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In reply to the discussion: Modern wheat a "perfect, chronic poison," doctor says [View all]laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)most low-carb diets only have you on 20 carbs or less a day for a very short period of time (2 weeks is the norm). Most low-carb diets expect you to eat 50-100 grams of carbs per day once you are past the initial phase, but they just insist those carbs come from non-grain sources the majority of the time. I really hate when I hear that all low carb diets are bacon and steaks. That's not my experience at all. You basically eat shitpiles of vegetables (the odd starchy one), a few fruits and a serving of protein at every meal. That protein CAN be bacon or steak, but mostly it's a variety, like chicken breast, fish, shellfish, tofu, cheese and so on. Low-carb diets aren't no-carb, nor do they have to be high-fat.
The Paleo-diet is much more restrictive - no dairy at all, or grains at all. I had no issues following a low-carb diet but had difficulty with the Paleo diet.
BTW, I felt like a million bucks on my low-carb diet. Interesting anecdote - I'm pretty lactose intolerant. Cannot drink milk, can only eat tiny bits of yogurt, definitely cannot eat ice cream (though I do and pay for it later) and I can tolerate only certain kinds of cheese. I had severe IBS diagnosed before I figured out I was lactose intolerant (in my teens). Some of my worst offenders were whipping cream and cream cheese, which are also high fat - and these foods used to leave me in serious gastro-intestinal distress for hours after I ate them. When I first started low-carbing, lots of recipes called for these 2 things and I was reluctant, but soon enough got bored and tried them. Zero issues. Like, not even the tiniest bubble of gas.
When I slipped on my low-carbing (hello, Christmas) and ate carbs along with cream cheese and whipping cream, the tummy issues returned with a vengeance. I'm not sure what the mechanism at work here is, but I definitely feel better low-carbing. IBS is pretty much gone when I'm on it (sorry, must take a break for Christmas, lol).
Sorry, kind of went off on a tangent there...