Breakfast dilema: body wants dense protein but Im getting sore eyes from it :)

[Annabel]

Hi Amanda,

That’s a really tough dilemma that you have!

My first instinct would be to say that there is some kind of food sensitivity, but the range of foods that is causing the headaches is just too broad. If it was just cheese and yogurt then we could all blame dairy and it would be easy!

Eating a protein-heavy breakfast is usually considered a good thing for satiety, blood sugar, etc. I’ve never heard of it causing headaches or sore eyes before.

Have you thought about making your proteins a little easier to digest? For example, you could eat scrambled eggs instead of a boiled egg? I wonder if all that protein is overloading your digestive system somehow in the mornings. If so, chewing your food for longer might help too. As would drinking water with your meal.

Alternatively, focusing on improving your digestive health might be a solution. You could try taking lots of probiotics and prebiotics for a few weeks to see if that helps. Other ideas might be digestive enzymes or Swedish bitters.

I hope I’ve given you a few ideas to try!

Annabel

[Amanda]

Hi Annabel 🙂

Thanks so much for your prompt reply!

Yes it is a dilemma. I used to be fine with oats but at the moment they just don’t give me the energy I require.

I will do as you suggest and focus on improving my digestion.

I think it might be a combination of digestion and the food. Because I can have tuna later in the day, and I am fine. However, with some things like eggs and white fish I can have them later in the day and sometimes feel a little heated from them.

Your digestion is supposed to be a bit weaker in the morning so this might be contributing.

I am interested to see what the naturopaths ideas are.

Many thanks, Annabel 🙂

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