GAPS Intro Diet And Diahrrea

[Frieda]

Hi all,

Anyone have feedback on the symptom of severe diahrrea that started in the first stage of the GAPS diet? The gut gets squishy as soon as beginning to eat the broth (blended beef broth and meat only). And now, even when plain water is taken, the liquid diahrrea happens. This began after the second day of the intro diet. There was no diahrrea before starting the diet.

Thanks, Frieda

[T.H.]

Was your meat possibly bad? That would be my first thought.

Second: did you make your own beef broth or buy it? If you bought it, there's always a chance of gluten CC. Did you get a specifically gluten free broth? If not, perhaps try that?

For your meat - did you buy it at the meat counter, or frozen? If from the meat counter, that can pretty easily get CC'd with gluten when they make their other products, such as the ones that have flour and bread crumb coatings, in the same room. Frozen has a better chance or staying completely gluten free.

Other possibilities might include any conditions that are affected by trying to digest meat. I think problems with the gall bladder can sometimes cause trouble eating meat, but I'm unsure of what else might do that.

If you've been having the runs for a number of days now, I'd be sure to get to a doc to get checked out. Could have some kind of infection, too. But if it's just a day or two, you may just be recovering from whatever got you with the meat.

[Frieda]

-Hi, thanks for your reply. This post was on behalf of my friend, so I'll continue this dialogue for her.

Was your meat possibly bad? That would be my first thought.

-Grass fed and finished, pastured organic bones and meat from a local rancher. About the best source imaginable.

Second: did you make your own beef broth or buy it? If you bought it, there's always a chance of gluten CC. Did you get a specifically gluten free broth? If not, perhaps try that?

-Home-made from the above.

For your meat - did you buy it at the meat counter, or frozen? If from the meat counter, that can pretty easily get CC'd with gluten when they make their other products, such as the ones that have flour and bread crumb coatings, in the same room. Frozen has a better chance or staying completely gluten free.

-Direct from the rancher.

Other possibilities might include any conditions that are affected by trying to digest meat. I think problems with the gall bladder can sometimes cause trouble eating meat, but I'm unsure of what else might do that.

-This is possible. The loose bowel and grumbling begin as soon as she begins to drink the broth, and is accompanied by nausea.

If you've been having the runs for a number of days now, I'd be sure to get to a doc to get checked out. Could have some kind of infection, too. But if it's just a day or two, you may just be recovering from whatever got you with the meat.

-We'll keep a very close watch on her progress. No diarrhea since Saturday. But still nauseous and uncomfortable.