Guest guest Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 Hi This question is more medical than diet, but as there is such a wealth of knowledge here, I'm hoping someone can help. For most of this year, I've been fairly bloated around my abdomen. My diet has been getting better and better, and when I made a concerted effort to have stock and sauerkraut at least once per day, the bloating started to disappear. I got to a comfortable size and weight where my clothes fit me well. Now, the bloating is back. For some very odd reason, it is normal for me to lose weight before menstruation, and gain it afterwards. This is what's happened to me again. I'm back to my clothes being too small and uncomfortable, which I hate. It is definitely bloat, not fat. I have NO idea what is causing this. The only thing different that I'm doing now that I wasn't doing a month ago is kombucha on a regular basis. But there might be something very small which is causing this - eg, paprika in my dinner a couple of nights ago. Or the red bell peppers which I had for the first time in a month. Maybe it's the different kind of fruit I'm eating. But the weight gain AFTER my period I find very confusing. I can't tell you how much this bloating affects my moods. I've struggled with this for so long, and hate the fact that I have a healthier diet than anyone else I know, yet have the oddest figure with a huge belly sticking out. Oh, one last thing has occurred to me - could it be VIt B Complex supplement? I started taking it 2 days ago. It's yeast, soy, sugar etc free. Can anyone shed any light? TIA Jo ________________________________________________________________________ BT Broadband - Save £80 when you order online today. Hurry! Offer ends 21st December 2003. The way the internet was meant to be. http://uk.rd./evt=21064/*http://bt..co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 > > For most of this year, I've been fairly bloated around > my abdomen. My diet has been getting better and > better, and when I made a concerted effort to have > stock and sauerkraut at least once per day, the > bloating started to disappear. I got to a comfortable > size and weight where my clothes fit me well. > > Now, the bloating is back. For some very odd reason, > it is normal for me to lose weight before > menstruation, and gain it afterwards. This is what's > happened to me again. I'm back to my clothes being > too small and uncomfortable, which I hate. It is > definitely bloat, not fat. Hi Joanne, I know that you're on a low-carbohydrate diet, right? Are you by any chance using Splenda? I've found that the maltodextrin in the Splenda creates problems of the sort you describe. One thing those of us on low- carbohydrate diets often forget is that certain things, like maltodextrin, although not adversely effecting blood- sugar and insulin levels, can still adversely effect the ecosystem of the digestive tract, just like an excess of the other kinds of carbohydrates can. Another problem could be that you're eating more vegetables than you're used to. If so, indigestible complex sugars in them could be the problem. Not even vegetables are without negative aspects, and can't be eaten in excess. Raw vegetables are especially troublesome in this regard. It could also be due to some kind of intolerance of gluten or the starches specific to grains, if you still eat them, but Heidi can tell you more about that. (-: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 Do some research on doing a detox. Weight gain questions Hi This question is more medical than diet, but as there is such a wealth of knowledge here, I'm hoping someone can help. For most of this year, I've been fairly bloated around my abdomen. My diet has been getting better and better, and when I made a concerted effort to have stock and sauerkraut at least once per day, the bloating started to disappear. I got to a comfortable size and weight where my clothes fit me well. Now, the bloating is back. For some very odd reason, it is normal for me to lose weight before menstruation, and gain it afterwards. This is what's happened to me again. I'm back to my clothes being too small and uncomfortable, which I hate. It is definitely bloat, not fat. I have NO idea what is causing this. The only thing different that I'm doing now that I wasn't doing a month ago is kombucha on a regular basis. But there might be something very small which is causing this - eg, paprika in my dinner a couple of nights ago. Or the red bell peppers which I had for the first time in a month. Maybe it's the different kind of fruit I'm eating. But the weight gain AFTER my period I find very confusing. I can't tell you how much this bloating affects my moods. I've struggled with this for so long, and hate the fact that I have a healthier diet than anyone else I know, yet have the oddest figure with a huge belly sticking out. Oh, one last thing has occurred to me - could it be VIt B Complex supplement? I started taking it 2 days ago. It's yeast, soy, sugar etc free. Can anyone shed any light? TIA Jo ________________________________________________________________________ BT Broadband - Save £80 when you order online today. Hurry! Offer ends 21st December 2003. The way the internet was meant to be. http://uk.rd./evt=21064/*http://bt..co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2003 Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 Hi Thanks for your reply... > Hi Joanne, I know that you're on a low-carbohydrate > diet, > right? Right. >>Are you by any chance using Splenda? No, I use either stevia or sugar. I only use sugar very occasionally, a teaspoon in my decaf coffee if I have a coffee craving (about twice a month!) Another > problem > could be that you're eating more vegetables than > you're > used to. Could be, although all I eat in the way of veggies at the moment is kraut and soup (leek and lentil or fennel) so nothing is strictly raw. And the lentils are soaked before I cook them. It could > also be > due to some kind of intolerance of gluten or the > starches > specific to grains, if you still eat them, but Heidi > can > tell you more about that. (-: > I gave up gluten a few weeks ago. It had a progound effect to start with, mainly on my appetite which reduced greatly. Now I feel just the same as I did before giving up gluten - bloating etc. Maybe it's the fruit, in which case I suspect my yeast problem has come back (I really thought I'd got rid of that!) Jo ________________________________________________________________________ BT Broadband - Save £80 when you order online today. Hurry! Offer ends 21st December 2003. The way the internet was meant to be. http://uk.rd./evt=21064/*http://bt..co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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