an embarrassing question

daisygirl

I can’t seem to find info on this no matter where I look. Everytime I start to eat 75-100% raw, by the second day I start getting cramps and very loose bowels, and have to make several trips to the bathroom throughout the day. I’ve tried reducing my nut/seed intake (it was on the high side) and it still happens…I get discouraged (because it continues for several days), then I go back to eating a lot of cooked food. Any ideas? I’d really like to be 100%, but this is really stopping me from getting there.

juleskess

How about increasing the amount of “binding” foods in your diet? I find bananas especially good for that.

juleskess

I cannot say enough good things about the master cleanse. It will really help flush out your body of toxins and other narsties. However, mass quantities of pooing are a big part of the cleanse. You do a salt flush every day and take laxative teas each night. So if your digestive track is cramping and uncomfortable already, you might not want to put it through that until it calms down some.

bootzey

Anytime you change your diet you will experience bowel changes. Makes sense when you think objectively about it. Stay the course, it will pass. No pun intended.

Wize_Femi9

I went through a similar effect last year when I was doing a 21 day raw food feast. I had runny stool, and stomach cramps. This is your body detoxing. I literally could not leave the house for 10 days. You may need to limit your food intake. Allow your body to continue to cleanse. You have to think of your eating habits before you began eating raw. Also your eating habits now that you are raw. And make sure you note the colors of the stool.

hannahmarie

i am wondering if you guys came from a SAD diet or vegan/vegetarian? i am a little over a week 100% and i haven’t been through much detoxing or difference yet and i am attributing it to the fact that i came from a pretty healthy vegan diet to begin with. if you are coming from SAD to raw that is a big change! i would say set yourself a time limit that you will do it for (nothing that will mess you up if you aren’t eating right) and try it out. maybe it will get better as you go along.

savrah

Thanks Linda. What you are saying makes a lot of sense to me. Where do you suggest getting hight quality probiotics? I was living in NYC and had a connection through my naturopath there, and now I’m in San Francisco and running out of my supply.

savrah

Linda, Thanks for this info. I’m going to look into, and get back to you if I have questions. :)