Induction trouble, please help? TMI = Gas?

[Remykins]

I have been on the induction for 4 days now, and i really have the induction flu as some people were calling it... but i have one more side effect which makes me not want to continue the- or at least makes it really hard.
TMI= lots of gas, i means lots, and bloating and all around discomfort.

I am doing this to lose 10lbs total and i want to give myself 3 weeks, but the gas gets worse every day, i am not sure what to do... here was my meal plan for today:

At least 60 oz water
B: 2 eggs scrambled with goat cheese
link of turkey sausage
S: My version of a cinnamon roll (egg whites splenda and cinnamon) ,
Lunch: Avocado, chicken, salad
Diet coke, fiber chewy
S: spicy chick breast
D: Hamburger patty with cheese and a side salad


Help please, the sooner the better!

[planetclaire]

Re: Induction trouble, please help? TMI = Gas?

The gassy things I see could be the diet coke (always does it for me) and the fiber chewy - what is that? Maybe the spices in the chicken and the sausage?

Try drinking more water as well....if the fiber chewy is new to you, it might be bunging (sorry,can't think of better word right now!) you up, and when you add fiber, you need to add lots of water

HTH!

[Georgiana]

Re: Induction trouble, please help? TMI = Gas?

I am doing this to lose 10lbs total and i want to give myself 3 weeks

Atkins is not a three-week diet. It is a lifetime commitment to different dietary and lifestyle habits. Furthermore, setting a deadline for your weight loss will usually lead to failure -- your body will lose weight and inches at its own pace.

At least 60 oz water

You should drink at least 64 oz, more if you are exercising.

link of turkey sausage

Did you prepare the sausages yourself or did you buy them? If they are bought, check the ingredients. If something there is not on the Induction Acceptable Food List, you should not eat the sausage.

Lunch: Avocado, chicken, salad

Are you using any dressing? If you do, check the ingredients for sugar.

How much salad are you eating? During Induction, you should eat 3 cups of vegetables daily -- not more, not less. Maximum 1 cup of these can come from the "Other Vegetables" list, while the rest should be from the "Salad Vegetables" list.

Diet coke, fiber chewy

Diet Coke is sweetened with aspartame, so it is not "legal".

I have no idea what "fiber chewy" is... but it doesn't sound good. What is this "chewy" thing?

[Remykins]

Re: Induction trouble, please help? TMI = Gas?

Did you prepare the sausages yourself or did you buy them?

Are you using any dressing? If you do, check the ingredients for sugar.

How much salad are you eating? During Induction, you should eat 3 cups of vegetables daily -- not more, not less. Maximum 1 cup of these can come from the "Other Vegetables" list, while the rest should be from the "Salad Vegetables" list.

Diet Coke is sweetened with aspartame, so it is not "legal".

I have no idea what "fiber chewy" is... but it doesn't sound good. What is this "chewy" thing?

I made the sausage, I am not using dressing, and yes i have exactly 3 cups, and no carrots, etc.

I had the diet coke only because it seems that is the only thing that will make me feel not sick when i feel as i do, but i could really only drink part of it. The coke i had was made with splenda.

It is sugar free fiber choice chewable tablets -my doctor said they are better than the mix, i have very bad IBS and it helps keep me regular.

[Remykins]

Re: Induction trouble, please help? TMI = Gas?

If i am exercising i make sure to drink at least 80 oz of water, but i feel so sick the last couple days i have barely moved off the couch, and i sleep alot so that is less time drinking H2O.

[Remykins]

Re: Induction trouble, please help? TMI = Gas?

Oh and i give myself the time limit because i know myself...
I gained the weight for obvious reasons in around 4 months, and when it came to losing it i have been doing a lot of 'its ok, i will do it tomorrow'
So with atkins it is something i NEED to stick to or it wont work right, and i cant just say i will do it tomorrow. It makes me feel i need to do it now. Does that make sense? maybe not

[Georgiana]

Re: Induction trouble, please help? TMI = Gas?

Alright.

The FiberChoice chewable tablets have a warning on them that says:

If minor gas or bloating occurs, temporarily reduce daily dosage.

So you should probably discuss this with your doctor, since he is the one who recommended you the tablets.

Also a note here. The tablets contain cornstarch, so according to the Rules of Induction (#5) they are not "legal".

