately. Also certain drugs can weaken the esophageal valve.

A simple test for stomach acid production (Heidelberg capsule test) can diagnose low stomach acid (hypochloridia). However, I'd first consider whether you have other food allergens, which you might eat with chicken, sausage, etc., which could trigger reflux and indigestion.

Thanks so much! Your reply was really very informative. I am going to keep a diary of replies, and will refer to them often. Yeah skin isn't really good for anyone. Also ham edges, oh my gosh that makes me behave almost bi-polar or something. I remember a year ago having a Ham and I ate pieces of the crispy outer part and 10 minutes after ingesting it, I was going completely loopy. It was like, an emotional roller coaster, I would say. I was shaking and my head was spinning. lol I thought it was a fluke but it happened twice after that.

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