I love avocados. Well, my tongue does, anyway. They're so delightfully smooth, with a mild flavor that stands on its own or can be blended with nearly anything. But whenever I eat straight avocado, I can only get through one, maybe two slices before my stomach threatens to mutiny if I don't stop eating "that pure lard." Why is that?
Todd
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Your mind is associating the two, because of mouth feel and what lard looks like and feels like. It's not your stomach, it's your brain. The mid is unusually good at making associations, even across the basic senses. the people you see on TV show competitions like Fear Factor are really good at changing their mindset and turn rotten cheese covered with maggots into cotton candy.
Answer It's in your head because of the texture, the "mouth feel".
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Either a gastric issue or a psychological one due to knowing they are high in fat, combined with the smooth texture (your brain thinks "lard").
Kat
You might be allergic to avocadoes. My mom is.
Midnight Blues
Because like lard, avocados are full of fat.
Anonymous
Why do Avocados Cause Stomach Pain
Latex-Fruit Syndrome
Natural Food Chemicals
Fruit Sugar Malabsorption
Low Fiber Tolerance
In 40% of the cases, stomach pain and nausea after eating avocados is due to latex-fruit syndrome, an allergy that makes people who are allergic to latex sensitive to avocado. Avocado fiber and sugars (polyols) can cause stomach ache in people who have low fiber tolerance or can't digest fruit sugars. Chemicals like amines, glutamates, and salicylate in the ripe fruit are also potential stomach irritants.