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Why is my belly so "big" after i go raw?
Posted by: Gurkan82 ()
Date: April 28, 2009 04:33PM

Before i beging the raw diet i was and i am overweight but i have notice that my belly sims to be biger now then before,why? can it be all the fruit? gases?

And if it is gases,what can i do to normalisas the belly?

I do have a lot of gases but can it be that?
Dont whant to think im pregnantsmiling smiley no no..



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/28/2009 04:42PM by Gurkan82.

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Re: Why is my belly so "big" after i go raw?
Posted by: debbietook ()
Date: April 28, 2009 05:28PM

Could be because you're piling fruit in with, or shortly after, eating heavier food (eg nuts, seeds, sprouts etc).

Fruit digests quickly, wants to exit quickly,but it can't because it's exit's blocked by the heavier food, still being digested.

The fruit hangs around, and...ferments. Cue - gas, and...blow-up!

Always eat fruit on an empty stomach. As an experiment have a fruity breakfast. Perhaps fruit and leaves for lunch. Then have a heavier meal (without fruit) in the evening. See what happens.

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Re: Why is my belly so "big" after i go raw?
Posted by: Gurkan82 ()
Date: April 28, 2009 05:34PM

debbietook Wrote:
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> Could be because you're piling fruit in with, or
> shortly after, eating heavier food (eg nuts,
> seeds, sprouts etc).
>
> Fruit digests quickly, wants to exit quickly,but
> it can't because it's exit's blocked by the
> heavier food, still being digested.
>
> The fruit hangs around, and...ferments. Cue -
> gas, and...blow-up!
>
> Always eat fruit on an empty stomach. As an
> experiment have a fruity breakfast. Perhaps fruit
> and leaves for lunch. Then have a heavier meal
> (without fruit) in the evening. See what happens.


Yeah,that sounds logic.Thank you Debbiesmiling smiley I will try that.

Can i do somthing now to make it better?to make it desepiare?
Maybe som juice? thank you!

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Re: Why is my belly so "big" after i go raw?
Posted by: la_veronique ()
Date: April 28, 2009 07:57PM

yeah
like she said
eat fruit ALONE

not mixed with nuts sprouts or other stuff

also eat melons

ALONE

a couple of hours before or after you eat other food groups

another reason could be that you have candida ( overgrowth of candida cuz it feeds on sugars)

then eat a lot of raw garlic to kill off candida overgrowth
and refrain from anything sugary including fruits and fruitsugars and anything starchy as well

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Re: Why is my belly so "big" after i go raw?
Posted by: debbietook ()
Date: April 28, 2009 08:08PM

Hmm...a quick fix. Let's think...

as well as following the fruit rules, if you're adding any salt to your food (however Celtic etc) cut it all out, as it encourages water retention which could be part of the reason for the tum.

Hopefully, you will deflate over the next few days.

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Re: Why is my belly so "big" after i go raw?
Posted by: laniereed ()
Date: April 28, 2009 08:26PM

TRY BAKING SODA............1/2 TEAS WITH 8OZ OF WATER.......................CHANGE YOUR DIET TO MORE GREEN SMOOTHIES AND LESS NUTS.....................OR NO MORE THAN 20Z SOAKED...............I DON'T GO OVERBOARD ON NUTS WITH THEM BEING SOAKED.....................WHEN THEY ARE SOAKED THEY ARE PREDIGESTED..............THAT SHOULD DO IT..............BE YOUR OWN SCIENCE EXPERIMENT AND LET US KNOW HOW YOUR DOING!!!!!!!!

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Re: Why is my belly so "big" after i go raw?
Posted by: kwan ()
Date: April 28, 2009 09:37PM

Gurkan--
Something else that helps to 'deflate' stomach bloat is to drink a little bit of vinegar in a glass of water.


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Re: Why is my belly so "big" after i go raw?
Posted by: herbalgerbals ()
Date: April 29, 2009 08:35PM

try proper food combining.. your probably just bloated becuase of the fruit, nut, seed combining etc. you should only eat fruit on empty stomach, melons first, 30mins later, acid fruits, then sub acid, then sweet fruits..

then take a brake for few hours and eat your next meal and wait till morning to eat fruit again. Im sure it will help.

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Re: Why is my belly so "big" after i go raw?
Posted by: Gurkan82 ()
Date: April 29, 2009 09:36PM

herbalgerbals Wrote:
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> try proper food combining.. your probably just
> bloated becuase of the fruit, nut, seed combining
> etc. you should only eat fruit on empty stomach,
> melons first, 30mins later, acid fruits, then sub
> acid, then sweet fruits..
>
> then take a brake for few hours and eat your next
> meal and wait till morning to eat fruit again. Im
> sure it will help.


Hmm Thank you but im not shore if i now what you mean. Should i eat all this fruit at the same time? first melon and then ec ec for breakfast? Or over the day? What if a dont eat melon?

Feel kind of silly:/

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Re: Why is my belly so "big" after i go raw?
Posted by: Tamukha ()
Date: April 29, 2009 09:47PM

Gurkan,

I think herbalgerbals[hiya, herbalgerbals!] means to not eat a variety of fruits all at once. Mono meals are a good idea--a large serving of melon . . . wait a couple of hours . . . a large serving of oranges . . . wait a couple of hours . . . a large serving of berries . . . wait a couple of hours . . . a large serving of apples . . . then tender greens, etc. That way you don't pile up many different things with differing water and starch ratios in your stomach at one time. Eases digestion for some people to eat simply this way.

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Re: Why is my belly so "big" after i go raw?
Posted by: Gurkan82 ()
Date: April 29, 2009 09:51PM

Tamukha Wrote:
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> Gurkan,
>
> I think herbalgerbals means to not eat a variety
> of fruits all at once. Mono meals are a good
> idea--a large serving of melon . . . wait a couple
> of hours . . . a large serving of oranges . . .
> wait a couple of hours . . . a large serving of
> berries . . . wait a couple of hours . . . a large
> serving of apples . . . then tender greens, etc.
> That way you don't pile up many different things
> with differing water and starch ratios in your
> stomach at one time. Eases digestion for some
> people to eat simply this way.


Ohhh now i think i understand.
But i yest dont understand why its dificult now and not before.
But if thats the only way so..
Thank you
/S

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