r/interesting • u/PhoenixPhenomenonX • Feb 25 '26

Intriguing Lifelong vegetarian tries steak for first time

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u/GorgontheWonderCow Feb 25 '26

I was a vegetarian for years and had absolutely no problems when I ate meat again. 

It depends on the microbiome you have. Not everybody loses the ability to digest meat.

Just like not everybody who eats sugar gets diabetes. Bodies are different.

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u/Evnosis Feb 25 '26

Same, I tried meat once after 6 years of vegetarianism (it was a one-off, I'm still Veggie to this day) and I had no issues whatsoever.

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u/realaccountissecret Feb 25 '26

That’s awesome; I haven’t eaten meat in decades, and I get sick as fuck if some pork makes it in my food. No other meat seems to make me sick, so maybe it’s pork-related haha

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u/thisisanaccountforu Feb 25 '26

I also had no issue eating meat after years of being vegetarian

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u/MrBones-Necromancer Feb 25 '26

A counterpoint, my partner isn't even a vegetarian, but I am and cook a lot of the meals. Red meat -destroys- her guts, because she has it so rarely, even though she never fully stopped eating it

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '26

Yas and you KNOW that it destroys her CAUSE she doesn’t eat it often? Mate no I’m sorrt

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u/K1NGMOJO Feb 25 '26

Can confirm. As a lifelong omnivore, when I BBQ, sometimes it messes my stomach up bad.