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I have Celiacs and I'm eating paleo. I read that you should avoid eggs if you have an autoimmune disease. Celiacs is technically an autoimmune disease. Sooo should I be avoiding them?

They don't seem to bother me and I eat A LOT of them so I'm hoping I don't have to cut them out.

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CJ · Answer 1 · 2011-03-19 05:11:36Z UTC

I was diagnosed with celiac / colitis a year before starting to eat primal. (Pretty well cleared up now)

When I started, I heavily relied on eggs, and they are still one of my main protein sources. This may just be me, but I definitely notice that when I eat them now they digest oddly, and I sometimes feel a little red in the face / itchy. Very faint symptoms though. I hope one day to stop eating eggs for a period of time in hopes of avoiding a full intolerance.

I would definitely recommend trying to avoid eating too many eggs.

ROB · Answer 2 · 2011-04-02 15:00:00Z UTC

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I have eliminated eggs and nightshades and also feel better, but sometimes I wonder if the real culprit is just the egg white and not the yolk because I sure miss them, they made life easier.

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Tom R. · Answer 3 · 2011-03-19 13:52:42Z UTC

Episode 7 of Robb's podcast (http://robbwolf.com/category/podcasts/) discusses eggs and autoimmunity. Here's a similar question at MDA (http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/thread20299.html). I've never been diagnosed with an autoimmunity issues but have had my fair share of gut issues over the years. I find I do better without eggs. If I eat them, I usually only have two at the most and tend to do better if they are scrambled, well done.

Yoannah_offca · Answer 4 · 2011-04-02 19:01:36Z UTC

I've been wondering the same thing. On my allergy test I came positive for egg whites, even though I don't have clear symptoms after eating them. I eat a lot, they are definitely a staple in my diet.

I think the easiest thing is to simply try to do egg fast and then reintroduce. I did it with dairy, was a month without any and reintroduced, with no negative consequences. I am planning on doing the same with eggs and see. It's gonna be hard, though!

sophia.rains · Answer 5 · 2012-05-03 12:11:37Z UTC

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I have celiac and I've noticed when I eat eggs that have been grain fed, I get red/itchy hive things, as well as an upset stomach. BUT, when I buy eggs that have the gluten free stamp on them, I'm totally fine-- same goes for chicken...

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john · Answer 6 · 2012-05-03 11:03:35Z UTC

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i had the redness in my face it made me slightly dizzy but nothing like brainfog. the max cholesterol you should have a day is 300mgs. i was eating about a dozen to fifteen. each egg hasb approx 200mgs of cholesterol i was taking in over 10x
becareful

answered May 3 2012 at 11:03

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I'm sure you meant well with this answer, but dietary cholesterol does not directly increase blood/serum cholesterol. Most people on PH probably have "high cholesterol diets" (when 300mg/day is the max), but will tend to get that from the lean, natural animal based foods they are eating. For me, some days my cholesterol is ~120mg, and other days it's more like ~700mg. As expected, however, my cholesterol levels are right where they should be! – greymouser May 3 2012 at 14:10

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