to think that eating lots of seeds could be dangerous healthwise

[MariaWaria]

I'm into primal / clean eating and eat lots of seeds (sunflower, ground linseed, pumpkin) each day. Is this dangerous healthwise? Am I setting myself up for nasty health issues - gut? bladder?

Why would it be dangerous?

Only nasty thing will be your poo! I made super seedy bread and I could have pebble dashed the walls

Well, they won't grow into weeds in your stomach, if that's what you're worried about?

But I doubt they're remotely 'primal' as I imagine they're cultivated versions of crops engineers over thousands of years.

Does that help?

Wtf is primal eating?

I doubt you're eating enough to risk any negative health effects, but some seeds are high calorie because they contain a lot of oil. Seeds are generally healthy though.

Well, they won't grow into weeds in your stomach, if that's what you're worried about?

You sound a bit anxious OP. Hope you’re ok.

Given that you have (presumably) already restricted your diet quite a lot, I don’t think it would be good for you to restrict it further. There’s a really good ‘ask me anything’ thread with a dietician. You could ask her, she’s super helpful.

It won't do you any good if your stomach is sensitive to high fibre foods. Otherwise it's fine.

You sound a bit anxious OP. Hope you’re ok.

they are very calorific as they (usually) contain a lot of oil.
some also contain harmful substances (arsenic) so should not be eaten in large quantities.

I once had an apple grow out of my bum. Honest guv'nor.

Primal eating - is that meatloaf made of neanderthals?

What would be dangerous about it?

Are you thinking about brazil nuts and selenium toxicity? Even with that, you'd really have to eat quite a lot of them.

@sexnotgender yes indeed!!! I'm a sunflower seed fan but by god the effects are positively nuclear!!!

@OP.... WTAF is primal eating? Is this the Paleo diet?

Anyone with diverticulitis should avoid eating seeds but apart from that I can't think of any reason why not.

As pp said if you have diverticular disease then seeds can get trapped in there and potentially set off infections. But other than that crack on with your bird diet.

Lol at primal eating.

Sure you'll be fine, OP although you sound like a budgie.

Aflatoxins and phytic acid might get you OP!

Anxious? Hope OP is ok?

...Over some seeds?!

9amTrain
It’s something assholes say out of faux-concern to suggest the OP has mental health issues.

Fucking hell Canuck, you’ve r as me COMPLETELY wrong.

‘Read me completely wrong’ that should say.

Asshole eh? How unnecessarily rude. (The word is ‘arsehole’ by the way).

I have health anxiety. I thought I recognised signs of it in what the OP was saying. I also wondered about orthorexia/eating disorders.

You might grow an internal tree.

If you could apologise for calling me an asshole [sic] that would be appreciated Cannuck as it was completely uncalled for.

That’s the correct spelling where I’m from.