#bowel issues

Curry: It a good one, but it spicy af so I was like eating lava 4/10

Chicken with Teriyaki sauce: good but made my stomach really upset later 7/10

IBS: nope. Not allowed.

I’m NOT making this to say “I’m better, You have to do this, Don’t you feel guilty if you don’t, This will solve all your problems”….

That being said, I recently decided to change what I eat. I never ever thought this would be something I could manage, for many reasons. I would cringe at people pressuring me to give up processed foods and meat.

After having a terrifying experience last week after eating some beef, I also was told to watch What the Health on Netflix.

Now, before you sigh and get annoyed at these documentary pushers, you need to understand the situation I was already in.

I ate maybe a small handful amount of beef. I’ve suffered with severe constipation and just general digestive issues all my life. I had to take stool softeners daily as a child.

So after I was in so much pain that I thought I might actually be dying from what felt like my intestines being ripped open, I watched this one documentary on the dangers of meats and dairy and processed foods.

So I just came to a spiritual awakening in a weird way to say, I had to come to this on my own. My best friend has been vegetarian for years and has asked me to give up stuff to see if it would help my health issues. Not cure but help.

So I’m making this post simply to say that I have been off all meat and most processed foods for over a week.

I used to poop once, maybe twice a week. Uncomfortably. My whole. Life.

The past 4 days, I’ve starting pooping 2 to 3 times a day. Comfortably.

That alone is proof enough for me and I will continue to learn how to eat healthier because nothing could convince me to go back, now that I know what a healthy poop feels like.

Please, if you have been thinking you should give up junk that you’ve eaten your whole life, don’t view it as a mountain you have to take on all in one trip to the store.

Start small. Figure out what you like. Don’t tell anyone what you are doing so you won’t feel the pressure to not make a mistake.

Slowly add healthy snacks and switch out unhealthy items. I’m a very picky eater. You have to retrain your tastebuds and some stuff just takes a little getting used to. Some stuff you’ll never like and that’s okay too. There are a lot of other choices to try.

I’m no expert but I know people who are. I’m asking questions and getting help. I started by picking a handful of fruits and vegetables i know i already like. I got some protein drinks and vege soup cans to hold me over along with pastas that are made from brown rice just until I figure out how to cook healthy.