Dear Soy...i Hate You!

[chasbari]

Maybe that's what the nut job who ran on stage during Bob Dylan's performance years ago meant when he had "Soy Bomb" painted on his chest....... hmmm... It's everywhere, it's everywhere.

[julandjo]

My question is: how long did it take to get over your soy reactions? It's been a week of no soy goodness and I still am having issues with my eyes itching and burning. I'm trying to figure out if I just need to hang tight and let my body clean out or if I need to start looking for yet another allergy (I'm down to veggies, fruit, meat and tiny amounts of rice and corn as it is!)

Soy for me causes instant chest pain, anxiety and heartburn that lasts for days. Soy oil and lecithin get me just as bad as whole soy. These problems didn't go away with just eliminating all soy; I had to go as far as all legumes. Peanuts, beans, peas... ALL of them cause these problems for me. Not as strongly as with soy, but they're definitely big problems for me. Just a thought.

[mushroom]

I had to go as far as all legumes. Peanuts, beans, peas... ALL of them cause these problems for me. Not as strongly as with soy, but they're definitely big problems for me. Just a thought.

Me too!!!

[GFinDC]

Soy suks. No doubt about it. Searchy on "soy rat intestine", "soy infant thyroid", "soy hormone imbalance", "soy end of the world" etc and you'll see. Ok, I made that last one up, don't search on that!

Also don't search on "soy for a wonderful world of light and hope", or "soy for all the girls in string bikinis you want", just depressing stuff...

Joking aside, soy did a lot of nasties to me. Joint pain, syncope, edema, gut pain, that other nasty stuff people on here talk about too. I don't think anyone should eat soy. I put it out on my deck for the birds to eat and they turned up their beaks at it. That's enough to convince me.

[jerseyangel]

Me too!!!

Me three!

Last week I made the mistake of trying some peanut butter after being off all legumes strictly for quite a while......bad idea. Ruined my whole weekend.

[chasbari]

Me three!

Last week I made the mistake of trying some peanut butter after being off all legumes strictly for quite a while......bad idea. Ruined my whole weekend.

Me four! Then I messed it up even further by trying to add cheese back in.. even worse... of course maybe the PB had already made things bad enough. Oh, and lest we get off track.. I still hate soy.