TikTokers are saying that a sudden egg repulsion called the “egg ick” is putting them off the protein-packed food.
And with over 4.3 million views on TikTok, the hashtag #eggick suggests this stomach-turning phenomenon might be a global one.
While some TikTok trends are all about the newest consumption craze — like people who are ingesting borax despite experts’ warnings — the egg ick movement is all about the inability to consume something.
But what exactly causes egg ick, and why do so many TikTokers seem to relate to the feeling?
What is egg ick?
According to TikTok user @shabnomnom, egg ick is simply when eggs “start to taste a little too much like eggs, and you can’t eat them anymore.”
In their videos, TikTokers demonstrate that egg ick can strike seemingly out of nowhere — mid-bite at brunch, while cooking a pan of scrambled eggs, seeing the way yolk runs from a soft-boiled egg — and the aversion can last anywhere from weeks to months.
What causes egg ick?
So what exactly causes egg ick? In The Know by Yahoo spoke with Meaghan Greenwood, a registered nutritionist and health coach at Hourglass Waist, to get to the bottom of this eggy anomaly.
According to her, there are several reasons why some people may have an adverse reaction to eggs.
