Upped protein stomach pain

bigbeff
bigbeff Posts: 83 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I've recently changed my diet to include more protein and less processed food (low salt and sugar). I've been eating this diet since Monday and today am suffering stomach pains. Could it be related to my diet?

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  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    Protein is hard to digest so it can cause some digestive issues. Get some fiber and lots of water into you!
  • tmm_0127
    tmm_0127 Posts: 545 Member
    Up the fiber! Also, since you made the change super recently - it can take your body a while to process what's going on. Unless the pain is getting super bad, just give it until next week. :) Drink plenty of water and also make sure you're not eating -too- much protein - a lot of people miscalculate how much they actually need.
  • lrmall01
    lrmall01 Posts: 377 Member
    digestive enzymes might help as well
  • stt43
    stt43 Posts: 487
    It also may depend what your protein source is.
  • bigbeff
    bigbeff Posts: 83 Member
    Thank you. I've drunk more water and eaten some fibre and seem much better today.

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