WHENEVER one changes their diet radically & quickly, their body is going to respond radically & quickly...sigh.

Although processed white Sugar is horrendous for our diet, if a 'sugar junkie' eliminates all white Sugar from their diet overnite, they WILL feel like crap the next day...and have a variety of symptoms that are very negative!

This does not mean that eliminated white Sugar from their diet won't bring them good health and/or solve their health issues. It does mean that whenever we change our diet radically, our body responds the same way.

I'm working with a lady now that has had extreme bowel problems & consitpation for over 40 years...an all raw food diet will be fabulous for her eventually. But right now, whenever she eats ANYTHING raw, she immediately has violent diahrrea :( So right now, we're focusing on getting the colon cleaned out and simply achieving 2-3 bowel movements daily. Once we get all the junk, build-up, mucoid plaque and toxins removed from her bowel and get things working better, THEN we will start switching gradually to raw foods. Right now, she simply cannot incorporate raw foods into her diet without negative side effects, although, an all raw food diet would have prevented any type of bowel issues for her entire life.

So, please don't give up on 'raw foods'...focus instead on determining exactly what your bowel issue is, treating that, and gradually changing your diet to whatever you find is necessary to stay cured & healthy!

It's really good that you are trying to find a natural cure and experimenting with different options...I applaud your efforts. Natural health is not an 'exact science'; we all respond differently to various treatments & diet changes. Just keep researching and learning, and you will definitely be healthier (and wiser) for it!

Unyquity

>symptoms: bloating, constipation, night sweats.
>"carbonation" feeling in gut

How do you know it's not candida? Sounds loke it to me.

Also you said you were eating lot of sweet fruits that feeds yeast and makes you bloated. I had same problem when eating apples and other fruits. So I ate them at the evening when it wouldn't matter as much. It took me about a week before I wouldn't get bloated. I thing initially the body takes time to make the enzymes and stuff needed to digest a type of food that you don't normally eat. The more you eat something the better the body gets at digesting it. Same thing with fats and protiens. Since your body did not break down the food completely it wound up being food for bacteria and yeast. It's this bacteria and yeast that produce co2 and other gasses as by products that is giving you the bloated carbonated feeling. I still can't believe that some doctors acually think that we get gas by swallowing air!

>alakalizing effect of raw foods

I by the way am not a believer of a pure raw food regimen. Been there done that. However I do believe you sould have some raw vegies at every major meal. I prefer greens like spinach and so. I also squeeze fresh lemon on my meat and veggies. I also belive in vary my meat(Beef, chicken, tuna, crab, salmon, turkey, eggs, etc) and using only the highest quality only.(kosher or organic- no natrates and fast food meats). I believe that the best source of complete protien can only derived from meat or animal products. Complete protien is necessary for your body to repair itself. If you insist on vegetarian you would have to combine seeds nuts and legumes to get a complete source. This is what Indians do - too difficult for me though. I still don't think its as good as meat.
I don't think that yeast can utilize meat and fats for food. In fact most fats contain antifungal and antibacterial properties.

By the way the reason we cook vegetables is to make them easier to digest and so we can eat things we normally we not be able to eat. Oh it also kills some bugs too.

Like I said before anytime you change your dietary habits there is some changeover period. Be mindfull of that.

take care,
Venk

Hey,
I agree that a raw foods diet is not for everyone. However, I don't think one day is long enough to determine that. You had a bad reaction, sure - it could be your body cleansing, or too much fruit, it could be a lot of things. It was a shock to your body, for sure. It would probably be better for people to work their way up, for example 50% raw, then 60%, then 70%, etc.
I think there are several different great ways to eat, however they all incorporate some raw food in them.

being that it was only one day im sure it was just your body transitioning... but if your like me i dont do well on all vegetarian/vegan all the time. if anything i will incorporate yogurts (kefir) and raw milk/eggs/honey etc... but yes all of our bodies are very different... but it takes time for our bodies to adjust to any diet change.