| El Toro
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| I just completed Phase 1 and have moved into Phase 2 after losing about 13 pounds which is great. I have noticed many posts with constipation problems but I have the opposite. Wondering if this is associated with SBD or something unrealated. Would appreciate knowing if others have had this expereience. |
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Tue May 11, 2004 8:45 pm |
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| FaerieLink3
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hey...
well.. i personally have not... but my fiance did!! Drove him crazy... i told him i would post and ask about it...but he was too embarassed..
could not figure out what food it was...but.. it stopped...*shrug*
but.. nope.. you are not alone there... |
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Tue May 11, 2004 8:46 pm |
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| walkin'thebeach
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| If you've eaten some sugar free candy, it will give you a terrible case of diarhea and gas...very painful! I stay away from those candies. |
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Wed May 12, 2004 12:58 am |
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| Kimboroni
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I bet Walkin's got it-- if you've eaten any of those special low carb sweet treats like candy, meal bars, ice cream, etc, with a large amount of sugar alcohols (anything -tol in the ingredient list), that is a side effect.
They also have a lot of calories. The SB people don't really recommend eating things with sugar alcohols. |
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Wed May 12, 2004 8:07 am |
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| Lindsay
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| I did have slight diarrhia in the second week of P1. Quite the opposite of what I expected! I had even laid in a box of Smooth Move just in case. :roll: I stuck to the diet in the book completely and accurately though, no cheating. So I think its something to do with all the veg and salad. I felt that my body was detoxing too...so not a problem for me. |
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Wed May 12, 2004 6:29 pm |
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| Thepug
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I started P2 about a week ago. I've been fluctuating between constipation and diarrhea since I started the diet. (Constipated for a few days, then a bout with stomach cramps/diarrhea; constipated again, etc., etc.)
I haven't been on P2 long enough to judge, but I anticipate that this will straighten out once my body gets used to the change in my diet and the extra fiber. |
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Wed May 12, 2004 6:37 pm |
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| kloc12
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| In Phase 2...Ive been MAJORLY experiencing diarrhea and switch to constipation. I have diarrhea an then feel like i need to go more, but then can't. I dont know what it is? I feel like i wanna go back to phase 1 cause this is annoying. How gradually do you add food. I ve had some cereal in my yogurt (kashi), an apple with lunch and maybe a few berries at night ...eveyrhing else is phase 1 stuff. Whats the deal? |
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Wed May 12, 2004 8:56 pm |
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| El Toro
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| Now, two days after I made my initial post, the symptoms have greatly diminished and I seem to be getting back to normal. I had just not experienced anything like this before. It has been 7 days since this all started, so I assume for some of us it is just the way our body is adjusting to the drastic diet change. |
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Thu May 13, 2004 10:31 pm |
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| Elspeth
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| I had it in phase 1, in phase 2 it is more normal. I think it was from eating more veges and fiber than I had in the past, and from my body becoming less resistant to insulin. A lot of people who take metformin for PCOS or diabetes have the same problem because their bodies become more able to use the insulin. |
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Fri May 14, 2004 4:20 am |
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