Introduction of Legumes - uh oh - soy

[soon50]

So I introduced Legumes (in the form of Edame beans at breakfast & lunch, and then for dinner had Tofu and Peanuts).  At night time, my stomach felt a little bloated but not bad.  It may have felt this way a couple of times on the Whole30 so I wasn`t concerned.  However, the following day (the day I ate w30 again) my stomach was cramping and bloated.  I could tell that something I ate made my stomach this way.  It lasted all day and by the time I went to bed (9:30pm) it was still crampy and off.  The next morning I woke up to another w30 and I did my 7am crossfit class.  Had my `tiger blood`still and my stomach was all better.  So I am all good now.

 

But, my question is, why would it take basically the next day to show up an intolerance?  Wouldn`t I have felt 'off' from breakfast, as soon as I had my first helping of Edame beans?  Can an intollerance to food take 12 hours or was it because I ate so much soy that would be causing this.

 

Just wondering because although I am not a vegetarian, I only eat fish and eggs for protein and I was hoping that I could add soy back into my diet.

 

Thanks.

[Tom Denham]

Food takes 6-8 hours to pass through your stomach and small intestine and then spends an average of 40 hours in your large intestine. Discomfort that you feel in the first 6-8 hours would be coming from the stomach and small intestine and later discomfort from the large intestine. 

 

http://www.mayoclinic.org/digestive-system/expert-answers/faq-20058340

[GoJo09]

So I introduced Legumes (in the form of Edame beans at breakfast & lunch, and then for dinner had Tofu and Peanuts).  At night time, my stomach felt a little bloated but not bad.  It may have felt this way a couple of times on the Whole30 so I wasn`t concerned.  However, the following day (the day I ate w30 again) my stomach was cramping and bloated.  I could tell that something I ate made my stomach this way.  It lasted all day and by the time I went to bed (9:30pm) it was still crampy and off.  The next morning I woke up to another w30 and I did my 7am crossfit class.  Had my `tiger blood`still and my stomach was all better.  So I am all good now.

 

But, my question is, why would it take basically the next day to show up an intolerance?  Wouldn`t I have felt 'off' from breakfast, as soon as I had my first helping of Edame beans?  Can an intollerance to food take 12 hours or was it because I ate so much soy that would be causing this.

 

Just wondering because although I am not a vegetarian, I only eat fish and eggs for protein and I was hoping that I could add soy back into my diet.

 

Thanks.

 

It might not be ALL legume/soy products that affect you. It might be just peanuts, or just tofu (I think it's unlikely that it's the edamame). Once you've had a couple of days W30 and symptom-free, try the tofu again and see how you feel the next day. And then after a few more days, try the peanuts again on their own and see how you go. It may be one or none or only if you have both together, but at least you will have narrowed it down.