Eggs Yolks & Bloody Nose

[Predator]

I noticed that when I eat more then 6 free range eggs yolks a day, the next morning I get dried blood clogging up my nose.  The more yolks I eat, the worse it gets.  I originally thought this may be due to an overdose of omega-3, however I do not bruise easily after eating eggs yolks like I did when I used to take fish oil supplements. 

Has anyone else experienced this or may know what causes it?

[achillezzz]

I eat up to 20 egg yolks a day and max side effect is my urine color changes from excess biotin

[goodsamaritan]

I noticed that when I eat more then 6 free range eggs yolks a day, the next morning I get dried blood clogging up my nose.  The more yolks I eat, the worse it gets.  I originally thought this may be due to an overdose of omega-3, however I do not bruise easily after eating eggs yolks like I did when I used to take fish oil supplements. 

Has anyone else experienced this or may know what causes it?

Maybe those eggs are not for you.
There are lots of other food to try.

[Sally S.]

I noticed that when I eat more then 6 free range eggs yolks a day, the next morning I get dried blood clogging up my nose.  The more yolks I eat, the worse it gets.  I originally thought this may be due to an overdose of omega-3, however I do not bruise easily after eating eggs yolks like I did when I used to take fish oil supplements. 

Has anyone else experienced this or may know what causes it?

Just curious, are the eggs from true pastured hens, or just 'free range'?

[MoonStalkeR]

It sounds like an allergenic effect/histamine release. I haven't eaten raw eggs in months after they began producing strong gas.

[Predator]

The eggs are from true pasture hens.  I've tried them from numerous farms now and still the same results.  I did notice the symptoms weren't so bad from store bought eggs though so maybe it is a reaction or overdose of some nutrient(s).

[RawZi]

I eat up to 20 egg yolks a day and max side effect is my urine color changes from excess biotin

I noticed that when I eat more then 6 free range eggs yolks a day, the next morning I get dried blood clogging up my nose.  The more yolks I eat, the worse it gets.  I originally thought this may be due to an overdose of omega-3, however I do not bruise easily after eating eggs yolks like I did when I used to take fish oil supplements.

    Anyone besides me here eat the white along with the yolk?

    Aajonus says people run into problems either way, whether eating only yolks and eating only whites.  I never heard the nose bleed thing though.

[HIT_it_RAW]

    Anyone besides me here eat the white along with the yolk?

    Aajonus says people run into problems either way, whether eating only yolks and eating only whites.  I never heard the nose bleed thing though.

Sure. I eat at least 4 whole eggs every day. I agree with Aajous that an egg is a amazing wholesome food. Paleo people wouldn't throw away half of a very good food I think.

[RawZi]

Sure. I eat at least 4 whole eggs every day. I agree with Aajous that an egg is a amazing wholesome food. Paleo people wouldn't throw away half of a very good food I think.

    I think this has been discussed before in the rawpaleoforum here.  The conclusion I gather is that in nature there would not be much of a yolk or white most of the time, but mostly chick fetus or less developed lizard, snake, turtle etc.  That paleo people would have been eating that with little white, therefor white isn't paleo or some such non-sense.  I agree with you though.  Food was hard come by.  They wouldn't have thrown anything away.

    Do you get a bloody nose?

[Predator]

It's not nose bleeds, just bloody snot when I blow my nose 

[HIT_it_RAW]

Do you get a bloody nose?

I haven't had one my entire life 

[RawZi]

It's not nose bleeds, just bloody snot when I blow my nose 

    Sounds like dehydration to me.  What other fats do you eat regularly?  What other hydration?  Eggs help break down butter and cream, I see it do that as I'm mixing it, the items themselves get liquidy.  Maybe you need to combine the egg with more things to stop the bloody mucus.  I know I get dehydrated without enough saturated fats with my meat meals.   

[Predator]

My diet is roughly 80% fat and almost all animal fat which is usually fat from the grass fed meats I eat and extra suet.  I drink roughly 6 glasses of water a day too.  I don't feel dehydrated though and when I eat the same meals on days I don't have eggs my nose doesn't feel clogged up. 

[PaleoPhil]

In the past when I consumed large amounts of fish oil per a nutritionist's recommendation I developed bad bloody noses. I was already prone to them due to a standard "healthy" diet including lots of "healthy whole grains" that dried out my skin--which worsened during winter--and weakened my connective tissues. Adding lots of fish oil exacerbated the problem. I would just be standing talking to someone and suddenly my nose would start gushing blood. I had easy skin bruising too, but it began before that and didn't appear to be worsened by the fish oil. I haven't gotten bloody noses from eating eggs or suet or taking small doses of raw fermented Blue Ice cod liver oil, even when at times eating up to a dozen or so eggs in a day, though I wasn't eating just the yolks. Idk, maybe try eating some of the whites with the yolks? I usually discard one or two whites but keep the rest when eating eggs (I usually crack them into a big cup and drink), so that the mix is yolk-heavy but not just yolks.