By skollasch - 25/09/2014 06:21 - United States - Highland

Today, I was told by my doctor I should start eating meat again after two years of vegetarianism, in an effort to be healthier. After horrid gas after my first turkey sandwich, I was told that my body no longer has the enzymes to digest meat. My efforts to be healthy crippled my stomach. FML
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Same thing different taste

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Talk to said doctor and get enzyme supplements. Orrr create animal shaped vege products and call it a day.

skittyskatbrat 19

Your body should start producing them again, eventually. Until then, your body will have a beef with you.

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thats because you arent orginally made to digest meat.

NiceGuysDoWin 21

Yes we are. Human beings are omnivores. (evolved to eat both plant and animal tissue) The whole purpose for canine teeth is eating meat.

If that's true then why is it complicated for humans to get all our required proteins without eating meat? Wouldn't it be super easy and uncomplicated to have a totally vegan or vegetarian diet and still be really healthy. I don't know about your magical world, but in mine both are difficult life choices that take commitment and planning for every single meal to keep yourself healthy.

My dear friend, Australopithecus Afarensis aka "Lucy" was the last humanoid to specifically eat plants only. Since then, we have evolved smaller teeth and masseter muscles (along with the use of fire) to eat cooked meat as our primary source of protein and fat, both vital to human survival. Meat-eating is one of the reason we still don't look like chimpanzees. Source: anthropology course which I have to wake up for in 4 hours.

Canine teeth were originally used for fighting and scaring enemies from our pre-humanoid era, such as how they are used still by chimpanzees and gorillas. They just shrunk like the rest of our teeth, but functioned to tear meat off the bones before the use of fire to cook food (around 5-6 Mya).

12 - i dont know what kind of animal you are then

To paraphrase Mean Girls, #12 is too stupid to function. Please do not reproduce; you will most likely kill your child by accidental malnutrition, or by giving them a toaster to play with in the bath-tub...you seem that stupid.

We're omnivores, meaning we are designed to eat and digest meat. What our bodies aren't designed to digest is chemicals and hormones, which is in much of our food, not just meat.

Jello is a pretty good way to ease back into eating meat. My friend in high school probably ate four giant bowls worth a day for several weeks when he was switching. The other friend had eaten so much cheese the entire time she was a very poor vegetarian that she had zero issues going back to meat.

ahippienamedrae 10

You know what jello is made of, right?

Gunguy 11

Do you know? Jello ie; gelatin is ground up bone marrow. So yes starting slowly with jello would help.

I don't know why #19 is getting thumbed down. Jello seems like a pretty good starter for the body if you're eating meat again. Even if doesn't work, it is worth a try.

orbit 22

I agree jello would help, but why did he mention the cheese?

I suppose cheese has lots of fats that come from animals....although it isn't animal itself, maybe it reacts similar in the stomach or something or isn't as far away from meat as just eating pulses? I have no idea why that makes someone a bad vegetarian. Vegan, sure, but not veggie. Some cheese has animal rennet but most is fine.

Now See this is one more reason you should eat meat, we have steak for a reason

Bacon is very unhealthy. It's also disgusting

Hiimhaileypotter 52

Oh get a grip. Yes, it's unhealthy. So? You can eat it every once in a while, no need to deprive your body of unhealthy things. Just eat them in moderation. I also find it ironic that your username is "Lil ham." Lol.

Bacon creates happiness, happiness reduces stress, Less stress means better health, therefore bacon is healthy

Yeah, cocaine relieves my stress. Ergo, cocaine is healthy (with your logic).

Well 109 if you're on cocaine I wouldn't trust logic to be a sound factor in the first place...bacon is a food, not a drug

I suppose you could have healthy cocaine use. Probably not the easiest thing, but doable in moderation.

NiceGuysDoWin 21

Actually, cocaine (generally in liquid form) and cocaine derivatives are still used by some medical practices.

Becoming a vegetarian is a huge missed steak

I'm surprised it took this long for that pun. Bravo!

And your comment makes you sound like an ignorant twat.

continue to eat meat. Your stomach no longer produced the enzymes because you no longer needed it. Continue to eat meat and your stomach will start producing it again.

Be careful switching back, eating something too heavy or large may put you in more pain than that sandwich. Eating small amounts as well as some other things containing protein and such may help as well to jump start your enzymes.

OneToughChick 13

I was a vegetarian for 6 years. My advice is start small with maybe some fish. Small amounts of it. As your body starts creating. The enzymes you can start eating more.

Why would your Dr. tell you to eat meat again? There are usually work arounds to nutritional issues. Maybe talk to Dr. about trip to nutritionist?

Good advice. Meat actually is not a cure for anything. As long as you eat healthy, being vegetarian is very beneficial and rewarding.

My friend had to switch back because he wasn't getting the right amount of nutrients and he wasn't absorbing enough by taking pills or substitutes. He was doing vegetarianism correctly, his body just disliked it. It's not for everyone.

OP I hope things improve for you, especially the air quality around you.