Hi all!
Recently, I decided to do a small experiment into carnivore / ZC for the benefit of my leaky gut and allergies. I started with the aim of 12 weeks, but ended it abruptly at 9ish weeks (65 days to be precise) I was eating meat, salt, pepper, and water only.
I experienced progressively more urgent and painful BMs. What started out as looseish movements ended up in explosive liquids. I stopped ZC when I was out and had an accident. I honestly have never been so embarrassed in my life.
My guts were gurgly all the time.
My eczema got worse.
I lost no weight whatsoever.
My body odour was incredibly pungent, my urine stank, and my tears were sticky and stung my face.
And worse of all, my baby who is exclusively breastfed became increasingly hungry. She was feeding every hour or so and crying on the breast, tugging at it. She dropped percentiles in weight and never seemed satisfied.
I have since started going to a naturopath, and will update as more information about my health becomes apparent.
Did anyone else have a similar experience? I keep reading all these glorious stories about ZC increasing their health and wellbeing, whilst I never felt so bad in my life by the end. Many have cited the idea which carbohydrates are never necessary, but upon the introduction of carbs again, my baby became happier, and my stomach eased. I went back to regular bowel movements within 2 days.