Upset stomach for 2 weeks now - need help

(Michel) #1

Hope this is the right place to post this.

I’ve been doing Keto since the end of April 2018. I’m down 40 pounds by following the diet, doing weight three times a week, and doing HIIT cardio on the days I’m not doing weights.

The last two weeks I’ve gone from a slight upset stomach (little diarrhea) to the point where I have a throbbing headache and the feeling of the stomach flu after I eat food. The only time I don’t feel sick is when I’m exercising. Any food seems to sit in my stomach for hours causing pain.

I’ve stopped all supplements at the suggestion of my doctor (he told me to eliminate everything and add everything back slowly).

I used to take:

1 psyllium husk pill before breakfast
MCT oil with breakfast coffee
omega fatty oils twice a day with food
vitamin d3 with breakfast
multivitamin with lunch
probiotic with dinner
5 HTP with breakfast

Anyway it’s morphed into a full stomach flu with constant running to the washroom and a throbbing caffeine-withdrawal-like headache every time I eat food.

Has anyone had a similar experience?

My only thinking was about 10 days ago I ran out of the brand name 5HTP and went to the LIFE brand 5HTP (from Shoppers Drug Mart). That’s when everything started, but I haven’t any supplements for three days and the problem isn’t getting any better.

Curious if anyone has had similar experience with any of the above supplements or can shed any light on what might be causing my upset stomach/headache.

Thanks!

#2

What are you eating for your meals? Does it include a lot of dairy / cheese?

#3

Also, are you getting enough salt and other electrolytes?

(Michel) #4

Yes. In fact usually on the my fitness app it tells me I’m above my sodium target almost daily. Besides the multivitamin I was taking what else should I eat for electrolytes?

(Michel) #5

Before I eliminated the suplements:

Breakfast:

Fiber pill with full glass of water when I wake up.

Avocado, bacon, three eggs, mct oil with coffee, vitamin d, 5HTP, omega oils pill

Lunch:

Chicken Caesar Salad or chicken shawarma salad or Greek salad and souvlaki
Omega oils pill
Multivitamin

Dinner:

Same or steak and cheese with broccoli
Probiotic pill

Some days cheese some days without.

#6

What is your sodium target?

In addition to salt, you need to get adequate potassium and magnesium. Stephen Phinney recommends taking three of these magnesium tablets each day…

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IN5F2HY/

I’ve been using a variation of Thomas Delauer’s ACV drink to get sodium and potassium:

(I’m not fasting much anymore, but I still find this drink useful anyway. I’ve been drinking it in the morning.)

#7

Did you have experience with MCT oil prior to going on keto? Some people (myself included) experience GI problems when taking it.

#8

With regard to salt, this article…

…says that those of us on the keto diet need about two teaspoons of salt per day.

#9

Yikes - I don’t have any ideas - beyond the salt and ACV that Kevin mentioned - but am writing to bump this thread so that you hopefully get a few more replies.

(Michel) #10

nope but I’ve taken it for 2 months now without any side affects. It’s been 4 days now and the headaches and upset stomach are still there. Im going to go back to my doctor tomorrow if the problems are still there.

(Kelvin Jackson) #11

Trying backing off the fats and bring up protein. You are taking probiotics but maybe try digestive enzymes. If you are going to the restroom often, Bring the fiber back in.

(karen) #12

???

“If you experience fatigue and headaches after eating, you might be suffering from a condition known as reactive hypoglycemia, also called postprandial hypoglycemia, which is characterized by decreased blood glucose levels one to three hours after a meal. It’s possible to exhibit symptoms of this condition without actually having it, so if you develop fatigue and a headache after eating, visit your doctor. Other symptoms of reactive hypoglycemia include anxiety, trembling, weakness, sweating, mood changes and light-headedness.”

(Michel) #13

THNks. My current macros:

5% carbs, 25% protein, 70% fats.

I add a banana 10 minutes before my weight workout and a quest protein bar after my weight workout. I don’t deviate from the macros other then before my weight workout. I don’t change anything for my cardio.

What’s your macros with the increased protein?