Many people come to me for colonics feeling bloated, with or without the passing of gas. One of the first questions I ask is whether they are eating any soy. The answer is commonly "Yes!" When these same people avoid soy for an experimental 30 days, almost everyone returns with drastically reduced bloating and gas, or none at all. It's mainly the soy milk and the tofu that seems to cause more problems than not. Naturally fermented soy products such as miso and tempeh are excellent choices of vegetarian protein that digest easily, and nourish the body with health promoting enzymes and friendly bacteria.
Soy has become a big part of the human diet post World War II. Many people were fed soy-based formulas as infants, and are now discovering that they have developed allergies or intolerance to soy. An inability to properly digest soy products is common. Numerous books on the subject of soy are available. The Whole Soy Story is particularly thorough and balanced in it's presentation.
Soy is the cheapest protein available, and it is a major component of most animal feeds. Cheap soy protein allows chickens to grow fast, and produce a maximum amount of eggs during their peak laying cycles. If you are allergic to eggs, it could be that you are really allergic to the soy protein that researchers have found to be present in egg yolks. (Please note: The linked to research is pro-soy. The researchers believe that soy is a health food, and their studies on soy protein appearing in egg yolks was seen as a way to get more soy protein into people's diets.)
Almost all commercial eggs, including those that are organic or marketed as "Vegetarian" or "Omega 3" are from chickens fed high concentrations of soy. If eggs are a part of your diet, most likely so is soy protein!
Lots of family farms raise chickens on a soy-free diet. Check your local area, or purchase online. Search "soy free eggs" for numerous leads.
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