Ever given up your favourite food for health reasons?

Egg is number one. I suffered from severe allergy lately thats why eating egg which I really love to is a big NO NO now. Next are beef, chicken, canned goods and junk foods. I got minor problem with my liver thats why I am not allowed to eat those. At first I really tried to avoid them but later on I started again to eat them though sometimes only. I hope everything will be fine with my health so I could eat again anything that I want to eat.

hello muscare, what a sad topic LOL!!! i love any form of soda drinks, i used to drink them like crazy before about 15 years ago (yeah that long!) BUT i have to stop since then coz i have an ulcer and half glass of it will make me really really sick. i will throw up and will suffer greatly on my tummy so i realized it is not worth it coz i am not good on handling pain. my husband knows that so he will say NO to me big time when i asked for a sip of it coz even a sip will give me a tummy pain. sometimes i crave for it so bad so i will just weigh out if i am ready for the pain or not. i think i will give my self a sip at least once a year but not more than 3. my hubby will sip one and will just kiss me so i can have the smell and a bit of what it taste like TORTURE ei? i dont have any substitute for that really coz most of the drinks i have cannot give me the same happiness i used to get in soda... such a sad thing in my part. oh well! takecare!

i have abstained from my favourite food for a while. that was after i found out my cholesterol level was higher than normal. it's fried pork lard, which is basically the little bits of crunchy pork fats that you get after frying the fats. i love it so much that i usually ask for extra. however, i stopped eating that totally for four long months. that was really miserable especially when i see others eating it. once my cholesterol level went back to normal, i started eating that again. however, i dare not over-indulge like i used to.

There was a time when my dermatologist advised me not too eat certain foods because of my allergies. That time, I was told not to eat a lot of good food. I was told not to eat anything that has preservatives and that include hotdogs, bacon, ham and others. When it comes to fish, there are specific types of fish that I can't eat. Most seafoods are also not allowed. I can't eat chicken and I can't eat eggs. I can't eat anything with tomato sauce because most of the tomato sauce that are available in the market have preservatives. Well, that was years ago. Now, I can eat them!

I have not had to but, it it weren't for natural herbal remedies, I would have had to give up almost everything with any kind of flavor. The reason is Acid Reflux. I was diagnosed with it and, I know that the triggers are darn near anything. Anything red, spicey, warm, acidic at all, sugary...pretty much everything nice about life and food. I was prescribed Prilosec and gained weight on it and, it isn't good for your body because it wipes out all of the acid in your stomach which, you need. So, I got off of the prilosec and started taking herbal enzymes and other intestinal soothe and builders that help to keep the acid in my stomach balanced. And, I can eat whatever I want to. Granted, I still have to watch what I eat as my weight and my metabolism never quite got back on track. But, I don't suffer as long as I keep an eye out for the signs and take the herbal remedies.

No. Not Yet. Well, not exactly due to an allergy or a health problem, but due to an injury, I was restricted to eat food. Any kind. I just had to live on liquids. I'm not allergic to any food. At that point of time, I had accidentally drank some acid and had led to a burn of the tongue. So I couldn't eat anything and I had to live on fluids only. Thats the only time I had to love without the food I loved. The thing is my parents had just returned from my grand parents place and they had got some of the local sweets. I had told them to get me more so that I can savor it for a longer time, but alas I had to wait for a full 15 day for the burn to get better and then ate them.. Even then I couldn't taste cops the taste buds would take another 15 days to get back again.. bourne

If I have to give up my favourite food for health reasons, I guess I will give up but not completely. I believe one can still occasionally have a bite of what is forbidden as long as it is eaten in moderation.

sometimes , temptation is hard to ignore

Yes we all have to give up our favourite food sometimes or the other due to various reasons like allergies, diabeties etc. Sometimes it is better to impose a self imposed ban on certain food then face pain,difficulties and illness.

yes oh yes potato chips and ice cream because I am a diabetic and candy of all kinds, I can eat lays baked chips and sugar free ice cream in small amounts. sometimes I just say to heck and have some real ice cream in a small 'amount and its okay. sugar free chocolates are fine if you do not eat too many otherwise you get the trots from it.

ofcourse sometimes to maintain our good health we need to sacrifice our favourite food if its not suggested to take so..

Yes. :( I used to eat two cans of tuna a day. I love it, and it was great at keeping my weight down. After about two years of eating it daily, I started having an allergic reaction to it. I kept eating it and ended up in anaphylaxis. I stopped eating it, but I break down and have a taste every now and again. I'm much better about not eating it, since I had to be hospitalized, but the urge is still there. I think, however, that I'm officially over eating it, because I've found canned mackerel to be an excellent substitue. If I hadn't have found mackerel, I'd probably have to deal with an annual hospital visit. Losing your favorite food is one of the most miserable things in the world, especially if it's a regularly eaten thing.

m jus been lucky till now, haven't faced any such problem till now....... but in my opinion 1 shud gv up his fav food if its harming him, coz being healthy is more important....once u r fit u can turn ur fav items 2 oder dishes too

Hiee !!! Yes , there are many foods which i hae given up for compensating my health ........ i didn't knew before that they wel not good,but now i knoe....... it was a tough time for me giving up them but eventually,it worked............. tc ........chao !!!

I would not say that they were my favourite food, but I liked them very much: cow brains. I can't eat them anymore, for health reasons, but it wasn't my doctor who forbid me to eat them any more (even when they are "pure cholesterol"). It was the government who forbid slaughterhouses to sell them to butchers. Even when in my country it's nearly imposible the outbreak of mad-cow disease, because cattle is grass bred in prairies, this prohibition was "politically correct" in order to export uruguayan beef at better prices. OK. It's a good reason. Nevertheless, I'm thinking about visiting any relative's ranch where there is no control of animal's slaughter to eat mutton brains just once more.

Yeah, I try to limit all kinds of salty snacks, since I developed high blood pressure a few years ago. I've brought my BP down by limited those foods, but I ned to try to stay away from them to keep it down. I've also been trying to cut down on sweets; I have a real sweet tooth and sometimes go overboard when eating them. Once I started munching on them, it's hard for me to stop.

Tomato sauce, the high concentration of acid bothers my stomach lining and makes for gastric reflux. Also sets off the Rosacea (redness/burning in my face). Once in awhile, I eat it anyway, but I generally suffer for it. Usually a cheese sauce or a garlic sauce or both is what I use instead. Interesting topic, take care.

Not many times I guess. As far as I remember once doctor ordered me not to eat any food from outside since I was just picking myself up from bed. I was being hospitalized that time and just the day after I got discharged friend's birthday party was there. I went to attend that party but I remember I didnt have anything else than a glass of water :( , really sad moment that was. All your favourite food is just in front of you and you cant even taste it :(

I really like eating chicken...I still remember that once my teeth was paining lots..I had to avoid chicken that day:(

I always bealive that eating habits should suit your health.I like fryers.But when I know they are bad for my health and even may cause cancer I just want to give them up or eat less.If something that doesn't fit my taste but just good for my health I'll choose to eat it.I think being healthy is more important than anything else.