Could Eating Too Much Fat Cause Nausea?

[andyfh]

Morning! There is no question of food or the thought of it making me feel sick, seems to happen after and it's kinda just a dull pukey feeling really, not pleasant but nothing I cannot handle at the moment. Sugars not raised enough to cause that I wouldn't of thought, as people have said...they are not THAT bad...least my highest has been 7 and that started to come down again..I mean post meal I know that's ok..I just hate seeing anything around the 7's..told ya obsessive!
I don't know what has caused my pain to ease as much as it has..I mean it's not gone gone but normally I am debilitated on the sofa for a good portion of the month and chewing pills like they are smarties....last couple of months..since doing this way of eating...a couple of paracetamol, the occasional NSAID and I am able to carry on as normal..thought it was a fluke before but am thinking now no....a lot to do with no wheat maybe and therefore reduced inflammation! Who knows! Am now reading a thing about not eating diary..which would mean no morning coffee...no cream...oh my! I think I will stick with what I have less it is gonna start to not work.
So have you totally cured your arthhur's right A**e then? That is pretty **** immense! Go you!!! xxx

If it's twins, promise to name one after me

Seriously though, I have seen that you have been doing so well since I joined the forum and you seem to be doing all the right things. I can only dream of hitting your numbers, but I won't obsess about them, just like you won't

A question from out of the blue that maybe someone like @AndBreathe could answer; Could too much fat in the diet be a cause of nausea?

 

[AndBreathe]

If it's twins, promise to name one after me

Seriously though, I have seen that you have been doing so well since I joined the forum and you seem to be doing all the right things. I can only dream of hitting your numbers, but I won't obsess about them, just like you won't

A question from out of the blue that maybe someone like @AndBreathe could answer; Could too much fat in the diet be a cause of nausea?

So as not to derail the other thread, I've created a new thread other may find useful too, andy.

 

[Indy51]

I would say definitely, especially if you've increased your intake suddenly. Your body needs to upregulate the amount of lipase and bile it produces to digest the fat. It's something that is probable best done gradually to give your body time to adjust. Could be particularly problematic for someone who has had their gall bladder removed.

 

[lovinglife]

Too much saturated fat for me definitely upsets my stomach both making me feel sickly and sluggish - I am better with fats from a small amount of nuts avocado and good oils - even then I have to monitor them as too much increases my weight.

I have always called it healthy fats rather than high fats - I eat to my meter and my scales to get the balance of my macro nutrients - it's different for everyone of us which is why testing is invaluable to educate ourselves on what our bodies need to work best

 

[Kristin251]

Too much saturated fat for me definitely upsets my stomach both making me feel sickly and sluggish - I am better with fats from a small amount of nuts avocado and good oils - even then I have to monitor them as too much increases my weight.

I have always called it healthy fats rather than high fats - I eat to my meter and my scales to get the balance of my macro nutrients - it's different for everyone of us which is why testing is invaluable to educate ourselves on what our bodies need to work best

I agree with the saturated and NEVER anything fried in junk oil or cooked in grease. I too stick with avocado, olive oil, nuts and seeds. Mayo too but it's usually diluted with mustard or hot sauce.

Can I ask what your general macro ratios are? I'm 80 fat 15 protein and 5 carb

 

[DavidGrahamJones]

Yes! I always cringe slightly when there's so many references to LCHF. It is only my personal opinion but for me high fat means feeling yugh because my stomach can't . . . . . . well, stomach fat, possibly because of the number of years on low fat. Also I gain weight. Diet for me has two aims, keep BG down and maintain or better still, lose weight.

I have also noted an increase in BG if I eat too much fat and I know there are several other forum members who experience the same.

The saturated and unsaturated fats in your diet consist of two substances bound together: glycerol and fatty acids. During digestion, they're separated, and each one follows a different path. Glycerol is easily metabolized and used to make glucose. Fatty acids are carried to tissues throughout your body, where they help build cell walls, produce hormones and digest fat-soluble nutrients. Fatty acids can be converted into another substance called acetyl CoA, which is used to create energy, but they’re not turned into glucose.

I had this is one of my saved info folders, unfortunately lost the reference, however, The Joslin Diabetes Centre says something similar at: http://blog.joslin.org/2011/09/why-does-fat-increase-blood-glucose/

 

[Kristin251]

Yes! I always cringe slightly when there's so many references to LCHF. It is only my personal opinion but for me high fat means feeling yugh because my stomach can't . . . . . . well, stomach fat, possibly because of the number of years on low fat. Also I gain weight. Diet for me has two aims, keep BG down and maintain or better still, lose weight.

I have also noted an increase in BG if I eat too much fat and I know there are several other forum members who experience the same.

The saturated and unsaturated fats in your diet consist of two substances bound together: glycerol and fatty acids. During digestion, they're separated, and each one follows a different path. Glycerol is easily metabolized and used to make glucose. Fatty acids are carried to tissues throughout your body, where they help build cell walls, produce hormones and digest fat-soluble nutrients. Fatty acids can be converted into another substance called acetyl CoA, which is used to create energy, but they’re not turned into glucose.

