Thinking Again

I took my family to the fair yesterday and to make a long story short, I only drank 2 bottles of water (at the fair) and ate chicken on a stick. The amount of protein I ate yesterday was equivalent to the amount of protein that I've eaten many times in the recent past and had no issues, but I've got that hangover headache this morning.

Here is what I'm thinking. My GI tract has lost its ability to buffer acid as well as it used to. The protein amount wasn't enough to cause an issue unless I couldn't buffer the acid load and that caused an increase in ammonia release and absorption. I usually eat alkalizing vegetables when I eat protein but not yesterday. Just something I thinking on.

GH,

I'm sorry that happened. I don't think it's from the protein. It may be but it sounds like it is either not enough water, or more likely, the meat was marinated in heavy poor quality salt, like most fair foods. Which meant you probably should have had even more water. Sounds like we had opposite days. I eat very little meat and haven't had any red meat since lyme. Last night I had two small lamb chops and felt the best I have felt in a long time. Energy really heightened.

Again, not trying to tell you how you felt but I have been to a lot of fairs in my day! Either way, hope you are feeling much better NOW. At least you got out - that's great.

I thought chicken on a stick was a kabob. LOL.

Like chicken souvlaki - chicken cubes.

Huddie said...
GH,

I'm sorry that happened. I don't think it's from the protein. It may be but it sounds like it is either not enough water, or more likely, the meat was marinated in heavy poor quality salt, like most fair foods. Which meant you probably should have had even more water. Sounds like we had opposite days. I eat very little meat and haven't had any red meat since lyme. Last night I had two small lamb chops and felt the best I have felt in a long time. Energy really heightened.

Again, not trying to tell you how you felt but I have been to a lot of fairs in my day! Either way, hope you are feeling much better NOW. At least you got out - that's great.

I see what you are saying, but I'm saying the protein isn't the issue, it's the acid. The protein requires water to be eliminated and when you combine increased water demand with increased, decreased water availability due to increased sodium, and lowered buffering ability, I get increased ammonia. I feel that the bacteria in my GI tract can't handle acid as well as they did before Lyme. Nothing is as simple or as difficult as it seems, but something like this could explain why brain fog occurs.

My first gut reaction after reading your post was OIL...whatever oil they used to cook that chicken is what affected you. Restaurants, fairs, diners, fast food joints all reuse oil over and over again....doesn't do our gut any good. You should take a couple of enzymes after eating out - I never leave home without them now

D-limonine, really helps with high acid foods, but I still know what I should avoid. This is also a digestive detox (liver, gall bladder). cant beat $10 for two months (60 count).

I also took enzymes (stinky but work) with every meal when I was fixing leaky gut.

Hmmmm....then, that is a tough one....I would say bacteria on the chicken, but if it was grilled properly then it would have destroyed it....all I know is every time I used to eat anything at fairs or festivals, I would end up with a stomach ache....who knows what's really in the food and how it's prepared. Hope you are feeling loads better!