Can't digest meat

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Has anybody heard of this problem? My daughter has stomach pains after she eats meat and then has to go to the bathroom. When she has a bowl movement the meat comes out whole and undigested. She said this is painful and now is afraid to eat meat. I am afraid that she will suffer from malnutrition?

 

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It isn't physically possible for someone to eat something and then pass it right away - some food (spicy foods, etc) might give you diarrhea, but you're not going to pass what you just ate whole - going through the digestive track takes hours.

If she's eating meat and then passing it undigested the next day, she should see a gastroenterologist. She could have a serious digestive disorder, like Celiac or Irritable bowel syndrome.


Or, is your daughter a teenager? Maybe she wants to be a vegetarian and is afraid to tell you? The vegetarian diet can be perfectly healthy.

:wave: http://www.mypyramid.gov/tips_resources/vegetarian_diets.html