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kayceekay01
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So, I am on day 3 of Keto and I have not used the bathroom in 2 days! I know this diet will cut down on the need to go, but 2 days? I know I'm getting plenty of water a day and I have been eating a salad every day, as well as asparagus for lunch yesterday. The only other thing I can think is that I'm low on potassium? I'm looking into getting a supplement for that. Any ideas?
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kayceekay01 wrote: »So, I am on day 3 of Keto and I have not used the bathroom in 2 days! I know this diet will cut down on the need to go, but 2 days? I know I'm getting plenty of water a day and I have been eating a salad every day, as well as asparagus for lunch yesterday. The only other thing I can think is that I'm low on potassium? I'm looking into getting a supplement for that. Any ideas?
Magnesium will help with bathroom issues. I wouldn't be too concerned about not having a BM in 2 days, but it really depends how you are feeling? Do you feel stopped up? If yes, I'd get a bottle of natural calm and take a couple tbsp in water. It'll help, but make sure you are near a bathroom.
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Ugh, seriously, just typed out a whole response - and it disappeared instead of posting!
Short story - some folks go once a week. If you're not in pain or limited from normal activity, be patient and AVOID laxatives - they stop your normal from recalibrating.
Coconut oil, coffee, upping your fats, natural calm/magnesium, caffeine, walking all help...if your bowels are ready.
You're eating less food and more nutrient dense food, so it takes a slower track through your tract to extract maximum nutrition. This could be your new normal schedule...0 -
Thank you guys for the responses! I also mean to include that I take a magnesium supplement every day. I was doing this prior to starting Keto. You think maybe I'm not taking enough? I take one 250mg pill a day. Also, I don't really feel any different or "stopped up" as you put it
but I also suffer from IBS and I find it crazy to go 2 days without using the restroom. HA! 0 -
Also, off topic but is it normal to feel cold on this diet? I only notice because I am usually a hot natured person so being cold is another new one for me! lol0
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Anything wacky and out of the ordinary is very likely an effect! Too many to list, really...
I don't have a gallbladder, so I normally "go" several times a day, usually once for every 2-3 times I urinate. Going once a week would probably traumatize me! LOL Adding Kombucha really helped balance out my differences between way too loose and being blocked up...0 -
I definitely have a lot to learn in the new foods department as well. I have never heard of Kombucha lol. There are lots of new words I'm discovering while researching this diet. I am happy to say that one word that I can still say and not hide from is BACON. I am a girl who loves her bacon, so this diet and I are made to be best friends.
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Kombucha is a naturally fermented tea. It has the good bacteria, like what is in probiotics. It helps your gut be its best and process best. Our immune system and overall health stem from from our gut. It has a little sugars in it, but not too much. Kind of like the good stuff in yogurt, but on steroids. If you do get brave and try it, start slow - no more than 2-4 oz at first!
And we low carbers - ketoers talk about all kinds of wacky foods, no doubt!0 -
I changed from being an every morning type of girl, to every 2-3 days, if you feel fine otherwise i don't think it's anything to worry about, less fibre, less bulk.0
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I have gone up to a week, and felt no distress. I have learned here that with this woe our bodies actually use much more of the food (BACON YEA!), rather than the excess waste of a high carb diet, therefore we can see less output (so to speak). I'm sure you will see improvements that you never imagined with your ibs too! So don't sweat the decrease in bathroom breaks. I'm excited to watch your progress!0
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Get some probiotics from the refrigerator on a healthfood store. I personally don't like it when I don't go every day, I get headaches and BO when that happen ( just my experience) I also agree with the poster that told you to increase your magnesium. Try some sour croud or kimchee too. Best of luck.0
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knackeredat34 wrote: »I changed from being an every morning type of girl, to every 2-3 days.
I had the exact opposite happen. Prior to going keto, for me it was once every 2 -3 days. After going Keto, now I have a BM at least once a day sometimes more.
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kayceekay01 wrote: »So, I am on day 3 of Keto and I have not used the bathroom in 2 days! I know this diet will cut down on the need to go, but 2 days? I know I'm getting plenty of water a day and I have been eating a salad every day, as well as asparagus for lunch yesterday. The only other thing I can think is that I'm low on potassium? I'm looking into getting a supplement for that. Any ideas?
I go about 4 times a day. So I'm excited for it to cut down some0
