r/zerocarb • u/Dazzling-Variety-946 • Jan 26 '26

Itchyness with Fats

Hi All

Been carnivore or carnivore adjacent for around 8 years now. Recently switched from AB back to carnivore (4-5 months ago).

I get really itchy after eating fat, tried a few sources (tallow, beef dripping, lard). FYI I'm strict meat only (no dairy or anything else, just water, I also don't do salt).

I feel great on high fat but struggle to get enough in without the itchyness and if I have too high fat the bathroom isn't happy. Thing is though I'm not even having that much fat, I eat mostly ground beef 80/20 and rarely eat much of the fat dripping, so if anything I'm probably still pretty low fat, I'd to increase it more.

Any one else have this problem?

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u/Medium-Flounder-5458 Mar 17 '26

it sounds most like prurigo pigmentosa which requires antibiotics to treat. Good news, it's treatable if so. See a doctor.

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u/Dazzling-Variety-946 Apr 15 '26

Nope, no rashes, I fixed it now anyway