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So sorry that I am coming in with this report after a little over a week but I had some "slight" issues with the Keto diet. I started with the intent of making this work for me and thought it would and in actuallity I did manage to lose 17 pounds in a week, so not bad. However, with that said, I also suffered some horrible side effects and was told by my physician and gastro doc to stop. Here's why...
About 4 days in, I was doing great. Thought I was going to be able to do this no problem and me not having a gallbladder wouldn't get in the way. I was dead wrong. About mid day, after lunch, I noticed some severe bubbling in my stomach. First time since starting this diet that I had this feeling. My memory flashed back to a decade ago after gallbladder removal and eating Alfredo and Shrimp and having to rush to the bathroom. This time however, when I ran to the bathroom, I ended up puking...blood. After a few times of that, I then found myself having to go the bathroom and the bile/fat ran right through me. Horrible cramps, sweating, dizziness and a few other things. A slight fever kicked in and the puking continued as well.
After 2 days of all that continually happening, I decided to go the doctor. I had told them what I was doing and everything seemed to be ok as I was taking in large amounts of water but was still deemed dehydrated. Next stop was a specialist for gastro issues and a CT scan was ordered. This is when the problem was located. Bile that built up and since no gallbladder no where for it to go. Basically I was told that I had created a toxicity level in my body and a small tear in my intestine from being stored there and I was sick. So a nice dose of antibiotics and some other meds and as of 2 days ago, I was starting to feel a touch better.
It saddens me that all this happened as I thought I was doing ok and doing the right thing but I guess I'll have to stick to a low carb, non-keto diet. Both doctors advised that something like a diabetic style diet would suffice me and help me lose weight and also keep enough fiber in me to flush my system out on a constant basis. I'm sorry for those of you who were looking to be interested in seeing my story but once I heal, I plan to go back at it and lose the weight that I have desired one way or another!
If anyone has questions or comments, please let me know and I'll be more than happy to answer.