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Why would you dismiss it as "psychological" while admitting that you don't know what it means? Have you ever fasted? It feels like that. Re: cows. They have a

Why would you dismiss it as "psychological" while admitting that you don't know what it means? Have you ever fasted? It feels like that. Re: cows. They have a rumen. And they are aided by bacteria to convert the plant matter into usable energy.

SketchySeaBeast 4y ago
Because it seems like the sort of thing something would say when they want to observe a change to justify a choice. And yes, cows are specifically adapted to consume plants and their guts are noisy. I'm using this as an example that just because you sensed a quieting in your intestines it doesn't mean it's positive. I'm admitting I don't know what it means and provided an example where a loud gut is indicative of adaptation, but you seem to be under the impression a quiet gut is a good thing. If you're using fasting as the comparison that seems to indicate you aren't digesting much at all, and I don't know how that's positive if your intestines are full.
- lambdaba 4y ago
  I'm doing this for health reasons (as are hundreds of thousands of others, see "carnivore diet" or "zerocarb"). I was just sharing an observation I had because prior to eating this way I always had gut issues.
  - SketchySeaBeast 4y ago
    In that case I honestly hope that you have luck with this diet. But keep in mind that millions of people in the 90's would have used health reasons as the reason they are cutting out animal fats and switching to margarine. It's hard to tell what's a harmful diet fad until it's over.
    - lambdaba 4y ago
      It's the only thing that seems to work for certain autoimmune conditions. It's not a fad.
      - SketchySeaBeast 4y ago
        In that case it's not, that's a specialized diet, much like cutting out peanut butter for someone allergic to peanuts is a specialized diet. It doesn't mean it's generally biologically advantageous and that everyone should cut out peanut butter, it means it's what your body needs, and in that case it makes perfect sense.

SketchySeaBeast 4y ago

Because it seems like the sort of thing something would say when they want to observe a change to justify a choice. And yes, cows are specifically adapted to consume plants and their guts are noisy. I'm using this as an example that just because you sensed a quieting in your intestines it doesn't mean it's positive. I'm admitting I don't know what it means and provided an example where a loud gut is indicative of adaptation, but you seem to be under the impression a quiet gut is a good thing. If you're using fasting as the comparison that seems to indicate you aren't digesting much at all, and I don't know how that's positive if your intestines are full.

lambdaba 4y ago
I'm doing this for health reasons (as are hundreds of thousands of others, see "carnivore diet" or "zerocarb"). I was just sharing an observation I had because prior to eating this way I always had gut issues.
- SketchySeaBeast 4y ago
  In that case I honestly hope that you have luck with this diet. But keep in mind that millions of people in the 90's would have used health reasons as the reason they are cutting out animal fats and switching to margarine. It's hard to tell what's a harmful diet fad until it's over.
  - lambdaba 4y ago
    It's the only thing that seems to work for certain autoimmune conditions. It's not a fad.
    - SketchySeaBeast 4y ago
      In that case it's not, that's a specialized diet, much like cutting out peanut butter for someone allergic to peanuts is a specialized diet. It doesn't mean it's generally biologically advantageous and that everyone should cut out peanut butter, it means it's what your body needs, and in that case it makes perfect sense.