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So, I've been on the keto diet for about two months and 90% of it has been great. I've lost some weight, my skin looks AMAZEBALLS and I'm not hungry.
But in the last week or so I've noticed some disturbing things. Mainly, I seem to be developing food sensitivities. The other day for lunch I grabbed a bag of cashews like I've done plenty of times in the past. But when I ate them this time, I got a stomach ache. The same thing happened on a Carb Day when I had a small bag of potato chips.
I've done some reading and discovered this is fairly common. After a while, the critters in your gut that help you digest food adapt to the new diet. They become less adept at breaking down complex carbohydrates, resulting in tummy problems.
This isn't really something I want to have to deal with, so I'm thinking I'll move from a keto diet to a more paleo type diet. Slowly introduce more vegetables and fruit into my diet and just avoid processed sugars.
I know I can't just gobble a lot of carbs all in one go, so I'll have to introduce them slowly. Start off at 25g or so a day and slowly raise it back to a better level. I'm also going to start taking probiotics and see if that will help get things back to normal.
But in the last week or so I've noticed some disturbing things. Mainly, I seem to be developing food sensitivities. The other day for lunch I grabbed a bag of cashews like I've done plenty of times in the past. But when I ate them this time, I got a stomach ache. The same thing happened on a Carb Day when I had a small bag of potato chips.
I've done some reading and discovered this is fairly common. After a while, the critters in your gut that help you digest food adapt to the new diet. They become less adept at breaking down complex carbohydrates, resulting in tummy problems.
This isn't really something I want to have to deal with, so I'm thinking I'll move from a keto diet to a more paleo type diet. Slowly introduce more vegetables and fruit into my diet and just avoid processed sugars.
I know I can't just gobble a lot of carbs all in one go, so I'll have to introduce them slowly. Start off at 25g or so a day and slowly raise it back to a better level. I'm also going to start taking probiotics and see if that will help get things back to normal.
