To think that Quorn doesn’t agree with me

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DD asked if we could eat more vegetarian meals. This was fine with me and I’ve happily been buying and testing lots of new stuff. I’ve been fine with everything except Quorn mince. Both times I’ve used it to make a bolognese I’ve felt incredibly sick afterwards. Nobody else is ill so I don’t think it’s my cooking!
Does Quorn affect anyone else like this? I feel so ill, I want to cry

Yeah, same here. Shame, as it’s cheap and low cal. Stomach cramps and diarrhoea. Probably had it three - four times (didn’t really work out the correlation) and last time I came out in hives as well. I’d completely avoid it if I were you, OP, as the reaction can get worse each time you have it.

Same only ever ate it twice. Didnt make conection 1st time. Worse stomach cramps ive ever had. Wiped me out with a day spent on loo nursing a bucket.

Yep both me and dh had stomach cramps and diarrhoea the one time we tried it. (We were sucked in by Mo Farrah)

The warning just says that in rare cases there have been allergic reactions to mycoprotein and that the high protein and fibre content can cause intolerance in some people. That’s not word for word, I haven’t fished it out the bin again!
I wonder why the other Quorn things like ‘chicken’ nuggets and sausages haven’t made me ill.
Not sure what TVP is but I’ll look out for it and try that instead. Thanks

Quorn - last time I had it it looked like I’d swallowed a balloon, and I farted vile stinks for 10 hours solidly. I’ll never eat that bloody fungus again.

O yes, then it turned into the shits the next day. Urgh.

It's made from a mould growing in the ground. I have an allergy to it - I accidentally ate a piece around the size of a 5p recently and was violently sick for around five hours, shaking, sweating, felt like I was going to die! Hideous stuff.

Exactly the same reaction as Needahairbrush had. I actually made DH retch. Twas like the stench of a thousand rotten nappies left out in a warm day.

Yep, it gives me what can only be likened to gastroenteritis. Makes me very poorly.

My dd gets a tingly mouth and a tight throat from eating Quorn.
She is ok with Tofu though
She is mainly veggie but not eating Quorn can make it harder

I am veggie and totally allergic to quorn, this coupled with my ibs make dining anywhere so fun 😤😣😒

Quorn gives me diarrhoea so I don't use it any more.

My digestive system doesn’t tolerate it when pregnant (made me windy and gave me cramps) and it definitely affected my baby when i has it when breastfeeding (again, windiness and bloating), but I’m fine the rest of the time. Soya pieces from Holland and Barrett (the ones you rehydrate before using) are a good alternative and suited me better.

Yes I know of a few people that have this with quorn. We use green lentils for chilli etc.

Yes havent eaten it for almost 20 years, awful stuff.

Best to use less processed stuff like lentils and nuts.

Violent reaction here (next morning usually)

Ds says it makes his throat hurt and tingle.

I get diarrhoea if I eat too much quorn. Try the Cauldron range of vegetarian meals, they use vegetables and pulses rather than soya/mushroom based protein.

Another one who is violently ill after eating it - never again!

Have a Google of the manufacturing process, and you’ll probably be happy to avoid it.

It isn’t food. Strange stuff indeed.

Honestly you can make such lovely veggie dishes without ever needing to use the vile stuff that is quorn.

PS: if you can get to a Chinese supermarket, you can buy something called wheat/gluten meat in tins which is a much nicer meat substitute.

Interesting to read this as we've had quorn and other meat alternative products a few times recently and my mouth and throat have felt odd afterwards and I've had a burning, indigestion type feeling.

Might stick to lentils!

Makes me fart like a bison

I love this!

Quorn gives me the shits. Every time.

Well it’s processed mould which probably isn’t the best option for health