Stomach Pain and Low Carb Diets

Diet and Nutrition
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Hi All,

I was wondering what the deal is with this stomach pain I get every time I cut back on carbs.

My stomach feels really bloated, its a gasy-like pain. Its right under my ribs.

Last week I tried to go Atkins style and induce ketosis, I made it till about 4pm when I was pretty much incapacitated from the abdominal pain =(

Today I tried again but followed a more “the zone” style approach. I’ve been eating carbs today however they have all been low GI and in the correct ratio to protein that the diet outlines.
Today I’ve gotten the stomach pain again, however this time its no where near as bad (can stand and walk around)

If someone could shed some light on this or post a solution it would be much appreciated!!

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I get an acid like pain if I have not eaten for a few hours, how many calories are you getting a day?

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I don’t know if this is caused by low carbs, it is probably the result of something else that you are eating or supplementing with this. I have days where I go with no carbs, only green veggies, and have never experiences abdominal pain.

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I’ll give this another shot then however I wont take any supps at all.

I suppose its the only way to see if its the supps or not.

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Could possibly be from lack of fiber or not drinking enough water.

Maybe post what your day of eating looked like when the pains happen

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[quote]bad bowtie wrote:
Could possibly be from lack of fiber or not drinking enough water.

Maybe post what your day of eating looked like when the pains happen[/quote]

My guess, too.

OP:

Take about 10g of psyllium husk fiber 15-20 min after a meal containing protein. Drink at least 16 oz of water with the fiber.

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It’s due to no/low fiber I cant drink protein shakes unless I take a fiber supplement or else I’ll be in gastric-distress all day.