Headache from healthy eating?

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  • zumbagirl2526
    zumbagirl2526 Posts: 30 Member
    I don't drink enough caffeine in order to experience a headache from not consuming any for an entire day.
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  • selina884
    selina884 Posts: 826 Member
    BreezeDoveal wrote: »
    peaceout_aly wrote: »
    zumbagirl2526 wrote: »
    I challenged myself to eat raw (only fruits and vegetables) all day today, and my head has been pounding all day. I have a feeling that my body is detoxing from all of the crap and chemicals that I have been consuming, but it's a little uncomfortable.

    I am tempted to take an ibuprofen, but I don't think that it's the best idea.

    Has this happened to anyone else on their healthy eating journey?

    Honestly, probably either caffeine or sugar withdrawal. Fruits and veggies are not the only "healthy" foods. Protein is great, and carbs are too, in moderation!

    Exactly. Everyone says processed sugar is just the same as natural sugar, but we have people like this poster who are having sugar withdrawal from processed sugar while getting plenty of naturally occuring fruit and vegetagle sugars.

    oh purleez.
    We all know all sugars are bluddy marvelous for us in moderation.
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  • shaumom
    shaumom Posts: 1,003 Member
    I do not know how long it takes for you to start having symptoms related to the body trying to flush things out/things dying off (like yeast die off, for example - https://www.thecandidadiet.com/candida-die-off.htm ). However, I would be suspicious of something else when it happens this quickly. Most of the things I know of as confirmed responses tend to take a few days, at least.

    I would think the body having trouble with losing something it has become addicted to (or has an addictive similar response to), or having more of something it has trouble with, might be more likely when it's so quick.

    you were mentioning that caffeine wouldn't be an issue - i assume you don't have it daily then, yeah? If you have it daily, some people will have a headache reaction, even if the level is quite low.

    But wheat and sugar are also two substances that people can have an addiction-like response to. It's similar to morphine in how the body responds to it, actually (there are a few interesting studies you can find on this). Gluten withdrawal is a term coined in the celiac community because so many folks there have a reaction to dropping gluten/wheat in their diet.

    As for things that were added in. If you have any mild allergies, that could be something you have more of now. If you have salicylate sensitivity, that could be an issue, as veggies and fruits tend to have more of these, so you'd be getting more.

  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    Only fruit and veg? Sounds rather unhealthy.

    Eat a balance of protein, fats and carbs. Don't be afraid of food. Consume caffeine.

    Something I didn't see mentioned at the time of my posting is electrolyte imbalance, how much water are you drinking and how much sodium are you consuming? I ask, because no sodium plus lots of water will upset your electrolyte imbalance and cause headaches.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    I feel like crap when I haven't had any protein. A diet of only fruit and veggies is certainly not healthy. You need proteins and fats.
  • AliceDark
    AliceDark Posts: 3,886 Member
    I'm pretty sure you're trolling, but I'll add this anyway...a sudden extreme drop in my calorie intake + chucking my blood sugar all over hell's half acre by just eating carbs would = a major headache for me too.
  • zumbagirl2526
    zumbagirl2526 Posts: 30 Member
    AliceDark wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure you're trolling, but I'll add this anyway...a sudden extreme drop in my calorie intake + chucking my blood sugar all over hell's half acre by just eating carbs would = a major headache for me too.

    I'm not a troll i'm real. The raw vegan diet has helped alot of people get healthier.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    zumbagirl2526 wrote: »
    AliceDark wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure you're trolling, but I'll add this anyway...a sudden extreme drop in my calorie intake + chucking my blood sugar all over hell's half acre by just eating carbs would = a major headache for me too.

    I'm not a troll i'm real. The raw vegan diet has helped alot of people get healthier.

    Eating nothing but raw fruits and vegetables is nutritionally lacking...it's not healthy.
  • SusanMFindlay
    SusanMFindlay Posts: 1,804 Member
    I'm pretty sure "raw vegan" must include seeds and nuts.
  • MirrorMe33
    MirrorMe33 Posts: 35 Member
    I often get headaches if I have a big drop in processed carbs!
  • MoonKat7
    MoonKat7 Posts: 358 Member
    zumbagirl2526 wrote: »
    I challenged myself to eat raw (only fruits and vegetables) all day today, and my head has been pounding all day. I have a feeling that my body is detoxing from all of the crap and chemicals that I have been consuming, but it's a little uncomfortable.

    I am tempted to take an ibuprofen, but I don't think that it's the best idea.

    Has this happened to anyone else on their healthy eating journey?

    Raw vegetable are difficult to digest, so cooked broccoli is healthier than raw broccoli for example
    Fruit all day, that's TOO much sugar even it's a natural sugar it's still sugar that will convert to fat, only 2 servings of fruit per day before 5 pm
    You need high quality protein, good fat and a reasonable amount of carbs, that's what healthy, that's what will keep your hormones healthy, healthy hormones healthy body

    so maybe the headache bec your body is trying to digest all the raw veggies and releasing insulin to control all the sugar in your blood, it's extra work for your body

    hope you're feeling better!

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