Just turned 40 and suddenly eating eggs makes me nauseous - is this a thing?

[RinderTinderNotRinderGrinder]

Is it just me? I’ve noticed over the past six months or so that I can’t eat eggs anymore. I can eat mayonnaise and cakes (thank god) but fried, scrambled, poached eggs all make me feel sick as I’m eating them.

I really like eggs. What could be causing this?

I had this, random bouts of nausea and sometimes sickness after eating eggs. No idea why, I still eat them as it doesn't happen all the time. Just have to be careful not to have too much!

I can't ever since someone pointed out the umbilical cord a few years back. Now whenever I crack an egg open I retch!

I expect it’s hormonal and your sense of taste/smell is being messed with.

Or maybe you’re pregnant?

I’m 45 and in the past year I find I can’t stand the smell of any kind of cheddar, and things like sour cream, creme fraiche and some cream cheeses really turn my stomach.

My H and I both went through seperate phases of this recently.

Only eggs - and I loved them before, used to eat them a lot, but for about 6 months I couldn't stand the idea of it, felt really nauseous at the thought. He was about 12 months before, exactly the same thing.

Then it just went away. Weird!

Definitely not pregnant

Damnable hormones. I hope they move on and I can enjoy eggs again.

Seems like a more common phenomena than I thought! I’ll have to comfort myself with enormous cakes until it passes

I've noticed I can't eat anything too greasy. McDonald's really makes me poorly. It's a good thing I suppose, my body naturally rejecting what I shouldn't be eating anyway

I can't ever since someone pointed out the umbilical cord a few years back. Now whenever I crack an egg open I retch!

Only placental mammals have umbilical cords, even if the egg was fertilized there would be no umbilical cord. Unfertilized eggs certainly don't have one!

Could it be hormonal? I had this with my second pregnancy.

This is weirdly common. No idea if it's age related but I've seen posts on here several times saying the same. About 5 years ago I stopped being able to tolerate eggs cooked any way and would sometimes actually throw up. I'm vegan now so don't eat them at all so I don't know if it ever would have subsided!

Well if it’s not pregnancy then it could be the lovely onset of peri-menopause!👍👍

Or maybe you’ve had covid and didn’t know it!

DM got this after coronavirus.

I had this after e.coli

I'm ok now unless eat a soft boiled egg bleurgh

I don’t think I’ve had COVID but you never know. Probably more likely that peri-menopause is waving at me seductively from over the horizon.

If anyone finds a solution then let me know!

Could just be hormonal. At certain times of the month some foods just give me the absolute heave. Totally bizarre. Not always the same foods either but mainly things like egg, cheese, meats etc. Dry things like biscuits, bread etc never do !

eggs and milk make me feel a bit gak as well.
I switched to almond or soya milk. Wouldn't have yoghurt or cream.
I am 50 and this has been going on for a while. When I was younger I could eat anything. Nothing ever made me feel., oh god, hang on. [sick]

I had this when I stopped multivitamins. You need certain things in your diet to process eggs that I'm guessing I'm deficient in.

@SnuggyBuggy that is interesting.
I've had periods where I love eggs and eat loads and periods where I can't stand the smell and don't want to eat anything at all if others are eating eggs all my life.
I wonder if that is linked to dietary deficiencies.

@SnuggyBuggy

I had this when I stopped multivitamins. You need certain things in your diet to process eggs that I'm guessing I'm deficient in.

That is interesting. I’ve certainly been less religious about taking vitamins of late.

I've had this off and on for a while (I'm 35) - also with avocados. I've wondered if it might be a very early sign my gallbladder isn't happy

I’ve always had this. No idea why.

Very annoying as eggs are so handy (and we have hens!)

Scrambled eggs always give me a headache and I feel vaguely nauseous. I can eat eggs any other way with no effect!

How weird. I've had this too, not just with eggs (but pretty consistently with eggs). Not all the time though. I'll be starving and enjoying a meal and suddenly feel terribly sick. Interesting it could be hormones.

@TangerineGenie

I can't ever since someone pointed out the umbilical cord a few years back. Now whenever I crack an egg open I retch!

Only placental mammals have umbilical cords, even if the egg was fertilized there would be no umbilical cord. Unfertilized eggs certainly don't have one!

This is true, the thing the person showed you is a protein structure in a coil shape (same as the egg white is protein). It's function in egg biology is to act as a spring to keep the yolk centered. You can only see it clearly in a fresh egg, it gradually disappears as the egg gets less fresh, which is why if you boil an egg the yolk is more likely to be close to the surface when you peel it if it is less fresh. Similarly when you fry an egg it spreads less the fresher it is.

Sorry to hijack op.
I am finding that my peri-menopause symptoms are coinciding with some food/ drinks (alcohol! 😭) Sitting less well with me then before. Not eggs for me particularly though.

Gosh,I suddenly developed egg intolerance as well.I'm 38 and for the last 2 years if I eat freshly prepared eggs in any form I feel sick,dizzy,have bad stomach cramps, and feel faint for about an hour or two.It's really bizarre as I had no problems before.
Not the cakes though or stuff with eggs like mayo etc so it's manageable but I do miss my eggs.