bloating

[Elsaraw]

Oh my goodness, yes yes yes!!! Everything has improved, especially in the first 6 months. I think my body is adjusting now and I need to do more internal cleansing. I feel once you are raw for a while all the bad stuff starts to come out from deep inside after a while.
My skin completely cleared, never have had that.
I no longer live in a "fog-like" state, my mind is clear.
I have more confidence. I used to be afraid of everything.
Every wound I get heals within a few days.
My eyes are bright.
I have a lot of energy. I used to find it hard to work full time and accomplish everything else I had to do in a day, but not anymore.
My facial structure changed a bit, for the better. Not even a lose of fat I mean, but it actually altered a bit. (very odd)
I am, for the most part, a happy person now. I never have been before.

I'll never go back.
Even with the few difficulties I'm having now... but what should I expect? I mistreated my body for 30 years, of course there will be repercussions. Being raw is letting me heal.

[Val]

lucky_rainboq and Elsaraw, you both inspire me and remind me why I began eating raw in the first place - to become healthy and feel great! You both need to post in the success stories thread! As I stated earlier, I've only been raw about 2 1/2 weeks (feel pretty good about that!) so, I have only noticed a few subtle improvements. I have noticed that I don't have as much of a run-down look in my face, my eyes do seems to be clearer and THE BIGGIE is I don't have to take a nap everyday for 2-3 hours!! I still take naps because I understand that while my body is detoxing, I should rest when I can. I used to nap every single day! Now, I have only been napping maybe 3 days a week. THAT'S HUGE FOR ME! Don't get me wrong, I still feel tired but it's not that extreme fatigue that hits me like a brick wall kind of fatigue. That's all I've noticed so far that I can think of but I'm hopeful for so much more! Oh yeah, my stomach doesn't hurt now after I eat.

[Elsaraw]

That's so great Val! Something similar happened to me too.. before raw I would get home from work and immediately fall asleep for an hour or two (I was ALWAYS tired) then wake back up to finish the day and a few weeks after raw that need went away. I'm so glad because it felt wasteful when there's so many things I want to do.
But I am a big fan of sleep though, don't get me wrong... when I can get away with it I like a good 10 hours

[jackie]

o.k. Ladies.... I am intrigued. It looks like all this was said about a year ago. I am wondering what changes have taken place since then. I have been transitioning from about 75% raw to as close to 100% as one can get for the last 5 months with only a few setbacks. I am experiencing a lot of the same changes you mentioned and some illness retracing as well, but I have also been doing many other holistic therapies too; lymphatic dains, raindrop therapy, reiki, colonics....... How are you doing?

[slink]

Hi, the bloating can definitely be caused by candida or some other type of bacteria/fungus. Candida is a microscopic fungal/yeast growth that usually begins in the colon but unfortunately can spread to other areas of the body. It feeds on sugar and caffeine!....yes,.this means fruit and chocolate

the only way to truly know if you have a yeast overgrowth or other infection is to have a reputable lab examine your stool. with candida infections, other symptoms such as vaginitis, itching anus, thrush in the mouth, toe fungus etc...may appear on the body

it is very difficult to treat. but restricting sweets and stimulants and adding a good pro-biotic will help.

other foods definitely can cause bloating such as a lot of raw garlic....as with me!!!

good luck