Satiety Signals? How about the other warning lights?

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#1

I ate wrong.

Wrong for keto.

I ate some hidden carbs from a meal at a restaurant. “Exotic” cuisine. “Trying something new”. And some milk. A social event.

Body sent some signals:

  • Heart burn / reflux

  • Borborygmus

  • Farts

  • Starting to sound like an ogre from a nursery rhyme (one of those dark toned Middle European ones)

  • Sore (shoulder) joint. Amost immediately

  • Next morning; aches in my hands and finger joints; itchy feeling inside my knee and ankle joints

  • Long term positive mood dissipated

  • Cravings for chocolate returned after years of banishment

  • Phlegmy mucus, coughing and some restricted breathing

  • Increased heart rate that produced a general feeling of anxiety

  • Grumpy, reactive forum posts on the Ketogenic Forum

Satiety is subtle. Sometimes physiology uses an air-raid siren.

Other than that it was a good night out.

(Joey) #2

Holy cow - what a seriously miserable eating experience. I feel sorry for you hearing how you suffered such a range of reactions from that one meal.

If it’s some small consolation, your post did prompt me to learn what Borborygmus means. I’ve produced that sound many times in crowded but otherwise quiet rooms (or more accurately, I should say my digestive tract made that sound) - and now I have a great new word to share with those who stare. For this I thank you!

(Susan) #3

hehe

I posted this earlier on the Humour thread; but I thought of it with all those symptoms you have. I think it would make us all appreciate Keto that much more, and realize how awesome it is, like a reminder =).

In a way; it would be good if that happened to everyone if they go off plan.

I hope that you feel better though. That word is cool and new to me as well!!

(squirrel-kissing paper tamer) #4

Still one of my favorite medical words. That and sternocleidomastoid. (Nursing school was a bitch!)

#5

I loved frenulum :wink:

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #6

When she was in nursing school, my mother and her roommates had a couple of goldfish named Leukopeia and Sarcopenia. I always loved those words. Tempromandibular is also fun, except I haven’t had a chance to use it since going keto—my TMJ cleared up and has never come back!

(Hyperbole- best thing in the universe!) #7

Sternocleidomastoid was my favorite too, but don’t forget the humble sphygmomanometer!

(squirrel-kissing paper tamer) #8

Ug no! That one’s the worst. It’s almost as bad as me trying to say “rural route”. My mouth just won’t do it correctly!