New vegetarian with upset stomach?

[Guest guest]

My money is on the soy being the problem. When I first decided to loose

some weight, I tried a diet that contained a lot of soy. I did okay at first

but then my stomach got " funny " , I had no appetite, and I started to develop a

lot of gas that stayed in me. I had heard about soy causing problems like

this so I stopped the diet and started my own partial vegetarian diet (only

allowed myself to eat fish, chicken, and cheese) and my problems cleared up.

Now I eat soy once or twice a week and am looking for other protein sources as

soy just doesn't " sit right " with me.

 

Mary

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I have heard this before, try to eat less soy based

foods and see if that helps. Just a thought. It

bothers 2 friends of mine in the same way as you.

Just an idea.

Donna

 

--- Lynell <3jollyrogers wrote:

 

> Hi, my husband and I stopped eating meat and cut

> back on dairy

> products about 3 weeks ago. We have always eaten a

> lot of whole grains

> (wheat pasta, oatmeal, whole wheat bread, etc). We

> are eating a lot

> more fresh fruit & vegetables and have added some

> tofu and other

> soy-based meat substitutes. We were already using

> soy milk and TVP on

> a regular basis for several years. Around the same

> time as we stopped

> eating meat, I started having problems with upset

> stomach. Its not

> terrible and I don't feel nauseous, but I don't have

> much of an

> appetite (nothing sounds good) and it doesn't

> improve after eating (or

> not eating). My husband hasn't had any problem. Has

> anything else

> experienced this?

>

>

 

 

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Are you taking a pro-biotic to keep the flora and fauna in your intestines in

balance. Changing your diet can get your system out of balance and that

definately can cause an upset stomach and various other things, too.

Katie

 

Lynell <3jollyrogers wrote:

Hi, my husband and I stopped eating meat and cut back on dairy

products about 3 weeks ago. We have always eaten a lot of whole grains

(wheat pasta, oatmeal, whole wheat bread, etc). We are eating a lot

more fresh fruit & vegetables and have added some tofu and other

soy-based meat substitutes. We were already using soy milk and TVP on

a regular basis for several years. Around the same time as we stopped

eating meat, I started having problems with upset stomach. Its not

terrible and I don't feel nauseous, but I don't have much of an

appetite (nothing sounds good) and it doesn't improve after eating (or

not eating). My husband hasn't had any problem. Has anything else

experienced this?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

definitely could be soy products bothering you or a sudden increase in

fiber. Try to go w/o soy for a week and see if it gets better. If

not then you know it's not the soy... and can move on from there.

There are numerous posts and articles about carageenen (spelling?)

which is added to soy milk being a source of problems for some people

also.

 

 

 

 

, Donnalilacflower

<thelilacflower wrote:

>

> I have heard this before, try to eat less soy based

> foods and see if that helps. Just a thought. It

> bothers 2 friends of mine in the same way as you.

> Just an idea.

> Donna

>

> --- Lynell <3jollyrogers wrote:

>

> > Hi, my husband and I stopped eating meat and cut

> > back on dairy

> > products about 3 weeks ago. We have always eaten a

> > lot of whole grains

> > (wheat pasta, oatmeal, whole wheat bread, etc). We

> > are eating a lot

> > more fresh fruit & vegetables and have added some

> > tofu and other

> > soy-based meat substitutes. We were already using

> > soy milk and TVP on

> > a regular basis for several years. Around the same

> > time as we stopped

> > eating meat, I started having problems with upset

> > stomach. Its not

> > terrible and I don't feel nauseous, but I don't have

> > much of an

> > appetite (nothing sounds good) and it doesn't

> > improve after eating (or

> > not eating). My husband hasn't had any problem. Has

> > anything else

> > experienced this?

> >

> >

>

>

> " Tolerance of other opinions builds thy inner peace "

> Source: Dalai Lama

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Also, when you stop eating meat you could be producing too much stomach acid for

a while.

 

If too much stomach acid is a problem try drinking a tsp of lemon juice in 1/2

cup water. Lemon juice is alkaline in the stomach.

 

 

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Kat_Doyle (@earthlink.net)

[Guest guest]

Mine was *similar*, I wouldn't call it an upset stomach but all the cravings I

had (all the time) went away. After about two weeks of no animal products, I

never really had the desire to eat. More like the " driving force " that " I just

have it now " kinda thing went away. When I look back, I can see that I didn't

lose my appetite. I believe that once all the chemicals from the meat got out of

my system, I no longer had the desire to eat all the time. Now, I eat according

to the way my body actually needs to be fed not by the chemicals telling me I

need more food (empty food). Just my experience, hope it helps.

Stephanie

 

 

 

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