I had this is one of my saved info folders, unfortunately lost the reference, however, The Joslin Diabetes Centre says something similar at: http://blog.joslin.org/2011/09/why-does-fat-increase-blood-glucose/

Which fatty acids are glycerol? Or is it in all fats? Saturated fats definatley raise me and keep me higher longer. Olive oil and mayo seems to have no effect. Avocado will keep me steady and nuts if not moderated raise me

 

[britishpub]

I've always thought that trying to encourage people to try a Low Carb diet/lifestyle by adding the words High Fat rather self defeating.

Reading all the nonsense about Fat Bombs and such like makes me feel nauseous even without eating the stuff

 

[Kristin251]

I've always thought that trying to encourage people to try a Low Carb diet/lifestyle by adding the words High Fat rather self defeating.

Reading all the nonsense about Fat Bombs and such like makes me feel nauseous even without eating the stuff

And most consider those 800 cal fat bombs are 'fasting'. Coconut oil makes me sick, literally. I like a little butter occasionally but it needs to be Kerry gold haha. A pound of butter would last me over a year. I stick with a little lemon, garlic or basil Evoo drizzled over my chopped salads and a slice of avocado for most meals. A few nuts in between.

 

[lovinglife]

I agree with the saturated and NEVER anything fried in junk oil or cooked in grease. I too stick with avocado, olive oil, nuts and seeds. Mayo too but it's usually diluted with mustard or hot sauce.

Can I ask what your general macro ratios are? I'm 80 fat 15 protein and 5 carb

Even though I low carb at about 80g carb a day I stick to 1300 cals max - my average macros come up very different to yours and are quite evenly spread
Yesterday I had 75g carbs throughout the day my macros were 40 fat 25 protien 35 carb - I find that this keeps my whol body happy - I get most of my carbs from veggies a few new pots and a slice or 2 of burgen bread. I eat a lot of veg and the carbs really can add up!

 

[Kristin251]

Those veg carbs DO add up for sure. I am super carb sensative too. A simple radish can raise me 10! Since becoming type 1 now protein has a big effect. In the absence of carbs gluconeogenisis proceeds rapidly so unless I want to inject twice for a meal I need to keep protein to two ounces at a time. It's ok though as I do much better with small meals. When I 1st started injecting I would have to eat bigger meals to avoid hypos. Now I have the half unit pen and can just take half per meal. I had to eat more than my stomach liked and I was always bloated. I'm pretty sure I'm under 1300 cals too. I do best in ketosis and need to keep carbs under 20 and protein at 4-5 oz a day. So that leaves fat. I also find too many veggies or protein make me hungry. Your diet is probably a better one but this is where I am now and actually have been for many years. Goes to individuality.

 

[DavidGrahamJones]

Which fatty acids are glycerol?

The italicized bit in my message was the thing I found in one of my folders, for which I've lost the reference.

The saturated and unsaturated fats in your diet consist of two substances bound together: glycerol and fatty acids.

It isn't saying some fatty acids are glycerol, they are different although bound together and separated during digestion.

 

[Brunneria]

I think guzzling a lot of fat suddenly is likely to cause nausea, heaviness and that uneasy stomach feeling.

But that doesn't mean that slowly increasing fat in the diet at a comfortable and enjoyable pace wouldn't work. As @Indy51 said, it is a case of allowing the body time to adjust.

Certainly when I started reducing my carbs further and increasing the fat I did it gradually (it took a while to overcome the ingrained fat phobia that we all seem to have ingrained nowadays). Am now glad to report that not only can I eat fat bombs with relish, I can feel my body appreciating them. They give a nice long sustainable burn, no dips or spikes of energy, and they kill carb cravings and hunger dead. Marvellous things. What is not to like?

 

[Kristin251]

That's what my avocado does! Steady burn and squashes cravings. Best fuel ever

 

[DeejayR]

I sometimes feel slightly nauseous before eating. I eat a lot of all kinds of fat and feel as satisfied as I used to feel with carb foods like spuds. I've just had a spicy beef mince casserole with steamed veg but I confess when I fried the mince (Tesco cheapo) so much fat came out I tipped it away and started again with coconut oil. I can eat a teaspoonful of coconut oil or butter with pleasure (but not as much pleasure as a tspn of peanut butter). This has come about over a period of 3 years.
I am underweight and aim to eat three good meals a day to stop losing more weight.

 

[Kristin251]

I am nauseous on and off most days. I generally need a small snack so my stomach has something to chomp on.

I have drained fatty mince and even sometimes rinsed it if I was using a sauce. Especially the cheap stuff as all the toxins are in the fat. I'd rather do what you did but rinse and then add some butter or oil to moisten it

 

[chalup]

That's what my avocado does! Steady burn and squashes cravings. Best fuel ever

I think avocados are natures fat bomb. If you like them they are probably the best LCHF food there is.

 

[Kristin251]

I think avocados are natures fat bomb. If you like them they are probably the best LCHF food there is.

Yup yup yup. Cannot do without. Glad in not the only one!

 

[chalup]

Yup yup yup. Cannot do without. Glad in not the only one!

Actually I detest them, keep trying new ways to eat them but nope. I want to like them because I know how good they are for me and this way of eating. Kristin you have converted my mind but not my mouth lol.

 

[4ratbags]

I overdid it on the fat on my prok chops last night and boy did I pay for it. I seem to be more sensitive to too much fat nowadays.