[Remykins]

Re: Induction trouble, please help? TMI = Gas?

Alright.

The FiberChoice chewable tablets have a warning on them that says:
So you should probably discuss this with your doctor, since he is the one who recommended you the tablets.

Also a note here. The tablets contain cornstarch, so according to the Rules of Induction (#5) they are not "legal".

I know those are not the cause, i have taken them way before i started. They may not be legal, but i do have other medications that i MUST take every day with ingredients that are not quite suitable, but i am working with what i have.

[ziggy]

Re: Induction trouble, please help? TMI = Gas?

you know i used to have horrible IBS soo bad to a point i had diearrea almost everyday back when i thought i was going to die

i could not eat a single bite of broccoli or fatning meat with out geting gas all day and night long with horrible gut pains i truely thought there was no hope for me and that i was going to die with in a few years

i could not run or walk with out geting gas i could not go out in public or around other people with out my gut doing horrible things to me i was a complete mess i had lost all hope for my gut/stomach

but after 6 months on the Atkins diet my IBS my entire gut/stomach was HEALED i can eat giant bowls of broccoli and fatning meat and have no gas no pains no problems what so ever

i can run and do hard cardio for as long as i want do as much exercise as i want and get absolutely no stomach pains no gas no haveing to take a crap absolutely nothing wrong and i used to think that was truely impossible for my horribly damaged gut/stomach but now i am healed

the Atkins diet saved my life

but theres still some foods i cannot eat even though they dont make my gut anyware near as bad as it was in the past they still can really upset it especially if i go overbord

so heres a list of other foods you should try avoiding while doing the Atkins diet to try and cure your gut

White and black pepper, vinegar, capers, cinnamon, Cornstarch, Corn syrup, Nutmeg, Vanilla
Ketchup, pickles, mayonnaise, relish
Coffee, Distilled liquor, Black Tea
coconut and coconut-containing products
Oranges, tangerines and strawberries, blackberries, Rhubarb
Melons, cantaloupe, honeydew
avocado
Alfalfa sprouts, shiitake mushrooms, fermented olives
Brazil, Cashew, Peanut, Pistachios, Poppy Seeds


remmber the Atkins diet wont cure your gut over night it slowly cures it over the course of 6 months

and im thinking you may also need to stop takeing what ever meds you got i have been 100% drug free my entire life sept for few little things once in a blue moon like antibiotics but when ever i do take the once in a blue moon meds like antibiotics they really hurt my gut so you may need to stop takeing your meds along with the Atkins diet and these foods to avoid in order to heal your gut

also i take no fiber supplements the only fiber i get is from the vegetables i eat and it is more than enough

also i am not the only person who has had his gut completely healed from the Atkins diet i hear irritable bowl syndrome is one of the things along with other things that the Atkins diet is famous for cureing

so ya its been the high amounts of carbohydrates that we eat is what damaged are gut and not fat infact carbohydrates interfear with your body from being able to handle fat properly thats why we were tricked into thinking the fat hurt us when really it was the carbohydrates all along

Top Ten Nutritional Myths, Distortions and Lies That Will Destroy Your Health.

you can read more at this link too if you want it explains the top 10 myths but also on myth No.3 about Fiber its abit confuseing dont stop eating fiber altogether but everyone is different some people like extra fiber while others do not but what worked for me is just geting fiber from food like broccoli and even if i go some days with no fiber that is fine but every few days i like to eat some fiber atleast

oh ya avoid all diet soda drinks too xD

edit:
oh ya not all the foods i said to avoid are the same for everyone things like coconut and avocado and etc they really depend on the person

however for these foods

White and black pepper, vinegar, capers, cinnamon, Cornstarch, Corn syrup, Nutmeg, Vanilla
Ketchup, pickles, mayonnaise, relish
Coffee, Distilled liquor, Black Tea

if you have IBS then they must be avoided for sure

[lisau39]

Re: Induction trouble, please help? TMI = Gas?

Hi Remykins. I hope you are feeling better today. I've never had IBS but I had an uncle who suffered. I am very sorry.
Have you tried beano or one of the other anti gas pills they have out? I know, one more pill right?
I've been doing Atkins since this past January and in the beginning I was a bit gassy too. As my body ridded itself of all the carbs i started to feel better. Small solace, right? It will get better, really. We all went through that uncomfortable feeling the first week or more and some more than others. I really think it's your body expelling all the garbage. Hang in there and try to drink even more water.
I wish you the best my friend.

