9 Warning Signs That Mean Your Body May Not Be Able To Properly Digest Meat

Nov 07, 2018

Do you like to enjoy a cheeseburger or steak every once in a while? Keep in mind that while meat has a high concentration of healthy nutrients, there are also hard-to-digest saturated fats and toxins your body may have a hard time dealing with.

Let’s take a look at some of the possible warning signs telling you that your diet may have too much meat in it.

This is a little-known factor that even health professionals sometimes forget to pay attention to. Dark circles under your eyes don’t always come from the fact that you aren’t getting enough sleep.

Pay attention to when they are most pronounced. If it’s the day after you’ve eaten meat, then it might be time to cut back on those steaks.

When your gut lining has been compromised, meat particles are seen as foreign invaders by your body as they pass through your gut wall. In order to get rid of these particles, your body creates antibodies. As these antibodies help eliminate the meat, the overall reaction turns into dark circles under the eyes.

Three factors might contribute to experiencing constipation after eating meat.

First, the enemy of constipation is fiber. There are low amounts of fiber in red meat.

Second, if the meat you eat is on the higher spectrum in terms of fat, your body will have a harder time digesting it. Indigestion may occur as a result of this.

Third, consider that red meat is usually high in iron. Too much iron will cause constipation.

Quick tip: Studies have shown that bowel cancer may be a result of eating too much red meat. Try eating chicken or seafood instead. Adding grains and vegetables to your meal will help offset your intake of meat.

It’s possible that any bad breath or body odor symptoms are signs that your body isn’t digesting your intake of red meat properly. When this happens, your digestive system emits a bad odor and it leaves the body through your breath and skin.

Eating a diet too high in protein can lead to feeling hungry whether you’ve eaten or not. Serotonin is the chemical that regulates how hungry you feel. If you aren’t balancing protein with carbs, your blood sugar levels may cause you to feel hungry too often.

When your body has a tough time digesting red meat, you may experience nausea as a result of your body reacting to certain meat bacteria. The cause might also be that an overworked organ in the body is rejecting the meat.

Meat is getting stuck inside your bowels if you often feel tired or sluggish after eating. All your energy is getting directed toward your digestive system because you aren’t properly digesting your meat intake.

If this persists, a solution is to switch some of the meat you're eating over to raw veggies, fruit and fresh smoothies.

There’s nothing wrong with eating red meat. However, you need to pay attention to the above signals so you know whether your meat intake is too high.

Do you think you might have an intolerance to meat? Let us know in the comments and show this article to your friends and family to make sure they're aware of these signs and symptoms!

Our content is created to the best of our knowledge, yet it is of general nature and cannot in any way substitute an individual consultation by your doctor. Your health is important to us!