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(just hear me out, huntgatherlove) I'm pretty sensitive to high Lectin foods (nuts, dairy, white potato, too many eggs...) and generally avoid them as they make me bloated and puffy and constipated. BUT, when I do eat them, I find myself craving these foods for days afterwards! Even if I ate just one if these foods, I'll crave ALL high Lectin foods- it's like they fill me in a different sort of way. It becomes quite a challenge to refrain, and it seems similar to those who deal with non-paleo food cravings- a lot of willpower mixed with guilt...

Does anybody else respond like this?

flag	asked Apr 24 2011 at 22:22 LiveBigger 2,994●9●22

mari · Answer 1 · 2011-04-25 00:15:29Z UTC

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It doesn't seem like high lectin foods per se, but rather pseudo paleo foods. How many eggs and nuts would we really have gotten in the wild? Probably very few. And potatoes and dairy aren't strictly paleo (not that they're bad foods).

answered Apr 25 2011 at 0:15

mari
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So true.. it is so difficult to control portion sizes when these foods are so abundant! Anybody have a method? – LiveBigger Apr 25 2011 at 11:21

Carolee · Answer 2 · 2011-04-24 23:31:54Z UTC

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Oddly, I have a similar story but with a different culprit! I get the same thing when I consume gluten (which I'm very sensitive to). I've always sort of attributed it to some wonkiness in my system, but if someone has some input, I'd be interested as well!

answered Apr 24 2011 at 23:31

Carolee
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	Gluten is a high lectin food, as well! – LiveBigger Apr 25 2011 at 11:18
	Then that may do it! Thanks for the info :) – Carolee Apr 28 2011 at 2:54

Allie · Answer 3 · 2011-04-25 00:32:53Z UTC

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Well, it might not be the lectins that cause the cravings - perhaps it's other components that lead to the cravings that are shared by all these food items? Lectins just happen to be a shared variable ...

answered Apr 25 2011 at 0:32

Allie
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Are high Lectin foods addictive?

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