DaveFoster
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Yesterday, March 18th of 2019, I worked outdoors and ran out of milk, so I ate about 20 grams of protein for the day. The next day, I ate some oatmeal without milk for breakfast and eventually bought another gallon, of which I drank a few cups at around 1:00 PM. About 20 minutes after drinking, I experienced this severe burning sensation behind my left nipple, where there lies a gynecomastia lump leftover from puberty. After about 15 minutes, the sensation decreased dramatically and went away completely within an hour.
I cannot ever recall experiencing symptoms of comparable severity after consuming food, and I can't remember a day in the past four years wherein I've eaten less than 50 grams of protein; I often eat closer to 150 grams. The only similar estrogenic symptoms appeared when I ate too many beans.
Dr. Peat has said that insufficient protein impairs liver function and retards the body's elimination of estrogen. If applicable to my case, the increased protein intake allowed the body to process estrogen over the previous two days. Similarly, those who use progesterone sometimes report a paradoxical increase in estrogenic symptoms from a lower dosage, whereas a higher dosage has the opposite effect.
I cannot ever recall experiencing symptoms of comparable severity after consuming food, and I can't remember a day in the past four years wherein I've eaten less than 50 grams of protein; I often eat closer to 150 grams. The only similar estrogenic symptoms appeared when I ate too many beans.
Dr. Peat has said that insufficient protein impairs liver function and retards the body's elimination of estrogen. If applicable to my case, the increased protein intake allowed the body to process estrogen over the previous two days. Similarly, those who use progesterone sometimes report a paradoxical increase in estrogenic symptoms from a lower dosage, whereas a higher dosage has the opposite effect.
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