(((lisa)))

[Remykins]

Re: Induction trouble, please help? TMI = Gas?

White and black pepper, vinegar, capers, cinnamon, Cornstarch, Corn syrup, Nutmeg, Vanilla
Ketchup, pickles, mayonnaise, relish
Coffee, Distilled liquor, Black Tea
coconut and coconut-containing products
Oranges, tangerines and strawberries, blackberries, Rhubarb
Melons, cantaloupe, honeydew
avocado
Alfalfa sprouts, shiitake mushrooms, fermented olives
Brazil, Cashew, Peanut, Pistachios, Poppy Seeds

and im thinking you may also need to stop takeing what ever meds you got i have been 100% drug free my entire life sept for few little things once in a blue moon like antibiotics but when ever i do take the once in a blue moon meds like antibiotics they really hurt my gut so you may need to stop takeing your meds along with the Atkins diet and these foods to avoid in order to heal your gut

also i take no fiber supplements the only fiber i get is from the vegetables i eat and it is more than enough

White and black pepper, vinegar, capers, cinnamon, Cornstarch, Corn syrup, Nutmeg, Vanilla
Ketchup, pickles, mayonnaise, relish
Coffee, Distilled liquor, Black Tea

if you have IBS then they must be avoided for sure

I went on a all veggie diet awhile back, and i had the worst problems with fiber, veggies no mater the kind never worked for me, odd i know, but at times they made things must worse irritating my ibs, and also making me VERY constipated. I have been in remission from Crohns for the last couple years, and anything that 'tears me up' inside i call it was a problem.

I have not had an issue with most of those before, other than the capers, mayo, relish, coffee and cornstarch, but that s in most pills, so there is no real way to avoid it, and i cant stop taking them. What you call 'pills i take in a blue moon' i have to take every day, there is no other option.

Im thinking that it may be the eggs with yolks. That is one of the things i NEVER ate before, and now i have a few eggs every day. I don think i have really heard of eggs and gas except i have in canine nutrition...

[ziggy]

Re: Induction trouble, please help? TMI = Gas?

all veggie diets are known to blow your guts out. the Atkins diet it is low carb veggies only and you eat 20 net carbs a day and lots of meat and eggs it is completely different than a vegetarian diet

some ppl like to eat lots of veggies on the atkins diet but i dont i only eat a fair share each day

Carbohydrates cause irritable bowel diseases if you eat veggies that are super high in carbs like corn then you wont beable to fix your problem

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, IBD, IBS, Crohn's, Ulcerative Colitis, Celiac & Candida Diet Program.

read this it will tell you more about the diseases you have and how to cure them

just remmber it cures your gut slowly it wont happen over night but you will notice it slowly geting better and better took me about 6 months to heal my gut

when the carbohydrates are gone then select veggies wont hurt your gut the same gos for meat and eggs none of that will hurt your gut ether but it does take a few months before you actually realize your gut is healing

not 100% sure about Crohns though so make sure you read that weblink i provided

eddit:
heres some more tips

trust me it is not the eggs even though they may seem to hurt your gut now it is not what is causeing damage to your gut currently there is no way for you to tell what is hurting your gut because everything you eat will feel like it is hurting it but MORE so fat and broccoli and meat will SEEM to hurt it BUT really it is not like that so you just have to trust me on this and eat these things

try and aim for 65% fat 30% protien and 5% or less of carbs

try and eat more solid fats like eggs and eat LOTS of meat like white and red meats that are natural and make sure you eat the fat that is on the meat

i know it will be hard at first to keep that food in your gut but your gut will heal from it

20 net carbs MAX untill your gut is healed maybe even just 13 net carbs untill your gut is healed

it really will work you wont notice your gut geting better at first but with in a few months you will definitely notice your gut is geting better

if you only eat 1 vegetable make it broccoli it has vitamin K and it is very good for your gut it is the only vegetable i ate with super low carbs and that helped me get my gut healed

one last edit:
do you still have problems with constipatetion? thats one thing that i never had you may need something along with the meat and eggs and broccoli if you have constipation problems