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blahdeblah · 03-11-2008, 09:53 PM

Hi all. Over the past 6 weeks or so i've been on a fairly casual diet. My plan was simple:

make no major changes to the types of foods i eat (so that i can maintain the diet anywhere)
except for fruit and vegetables, eat half as much of everything as i normally would
eat more slowly
chew thoroughly

The plan has worked a treat - i've lost about 5 kilograms in that time (which is about the right rate as far as i'm concerned), and i haven't really felt hungry more than once or twice.

My problem has been the effect on my digestive tract. My bowel movements are about every 4-5 days (instead of daily like they used to be), and they are very hard, and cause painful bleeding.

Has anyone else experienced this sort of dramatic change due to such a small change of diet? What natural remedies have you tried that have helped? (I've been told prunes and pear juice are good.)

Thanks in advance.

03-11-2008, 09:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
blahdeblah Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2	Diet problem - wanting advice Hi all. Over the past 6 weeks or so i've been on a fairly casual diet. My plan was simple: make no major changes to the types of foods i eat (so that i can maintain the diet anywhere) except for fruit and vegetables, eat half as much of everything as i normally would eat more slowly chew thoroughly The plan has worked a treat - i've lost about 5 kilograms in that time (which is about the right rate as far as i'm concerned), and i haven't really felt hungry more than once or twice. My problem has been the effect on my digestive tract. My bowel movements are about every 4-5 days (instead of daily like they used to be), and they are very hard, and cause painful bleeding. Has anyone else experienced this sort of dramatic change due to such a small change of diet? What natural remedies have you tried that have helped? (I've been told prunes and pear juice are good.) Thanks in advance.