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Umm..? about bowel movements..=)

KoaselinoKoaselino Raw Newbie
in New to Raw

Hello-

I'm converting to raw right now. I guess I'd say I'm high raw at this point, but I'm still having cooked dinners. It's cold during the winter and I really love hot soups and warm food in the evenings.

I'm in my second week of vegan/raw (I've been a vegetarian for 2 years) and I've been having loose stools. I've read a few things about detoxing which I do believe I'm doing a bit, but I'm wondering what I'm missing...or is loose stool common? I have a pretty well rounded diet with variation. A normal day for me right now is..

Breakfast:

Fresh juice and/or fruit OR a green smoothie OR Steel cut oats w/ pecans and raisins or fruit with a small amount of Agave

Snack :

Fruit or some nuts

Lunch:

Salad or a green wrap with avocado,sprouts w/ lacto fermented dressing etc..

Snack:

More nuts or maybe a vegan dessert I blended..walnuts, dates etc.

Dinner:

Vegan soup that contains beans, greens etc. or homemade veggie burger with root fries, salad etc.

Does anyone have any thoughts? Am I missing anything in my diet that might cause loose stools? Eating too much of something? I don't eat that many dried fruits...maybe I have raisins a couple days a week in my oatmeal.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Thanks!

Comments

  • chicabotanicachicabotanica

    your stool should be loose (not diarrhoea). remember the food doesn't stay very long in your bowels. a bit of a private question, has the smell of your stool changed? if you haven't noticed then you should pay atttention. in addition the colour is often lighter. well at least that's how i have experienced it in my short raw/semi-raw periods.

    i'm looking foward to going full raw or at least 80%

  • KoaselinoKoaselino Raw Newbie

    I agree with all of you. I would much rather have loose stools than constipation and I'm glad to hear that what I'm having is normal. Most of my life my stools were very irregular and I would go a couple days without going. Now I go in the morning and usually once or twice in the afternoon.

    Bushcrazyraw-they are semi-solid. I rarely have diarrhea.

    chicabotanica-I have noticed a difference in smell. It doesn't stink as bad! ha! There was definetly an odor change when I stopped having dairy and meat. It smells...how can I put it...well not as toxic.

    Thanks everyone that posted!

    XO

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