bagels

[lonelyescapade]

So, I've been experiencing a weird issue with bagels. Almost every time I eat one, whether it is store bought or from a bagel place, I get a really upset stomach and have to go to the bathroom immediately afterward. I have bought and eaten specifically vegan bagels and almost every time (I can think of one place where they haven't made me sick) I

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[_unsure]

Everybody seems to think that plain bagels are always vegan, but I haven't eaten bagels virtually ever while vegan because they always have ambiguous ingredients. The thing I come across most is mono- and/or di-glycerides, but I took a quick look online and it seems like plain bagels can also contain:

+ DATEM (another one of the "can be made from animals or plants" ingredients)
+ "natural ingredients" (again, could be anything.. dunno what they'd put in bagels, but I never cease to be surprised at the weird crap in food)
+ L-Cysteine (was usually made from duck feathers, some now might be made synthetically)

Wikipedia also says that basic bagels can contain honey, eggs, or milk, but I haven't really seen that in mainstream American bagels... having one contain some amount of milk seems plausible, but unlikely if you're getting the same problem from grocery and store-bought bagels.

High fructose corn syrup also popped up. That is vegan - but since I've almost entirely removed it from my diet, I've found that if I do eat it on a rare occasion it tends to make me feel queasy and a little unwell. It can also contain a concerning amount of mercury, but I don't think that would be what's upsetting your body in an immediate way.

Hope you're able to figure it out. :/ Maybe try making bagels at home and see how they make you feel? My sister made them once and she said it wasn't too difficult.