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Nutritionists Say This Is The Worst Ingredient To Add To Your Eggs—It Causes Indigestion!

April 1, 2022 by Marissa Matozzo
shefinds | Health

Eggs, as you may very well know, are one of the most versatile foods out there with a wide array of health benefits due to protein and vitamin contents. One common mistake many of us make, health experts explain, involves adding fattening or high-calorie ingredients to our eggs for flavor, which we might end up regretting later if we frequently suffer from indigestion. We checked in with nutritionists and asked which ingredient, in their opinion, is the worst for causing indigestion and why. Read on for tips and suggestions from Alisha Temples, MS, CNS, LDN, licensed nutritionist, Lisa Jacobsen, FDN-P, FNLP, functional nutrition practitioner, and Nataly Komova, RD, registered dietitian and fitness expert. 

 

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How Frequently Adding Spicy Foods (Cayenne, Pepper, Beans) To Eggs Causes Indigestion

For many people, common additions to eggs at breakfast time include pepper, beans, or other ingredients that aim to add a ‘kick’ of flavor to the food. If you love eggs and frequently add ingredients like this and experience indigestion later on, Temples warns that this is a likely culprit. “Spices and spicy foods, such as cayenne, crushed red pepper, chili powder and hot sauce, can cause indigestion when added to eggs or other foods,” she says. “Spicy foods contain capsaicin, which may slow digestion. Spicy foods can also irritate the esophagus and exacerbate heartburn.” 

 

Komova agrees, and says she “strongly” advises “to avoid consuming” eggs with beans.”Both beans and eggs are protein-giving foods. so mixing the two will likely cause indigestion or bloating as beans have more oligosaccharides that are difficult to break down,” Komova explains. This, she says, makes it harder for the body to digest all the proteins, leading to indigestion.

With that said, Jacobsen suggests instead adding one specific food type to your eggs. “The only food types that work well with eggs are non-starchy vegetables, such as broccoli, mushrooms, green beans, leafy greens, etc,” Jacobsen says, as “many people don’t respond well when combining dairy or beans to their eggs as well.”

 

Ultimately, she concludes, “eggs are a protein and it generally takes 3-4 hours to digest them.”  You also want “strong stomach acid” to break the protein down, Jacobsen adds, which is made possible with a well-balanced diet and identifying which foods may be triggering indigestion and its effects for you.

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Marissa is a Brooklyn-based culture journalist and staff writer at SheFinds, covering edgy celebrity style, timeless beauty trends, lifestyle and entertainment news. Her coverage of indie music, NYC fashion, underground and pop culture is featured in PAPER Magazine, Paste Magazine, The Knockturnal, Bandsintown and more. You can reach her at [email protected]

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