Warning for people low carbing

starvinkevin
starvinkevin Posts: 331
in Food and Nutrition
You will feel nauseous the first couple days of low carbbing especially if you try to do an Atkin's style induction phase (eating 25-50g/day or less). But tough it out because you'll feel euphoric once ketosis turns full on after those days - I puked last week because of it but the next day I felt super energetic and had a sense of well being. I cheated Valentines day and Sunday which kicked me out of ketosis and again I felt nauseous and out of it for the past two days of restarting low carb (yesterday was especially bad) but today I woke up and I feel great and have a lot more energy!

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  • starvinkevin
    starvinkevin Posts: 331
    bukper
  • Peanutbutterx
    Peanutbutterx Posts: 332
    keto acidosis is dangerous, its poison in your blood! if your breath starts smelling like acetone (nail polish remover) then your in trouble.. this happens with people with anorexia and also if your on atkins.. just try to eat healthy and eat fruit veggies and whole grain breads and lean meats.. not trying to tell you what to do, but just be careful it can get really dangerous people get really sick from that
  • starvinkevin
    starvinkevin Posts: 331
    Ketosis and ketoacidosis are different.... it's very hard for a non-diabetic to reach ketoacidosis. But I see your point - I drank a lot of water yesterday when I felt really bad and it did help - probably by diluting the acid but now I'm fine and feel damn good!
    keto acidosis is dangerous, its poison in your blood! if your breath starts smelling like acetone (nail polish remover) then your in trouble.. this happens with people with anorexia and also if your on atkins.. just try to eat healthy and eat fruit veggies and whole grain breads and lean meats.. not trying to tell you what to do, but just be careful it can get really dangerous people get really sick from that
  • Peanutbutterx
    Peanutbutterx Posts: 332
    ohh kk good as long as you feel good now :)
  • siblita
    siblita Posts: 39 Member
    Ketosis and ketoacidosis are different.... it's very hard for a non-diabetic to reach ketoacidosis. But I see your point - I drank a lot of water yesterday when I felt really bad and it did help - probably by diluting the acid but now I'm fine and feel damn good!
    keto acidosis is dangerous, its poison in your blood! if your breath starts smelling like acetone (nail polish remover) then your in trouble.. this happens with people with anorexia and also if your on atkins.. just try to eat healthy and eat fruit veggies and whole grain breads and lean meats.. not trying to tell you what to do, but just be careful it can get really dangerous people get really sick from that

    It's really even hard for a type 2 diabetic to become ketoacidotic. We mostly see it in type 1's or far advanced type 2's who need insulin. I am a type 2 an I suspect that I've been in ketosis for weeks now. Never felt better.

    If people increase their sodium while they are coming off the carbage it will help alleviate some of the crappy feelings.
  • THExNEKOxCHAN
    THExNEKOxCHAN Posts: 134 Member
    Part of the nausea and crap feeling may be you experiencing die off of bad organisms in your body, now that there aren't sugary carb conversions to fuel them.
  • moustache_flavored_lube
    moustache_flavored_lube Posts: 849 Member
    Part of the nausea and crap feeling may be you experiencing die off of bad organisms in your body, now that there aren't sugary carb conversions to fuel them.
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  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
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  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
    Part of the nausea and crap feeling may be you experiencing die off of bad organisms in your body, now that there aren't sugary carb conversions to fuel them.
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  • ModoVincere
    ModoVincere Posts: 530 Member
    Ketosis and ketoacidosis are different.... it's very hard for a non-diabetic to reach ketoacidosis. But I see your point - I drank a lot of water yesterday when I felt really bad and it did help - probably by diluting the acid but now I'm fine and feel damn good!
    keto acidosis is dangerous, its poison in your blood! if your breath starts smelling like acetone (nail polish remover) then your in trouble.. this happens with people with anorexia and also if your on atkins.. just try to eat healthy and eat fruit veggies and whole grain breads and lean meats.. not trying to tell you what to do, but just be careful it can get really dangerous people get really sick from that

    It's really even hard for a type 2 diabetic to become ketoacidotic. We mostly see it in type 1's or far advanced type 2's who need insulin. I am a type 2 an I suspect that I've been in ketosis for weeks now. Never felt better.

    If people increase their sodium while they are coming off the carbage it will help alleviate some of the crappy feelings.

    yep, Ketoacidosis requires 2 things, lack of insulin and ketones.
    If you are a type2 who produces insulin, you have to watch out for hyperosmotic, non ketotic coma....fancy way of saying coma brought on by dehydration from extremely high blood sugars.

    Personally, I was dx'd with moderate ketones and bg's of nearly 400 and was told I had a long way to go before ketoacidosis was of any worry.
  • RHSheetz
    RHSheetz Posts: 268 Member
    Having done this, and also coaching people on a Low Carb plan, Usually these type of symptoms (Including fuzzy headed-ness and feeling run down) can be addressed with a Non Calorie Sports Drink. We usually see this on Day three. I have only heard of one person with the nausea issue.
  • starvinkevin
    starvinkevin Posts: 331
    Just walked 3 miles, half uphill and I literally felt high.... could be the endorphins + running on ketones :). Had so much energy!
  • SRH7
    SRH7 Posts: 2,037 Member
    Part of the nausea and crap feeling may be you experiencing die off of bad organisms in your body, now that there aren't sugary carb conversions to fuel them.

    Eh?
  • starvinkevin
    starvinkevin Posts: 331
    Heh dont get too hard on peopel - most people aren't medically knowledgeable it's not a big deal!
    Part of the nausea and crap feeling may be you experiencing die off of bad organisms in your body, now that there aren't sugary carb conversions to fuel them.

    Eh?
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  • starvinkevin
    starvinkevin Posts: 331
    The nausea - last week when I first experienced it I felt like I was dying and dry puked. But the next day I felt euphoric like I do today with no hunger - I ate 400 calories worth of chicken breast this morning and burned 1000 calories walking uphill an hour ago and I'm STILL not hungry!
    What is the warning exactly? Don't cheat on your diet or you'll have to break back into ketosis and it sucks??
  • THExNEKOxCHAN
    THExNEKOxCHAN Posts: 134 Member
    Candida overgrowth. Look it up.

    Do you often let others think for you?
  • SRH7
    SRH7 Posts: 2,037 Member
    Candida overgrowth. Look it up.

    Do you often let others think for you?

    Wow - are you always this rude?

    I questioned your post as it made no sense - I'm not a mind reader and had no way of knowing you were referring to candida as you did not state it (not sure that "bad organisms" is a clinical term). To assume people reading your post would know what you were talking about is very presumptuous.
  • SRH7
    SRH7 Posts: 2,037 Member
    Candida overgrowth. Look it up.

    Do you often let others think for you?

    And, out of courtesy, I looked it up... and it's hokum.

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/candida-cleanse/AN01679

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/311700-the-atkins-diet-candida/
  • Shadowknight137
    Shadowknight137 Posts: 1,243 Member
    Also, if you don't get enough fibre a la eating all bacon and eggs and neglecting veggies, you'll get horrible constipation.

    I was reminded of this by seeing the word "carb" and "crap" in the same post, and realising if you switch the B and the A around and flip and mirror the "b/p", you get the same word. Freaking magic.

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