Stomach Pains Cause By a Change In Eating Habits? Posted: 02-22-07 20:53pm
I'm 14 years old and of course I fallinto
the pressure of looking skinny like all of
the famous people. A few years ago I
started changing my eating habits and
sometimes I didn't eat at all. I never
made myself throw up or anything like that
though. But ever since then I have been
having stomach problems. The symptoms
include: sharp pain below the belly-button
that can last for a few hours, gas,
bloating, pain after eating, and loss of
appetite. Is this caused by my change in
diet?
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What-to-do?
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 26 Location: Scotland
Posted: 02-23-07 05:07am
Depends on what you are eating. Are you
eating a lot of veggies? These cause gas
and bloating and can cause pain. Are you
eating more wheat products? This causes
allergic reaction and inflammation in the
gut and can cause gas and bloating too.
What about fruit? These can be acidic and
upset the balance of flora in the gut
leading to die off, gas and bloating too.
A healthy balance of food is 60% fat, 30%
protein and 10% carbs. This ensures that
the acid/base balance is correct, you are
getting all the essential amino acids and
fatty acids that you need along with your
vitamins and minerals and also the fats
keep up your energy. The low amount of
carbs should be in green dense veggies or
red ones for their antioxidant properties
and fibre. Stay away from flour, sugar,
rice, pasta, potatoes, starchy veg, fruit
(except blueberries and raspberries),
cakes, crisps, sweets, trans fats,
margarine and jams and honey. Add coconut
oil to your diet daily to calm your
digestive system and make sure your
protein is from good quality meat and
chicken (don't cut off the fat or skin).
This should calm your system, level out
your energy levels and blood sugars and
you will feel better in no time.
