Nuts, Seeds, Eggs, taurine

September 23, 2002

This is in reply to Suzanne's past post.

I've had terrible " reactions " to popping a handful of sunflower

seeds and pumpkin seeds --- you are the first person I have found to

post a similar problem.

Every once in a while, I give it a try to see if seeds and nuts

still bother me. For example, today, I had 2 brazil nuts and

thought I would die. First I get very cold, then I have a normal bm

and finally, I have a very loose bm. During this entire time until

I have the loose bm, I have pains that appear to be forcing their

way very slowly through my intestinal area. Takes around 1 hour. I

get a loud gurgle on the left and I know I am finally going to pass

the problem food.

I have the same reactions if I eat red meat but I seem to do OK with

these high fat foods: almonds, uncooked butter, uncooked olive oil

and 1/2 an avocado, soft boiled eggs*. (*I make certain the yolk is

very runny and then, cook the white after I crack it. It is

important for the white to be well cooked. Dr. Mercola has more to

say about this. Do search at http://www.mercola.com for

gallbladder, gallstones, eggs, avocadoes --- you'll find some

interesting reports.)

I find that if I take a little taurine (less than 1/4 teaspoon) at

the hint of any possible problem, I can actually prevent the loose

bm from occuring. Taurine stimulates the release of bile. (I get

the taurine that is a powder without capsules made by Beyond a

Century. It has no fillers or additives and is rather inexpensive.)

(My ultrasound and upper GI was negative for problems with my liver,

gallbladder and pancreas --- blood test liver values are fine too.

My gastro doc wants me to get some sort of radioactive scan to

determine if my gallbladder is working sufficiently. It requires

eating a fatty meal. I asked her to what end and she replied that

she would put me on a low fat diet. (I certainly don't need to

swallow something radioactive and eat something fatty to know we

have a problem here!)

Any comments or advice welcomed. Does anyone else react like this?

Does anyone else use taurine? Any other comments or advice is

welcomed.

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