Fenugreek making me very ill?

[bumpy_j]

Hi all, I've attemped to take fenugreek for a couple of days (around 4 capsules a day) and I felt so ill, like a horrible tummy upset without any other side effects. I am not really intollerant of any foods at all so this is unusual for me but when I stopped taking it I felt okay again. Has this happened to anyone else and would drinking it as a tea make it better?

 

[summer rain]

Some people are sensitive to fenugreek especially in large doses; it is related to chickpeas, peanuts and soya so some people with allergies to those will also be sensitive to fenugreek; others may just have an issue with fenugreek alone. xx

 

[patch2006uk]

Fenugreek is known to make some people nauseous and give them the runs. Not sure if drinking it would help, cos you'd still be ingesting it.

 

[bumpy_j]

Yeah I thought I'd get the runs from the way I was feeling but didn't... So I was thinking maybe it was unrelated and I was just ill. But if it's heard of it's probably the fenugreek

 

[wish2bmama]

Yep! I felt that way too, but it went away after a few days on it and I started to notice my supply was improving. I also got VERY gassy! Poor LO

 

[tuppance]

I had really bad tummy cramps on fenugreek so stopped taking it. Now i just eat loads of almonds / oaty things which seems to do the trick