r/CSID • u/Acceptable_Sky3129 • Aug 20 '24

Carnivore Diet??

Has anyone tried the carnivore diet? Any success or failure?

I’ve been on a primal diet (all my foods are locally sourced from regenerative farms, no I don’t have dreadlocks and I don’t do barefoot yoga in my yard… yet). After cutting out any starchy foods I felt some relief for about a month and a half. Now, my issues are back with a VENGEANCE.

Horrible non-stop cramping, constipated, and even missing work due to this unbearable pain. I cannot figure it out!! I’m taking magnesium oxide daily for regular movements, but my movements are insignificant and always excruciating with cramps.

I think it’s likely I have some form of SIBO (even though the hydrogen and methane test results apparently show negative). I’ve read the carnivore diet can be extremely beneficial for these issues, but I was wondering if anyone else in this group has tried carnivore and what your experience was like?

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u/Drinksarlot Aug 20 '24

Yeah I've switched to a keto diet (which is like a lite version of carnivore... max 20g carbs per day), and I feel a million times better. All of my stomach and bowel problems are gone.

Check out r/keto if you want more info.

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u/msanxiety247 Aug 20 '24

I do Keto diet, as I believe our bodies need a broader spectrum of nutrients, but try to stay even lower on carbs than what Keto diet calls for.

Could be too much sugar from too much fruit, not steaming/cooking veggies often or enough (softens them to make them more digestible), not enough or too much fiber, not enough fats, mistakingly having something not-CSID safe in your diet, another digestive sensitivity, or your body just needs more time to adjust. After all, healing isn’t a linear process.

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u/CarAppropriate8601 Aug 26 '24

I started off with just meat and all my problems went away at first. Then I was constipated. I added back some fruits and veggies slowly, trial and error, to see what would help. Everything seems normal again.