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I have spent the last year and a half eating primally and experimenting with this and I've finally figured out that eating pork really just doesn't agree with my stomach, but I don't understand why. I know that there is more polyunsaturated fat in pork (and with chicken) but would that really make such a big difference? I don't eat it often and I've tried both grass-fed and normal pork and there really doesn't seem to be a difference. The fat is especially tough on my tummy.

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Eating pork that has not been cured (as in bacon) or marinated (vinegar) has been shown to cause blood coagulation and clotting as many as 5 hours after consuming it. Live cell analysis observed this. Cured and marinated pork did not produce this effect. The resulting symptoms can vary but lethargy and fatigue often occur. Apparently traditional cultures that rely on pork know this and prepare it accordingly.

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westonaprice.org/food-features/… ...here's the study – Richard N Mar 5 2012 at 14:43
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Live blood analysis is BS. paleohacks.com/questions/70824/… – Matt Sep 9 at 12:59
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It's also not impossible that you're allergic to pork. Some people can develop allergies to animal proteins.

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I know a kid that is allergic to turkey and cranberries (there goes Thanksgiving!) – HRHMom Sep 9 at 21:53
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It might be the omega 6. I don't know for sure. I feel sick after eating pork or chicken, too. I feel very slightly off after eating a lot of CAFO beef, so this the reason it might be omega 6 (since CAFO beef is higher in omega 6 than grass fed beef).

btw, there is no such thing as grass fed pork. All pork raised in the US is fed corn which is about 5% omega 6 by calories. The pigs bioaccumulate omega 6 and their carcass can contain upwards of 25% omega 6 by calories.

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There is a point with "grass fed" pork- because pigs aren't ruminating they have a varied diet. But you can absolutely get free ranged pork fed a health diet full of variety. I eat it all the time! – JeJ Mar 5 2012 at 15:54
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My locally raised pork is called "pastured." They forage on acorns. It's mind-blowingly awesome. – Karen P. Mar 5 2012 at 17:15
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Theoretically what would a "wild" pig eat exactly?

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Roots etc., food found in forests. – Korion Mar 5 2012 at 15:49
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The problem.with pork is it gets fed garbage. I only do grass-fed pork as well.

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Pigs aren't built to be grazers, they are in fact designed to be nature's garbage disposals. – Matt Sep 9 at 13:00
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I have been getting sick as well within an hour or so of eating it. I just read that it is one of the hardest foods to digest. So since I have IBS I'm assuming the digestion issue with pork is the reason. No other meat gives me these symptoms.

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Most people have an allergy to pork, you maybe that person, my grandmother was allergic to pork she ate it and woke up the next day with a fat lip

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It makes me nauseous! A few years back my husband brought home honey ham for christmas, a half hour after eating it i threw up violently - he ate it too and was fine, happy, great, go figure!! He actually thought i pretended to vomit because he said it was the best thing he had ever tasted. The smell of raw bacon makes me gag, but i can eat it cooked, the fat seems to bother me the most. Are humans meant to eat pigs???

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Biblically no, but I (raised christian) still eat it! – Robert Sep 9 at 7:27

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