Advice about some keto and digestive experiments

(Chris Kornelsen) #1

I’ve been posting here awhile asking about keto and digestion. Quick recap I have IBS went keto 8 months ago. Lost 70 lbs but IBS got worse. Went back to SAD and my bowels improved. I’ve since gained about 15 lbs. But I’ve been doing experiments. On keto for a week then off. What I’ve found is the moment I go keto I dont poop. I’ll go back to SAD and poop the next day. I’ve done this now about 4 times so I have replicated it.

Anyway I dont believe what “fixes” mybowels is the processed carbs and crap. But reading and experimenting I’m starting to think its soluble fiber. I’ve been reading that stuff high in soluble fiber is fruits, legumes, ans some grains. And that is massively what I gave up.

My main question is can anyone give me more info about this? I feel all the extra veggies and insoluble fiber just dont help and I get little soluble. (Yes I tried carnivore and it didnt fix anything). So can it possible be the soluble stuff that makes my bowels finally move ans gives my gut what it needs? And if so what keto foods are super high in soluble fiber? I know avocado has some. Any help is appreciated as I do love lpe carb/keto life I feel alot better other than IBS which is a deal breaker for me.

(Troy Mitchell) #2

I have similar issues. I now take 1 tablespoon of psyllium husks powder every morning. Now I am fairly regular. It is also a prebiotic that’s supposed to help. It’s cheap and effective for me.

(Chris Kornelsen) #3

Ya I tried psyllium husk. I also tried literally up ton1000mg of mag citrate with no help

(Bunny) #4

There is supplement called Iodomere that supposedly helps with it also. I can see why, because it has bovine liver in it and carrots.

This guy talks about how the carnivore diet eliminated his IBS.

I see a lot of other testimonials like this one from a lot people with serious surgical gastrointestinal or SIBO problems too?

And others with food allergies like histamine intolerances and autoimmunity issues that can actually re-introduce foods they were previously allergic too with no reactions after going carnivore after some time.

Other things to consider are starting out with meat broth and working your way to bone broth occasionally might help heal the gut also.

#5

I had undiagnosed Lyme disease for two years, and it was eventually treated (and conquered) with 3 types of antibiotics, taken over a long period of time (months). This left me totally without flora and with ulcerative colitis. I also had bouts with IBS before all this happened. The colitis did heal up when I started using psyllium husk in addition to the prescribed asacol (an anti inflammatory that dissolves in the colon). A few years later I went on Keto and IBS started up again - I was long off asacol and was not consistent in taking psyllium husk. I tried sodium butyrate. This has worked wonders. Our flora differs from person to person, and efforts to stabilize digestion will affect us differently. Various probiotics made mine worse. Yogurt made it worse. The sodium butyrate seems to be my solution. You might want to try it. I don’t think there is a “one shoe fits all” solution to digestive issues.

I also take collagen, for the joint damage caused by the Lyme. it also is said to affect the gut, so that may have been a factor in improvements.

Moral of the story: If you get bitten by a tick, and there is even the slightest discoloration of skin, run, don’t walk to the next doc and get treated. You don’t want Lyme to gain foothold in your body.