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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2409980" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>Hello [USER=544377]@Iona May[/USER] ,</p><p></p><p>You went from very carby to low carb, which probably also means you're peeing for England right now. Carbs retain water, and when you rid yourself of those, you lose the water they held on to as well. And with the water, electrolytes head for the exit alongside. The headache and racing heart is most likely due to something called carb or keto flu. (As it really does feel flu-ish with aches and pains and fatigue). You're basically dehydrated, losing more sodium, magnesium, potassium calcium etc than you want. It'll take a few days up to a week or two for your body to stabilise itself, but you can just take an electrolyte supplement for a bit and help things along, if bone broth and a bit of coconut water don't help enough. Drink plenty of water! Take heart, this means that what you're doing is working!</p><p></p><p>Your old diet and your new one, now there's a complete 180! Really well done, taking the bull by the horns with a meter and a diet overhaul. You might want to check the effect of the bean salad, some respond better to pulses than others, and fruit, well, anything other than berries might be problematic, but it sounds like you're well on your way. Also, you might experience some vision issues with the sudden likely drop in your blood sugars. That's normal as glucose is leaving your eyeballs. Your brain's been compensating for a distortion in your vision, and it'll have to get used to not doing that anymore. So if things get fuzzy, don't run to Specsavers. A pair of cheap reading glasses'll see you through for a week or two.</p><p></p><p>Coffee and tea are fine, by the way. Best use cream though rather than creamer or skimmed milk. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2409980, member: 401801"] Hello [USER=544377]@Iona May[/USER] , You went from very carby to low carb, which probably also means you're peeing for England right now. Carbs retain water, and when you rid yourself of those, you lose the water they held on to as well. And with the water, electrolytes head for the exit alongside. The headache and racing heart is most likely due to something called carb or keto flu. (As it really does feel flu-ish with aches and pains and fatigue). You're basically dehydrated, losing more sodium, magnesium, potassium calcium etc than you want. It'll take a few days up to a week or two for your body to stabilise itself, but you can just take an electrolyte supplement for a bit and help things along, if bone broth and a bit of coconut water don't help enough. Drink plenty of water! Take heart, this means that what you're doing is working! Your old diet and your new one, now there's a complete 180! Really well done, taking the bull by the horns with a meter and a diet overhaul. You might want to check the effect of the bean salad, some respond better to pulses than others, and fruit, well, anything other than berries might be problematic, but it sounds like you're well on your way. Also, you might experience some vision issues with the sudden likely drop in your blood sugars. That's normal as glucose is leaving your eyeballs. Your brain's been compensating for a distortion in your vision, and it'll have to get used to not doing that anymore. So if things get fuzzy, don't run to Specsavers. A pair of cheap reading glasses'll see you through for a week or two. Coffee and tea are fine, by the way. Best use cream though rather than creamer or skimmed milk. ;) [/QUOTE]
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