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I have a similar experience. When I start eating carbs (including fiber) I start feeling sad, desperate, inactive etc. I did not stop eating carbs though becaus

I have a similar experience. When I start eating carbs (including fiber) I start feeling sad, desperate, inactive etc. I did not stop eating carbs though because I like experimenting with food (I spend months eating different diets) and I don't think not eating carbs is healthy (even though it makes me feel bad). So I still eat e.g. broccoli. Whenever I eat any carb, I experience an inflammatory response which I can tell from my skin being inflated, and I feel ants and needles on my skin. [1] I did see doctor for these symptoms and since they're very mild they usually say "meh, it's probably nothing". But I do correlate it with eating carbs (e.g. I do not get the same response when I eat chicken breast, or it's milder when I eat avocado). [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formication

bitexploder 8y ago
You should start paying close attention to the carbs. Also Cruciferois veggies can be rough on the stomach (bloating, gad). Just see hat you observe. Carbs get stored readily as muscle glycogen, so maybe something in that process is causing issues for you.
orasis 8y ago
Same for me. Cutting carbs, dairy, and alcohol and I FEEL AMAZING. I think vitamin D supplementation is also a big factor for me.
- naasking 8y ago
  Sometimes that helps, but also consider whether cutting all those food sources is actually putting you into a caloric deficit, and that's having the positive effects you see (assuming you don't have a lactose intolerance of course). Caloric restriction reduces inflammation, and chronic inflammation is a big problem in the first world.
  - gnulinux 8y ago
    > putting you into a caloric deficit No? I still eat the same amount of calories (~3000 calories a day, I'm a male who works put regularly). There are more than enough non-carb sources to get calories from (lean meats (chicken breast, turkey breast, pork), sea food, avocado, nuts)
    - naasking 8y ago
      > There are more than enough non-carb sources to get calories Sure, I just meant that most people are too quick to attribute causation when they notice a correlation. Sounds like you track your calories, so that could rule out caloric restriction.
  - orasis 8y ago
    That’s possible, I definitely shoot for low inflammation. I think it’s the foods themselves though because I’ve done calorie restriction with less optimal foods and if I have sugar my joints will hurt the next day.
naasking 8y ago
You could try some probiotics to see of it helps. Yogurt is particularly easy to integrate into a daily regimen if you don't want the pill forms, although the pills often have a broader variety of bacteria. See if that improves your carb sensitivity.

bitexploder 8y ago

You should start paying close attention to the carbs. Also Cruciferois veggies can be rough on the stomach (bloating, gad). Just see hat you observe. Carbs get stored readily as muscle glycogen, so maybe something in that process is causing issues for you.

orasis 8y ago

Same for me. Cutting carbs, dairy, and alcohol and I FEEL AMAZING. I think vitamin D supplementation is also a big factor for me.

naasking 8y ago
Sometimes that helps, but also consider whether cutting all those food sources is actually putting you into a caloric deficit, and that's having the positive effects you see (assuming you don't have a lactose intolerance of course). Caloric restriction reduces inflammation, and chronic inflammation is a big problem in the first world.
- gnulinux 8y ago
  > putting you into a caloric deficit No? I still eat the same amount of calories (~3000 calories a day, I'm a male who works put regularly). There are more than enough non-carb sources to get calories from (lean meats (chicken breast, turkey breast, pork), sea food, avocado, nuts)
  - naasking 8y ago
    > There are more than enough non-carb sources to get calories Sure, I just meant that most people are too quick to attribute causation when they notice a correlation. Sounds like you track your calories, so that could rule out caloric restriction.
- orasis 8y ago
  That’s possible, I definitely shoot for low inflammation. I think it’s the foods themselves though because I’ve done calorie restriction with less optimal foods and if I have sugar my joints will hurt the next day.

naasking 8y ago

You could try some probiotics to see of it helps. Yogurt is particularly easy to integrate into a daily regimen if you don't want the pill forms, although the pills often have a broader variety of bacteria. See if that improves your carb sensitivity.