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Hello everyone,
I am new here. I have been having some postprandial symptoms that seem hypoglycemia-like. I am going through this with GP and specialists, but it has taken nearly a year to finally get to an endocrinologist.
So while the medical investigation proceeds at a glacial pace, I was thinking of trying a low-carbohydrate diet off my own bat.
Here's the problem: I am vegetarian, cannot eat eggs (except in small amounts), and cannot eat high-fibre foods (e.g. lentils, chickpeas, hardcore salad stuff).
(The egg and fibre thing relate to bowel surgery that I had many years ago.)
Is it possible to eat a low-carbohydrate diet with these restrictions? I have tried and failed several times as I am stumped at what to eat and I live in a small town so no suitable take-away or restaurant options. I just got overwhelmed trying to prepare meals from scratch.
Breakfast in particular is a problem - no fruit, no toast, no porridge, no eggs. What to eat? Plus I always feel a bit queasy so there's no way I could chomp down on a plate of stirfry first thing!
I guess I am prepared to go non-veg to see if the change in diet helps.
I would really appreciate your advice. Have tried one dietitian but she wasn't any help. A, gradually reading through thread and learning a lot.
Cheers,
Sarah
hi and welcome!
I can see how very low carbing as a low fibre vegetarian will have its own set of difficulties!
And a lot of that will depend on how low fibre and how low carb...
are chia seeds too fibre-y for you? Only chia seed puddings are great, if made low carb.
how about tofu scrambles or yoghurt for breakfast? Or avocado and mozzarella?
Golden milk? Coffee with cream or coconut oil?
My best breakfasts don’t happen at all.
By that I mean that if I skip breakfast completely (just a hot drink with a smidge of cream in it), my blood glucose stays beautifully steady until I do eat - which was 3pm yesterday.