I’m 50+, I have GEDG/reflux and Barret’s esophagus which can turn into some nasty stuff. I’ve read very negative things about PPIs, which are the common treatment. At the same time I heard about carnivore so I jumped in with both feet. I am not doing a keto diet, per se. I get it and what it’s about but I’m just trying to get rid of this GERD naturally. Not anti-keto or anything just saying I heard about carnivore before keto. I do not want to stay on PPIs and don’t believe that the human body needs to be medicated all the time.
6-4 221lbs. It’s been 4 weeks and i’m down to 200. I eat bacon, steak, eggs, uncured salami ground beef and pork rinds. ZERO sugar, no carbs at all. I do use some seasoning that may have sugar, hmm…need to check that. I don’t use much. bacon fat and good butter are my friends. I am not dieting…I eat a good amount of food.
my 1st 2 weeks…SLUGGISH and flu-like feeling. Started drinking black coffee again because I needed something that made me feel good. 3rd week it started being bad day, decent day, with one day where I just felt GREAT. Just tons of energy. I am not a high energy person at all so this was a pleasant surprise and I was hoping it was the turn in the road.
My movements are either pure liquid or constipation (had that problem for ever). I’ve been using ketochow which is an salt/mag/electrolyte drink and that kind of cleans me out. It kind of helps how I feel but my energy just kind of sucks and I just don’t feel UP most of the time.
I heard 2 weeks or so for the flu-like symptoms but I’m on 4 now.
Just wondering if this is unusual. I do not want to quit because I’ve got to get hold of these GI problems and I want to do it naturally. I don’t know if the reflux is completely gone, but it seems to be happening less. I originally went to the GI because I had some real problems swallowing and now that is not gone…but it is 80% better, which is great because it’s pretty scary