Nutrition Facts

Yes, fermented foods can be bad for you when unpasteurized, too salty, high in tyramine, or made unsafely; choose pasteurized brands and safe methods.

Yes, salty food can cause short-term weight gain through water retention and may raise calorie intake over time.

Yes, fatty foods before cholesterol tests can raise triglycerides and shift calculated LDL, so follow your lab’s fasting or non-fasting instructions.

Yes, fatty food can cause chest pain through reflux, gallbladder attacks, or pancreatitis; seek urgent care for crushing or spreading pain.

Yes, fatty foods can trigger IBS symptoms for many, as higher fat slows gut emptying and can intensify pain, gas, and bowel changes.

Yes, fatty foods can cause yellow stool when extra fat passes through unabsorbed; recurring yellow, greasy stools point to malabsorption.

Yes, fatty foods can cause stomach pain by slowing digestion and triggering bile release; smaller portions and lower-fat swaps ease flare-ups.

Yes—fatty meals can trigger pancreatitis in gallstone disease and with very high triglycerides; they don’t act alone in most cases.

Yes, fatty meals can lead to pale, greasy stools when fat isn’t absorbed or bile flow is low; ongoing pale stool needs medical review.

Yes, fatty meals can link to mucus in stool in some people by irritating the gut or worsening IBS; new or persistent mucus needs medical advice.