anyone got issues with eggs and IBS?

[Jazzy16]

Hi. I am just wondering if anyone's got issues with eggs and IBS? I am on IBS network Facebook page and apparently people do have issues with eggs/egg yolk? An omelette, then after I had scrambled eggs on toast both sent me straight to toilet recently. My Dr said eggs shouldn't but seems to be divided opinion on with IBS suffers suggesting eggs are a no no. Opinions please?

[Anxiouspony12]

Hi there! Yeah I have had that before actually! Do you eat lots of eggs or on daily basis? I used to get it cos I ate them all the time.I find now I can eat them now and again but I'd never eat plain scrambled eggs or plain omelette now I always have them with some meat or something in them and that seems help alot.Another tip is to not use anything very oily to cook them. I now use that spray on olive oil and am ok with that but when I used vegetable or sunflower oil I felt very ill I found out it could have been the oil that was making me feel sickly,also bread cna make me feel bloated also. I would maybe try a boiled egg in salad with tuna or something similar and see if you can be ok with that.

[Jazzy16 in reply to Anxiouspony12]

Thank you for that opinion and suggestion, will give that a go

[hitherbaulk]

I have found normal eggs really play havoc, free range used to be ok but started to bother me as well, so far organic eggs are the only way I can enjoy them without any problems.

[bburzycki]

Very common for IBS sufferers to not react well to eggs.. sadly.. as I used to love them..

[marthaalice]

I too have recently started having problems with eggs. Used to have poached eggs most days now if I eat them I am doubled up within minutes followed by an hour on toilet !

[MaggieJemima]

Have odd egg boiled to counteract loose BM

tolerate scrambled

Have probs with oil from veg,oil seed rape,palm

Only use oil or little butter

[Hidden]

I can tolerate eggs cooked anyway but hard boiled

[joglo]

I love eggs but can't tolerate them at all - even a small amount in cakes etc sends me running

[AutumnalGal]

I haven't been able to eat eggs for years without running to the toilet soon after. I have also found that my doctor and even the nutritionist I was sent to, didn't know squat about IBS.

[Hobbits]

Eggs are one of the few things that cause no issues at all for me.

[sarat1]

Probably not a helpful comment but I have IBS-D and find that egg is one of my safest foods (eg an omelette before I travel to London for an hour and a half in the car means that I don't have to take an imodium before I go).

[missymo]

It's strange! One time I can eat them& another time goes straight through me so I do tend not to have many.x

[Andann]

Yes eggs make me feel nauseous. After being on low fodmap diet (which has helped quite a lot) and now in the reintroduction phase, the dietician advised reintroducing via a well cooked hard boiled egg but I dont particularly want the possible nausea and can do without them.

[Hidden]

I do and I don’t when I used to fry eggs in vegetable or sunflower oil it would irritate my stomach I can’t have boiled eggs but I can have an omelet or scrambled eggs as long as I use olive oil butter instead

[Carlettejaque]

Yes, I used to be able to eat eggs and had them every day, but they have the same effect on my IBS as you. I now suffer with an autoimmune condition (over active immune system) and mentioned this problem with eggs to a consultant. I had an allergy test done which came back negative. So, its an intolerance not an allergy. I'm not sure why it is with IBS that you can get intolerances from things that you were once ok with. It could be due to changes in the gut bacteria. IBS seems to be caused by bad bacteria taking over from the good bacteria in the gut.

[Meleber]

Egg white is a histamine releaser as far as I know and as other histamine releasing foods or medication my gut and skin don't agree with it. Because of my bowel problems I have several food intolerances but no real allergies.

[churgle]

i am so glad i found this. i have had ibs bad after eating eggs i have tried every way of cooking them and found the best for me is poached. i thought i was being paranoid about eggs till reading this,