I have been transitioning to raw foods. Been getting bad Stomachaches on and off.

[desertowl]

I have been transitioning to a raw foods diet over the past 6 weeks or so from a vegetarian one.

I have been getting bad stomachaches on occaision.

I think it's mostly when I go off a little.

I am wondering if it's because of the added fiber?

They come on and off. I am trying to pay more attention to when they come on.

I did a 3 day juice fast a few weeks back and felt pretty good after that.

Also I don't know if it's related or not but I have developed an itchy rash that comes and goes.

I wonder if these are detox type of symptoms.

I know when I have gone off and I ate regular bread once and had an ice cream once I felt like crap.

Almost like they were toxic to my system now.

Anyone have any ideas?

[Springtime]

I've only been on this raw journe for little over a week, and yet i felt absolutly awful when i had a piee of cake last weekend, for example.

My belief is that once the body has started to get used to good, living foods, if we give ourselves "bad" foods, there will be a reaction. Perhaps the same reaction we used to have every day before, just that we were so used to it and/or so sedated by the cooked foods. Either way it is a very clear reminder that we are doing a great thing for ourselves when we eat live foods.

[Colorawdo girl]

You got that right springtime!!!

[DebB]

Just tossing this in because my husband suffers from it - diverticulosis. When it flares up, he really has a pain around his stomach area. His pain is actually in the large intenstine which is in the same area. He has to watch how many nuts and seeds he eats.

You could Google it and see if the symptoms might match up to what you're feeling. *Ü*