I am curious to hear how often you get upset stomach when on raw vs. eating cooked?

I have had almost no upset stomach while on raw. Before going raw I would be sick with some type of stomach flue every other day almost.

i did get food poisoning that put me in the hospital, twice, on cooked food. i think the symptoms are similar to stomach flu. when i look back on it, i can not believe i continued to eat that way for so long after it put me in the hospital! but i realize that i was not stupid, just ignorant. it is so sad that in this world so many people are in the dark about what they are actually putting inside their bodies.

and i could never be just satisfied. for example, i would be hungry, so i would eat, and then i would feel stuffed. so it was like i was always stuffed or empty feeling. with raw i feel so clean inside. after i eat, i feel satisfied, not overly full or still hungry. and nourished, i feel nourished.

I can't remember when I was last sick-- it hardly ever happens. I remember when I was off raw foods for a couple years, I got colds and flu in the winter; it never happens now. I might get a headache once a year, nausea once every year or two for a few hours, usually only if I eat some tainted food.

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I don't get sick when I'm raw. I get lots of colds when I eat cooked food.

Huge difference - so nice, cuz I've had nausea from eating since I was a teenager.
On raw, only if I eat lots of fat or any fermented food. (Thanks Bryan and others for that important dietary tip!)

stomach flu? hm, i get it every so often, but only when i'm in a house with people who have it.
but i don't get it like they do.
part of it is that when my body doesn't feel good, i automatically fast.
water or green juices, or clean fruit juice.
so i never get the vomiting and fever and stuff, i just get tired, stop eating, and three days later, or whenever i'm hungry again, i eat.

my son does the same thing, but with breastmilk. my mom kept trying to feed him 'real' food (re: oatmeal`and wheat items, and this was because she thought it was time for me to start weaning), and every time he didn't want them, but if he took them he threw up. if he stayed on breastmilk alone, he was perfectly fine.

i think being in tune with your body keeps you from getting the really terrible symptoms.
because you are exposed to these things,
but they shouldn't always knock you over.

i still strep throat once a year if i don't get enough sleep. i need to figure that one out.

peace-