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Comment by Tonya Kulczyski on June 25, 2012 at 7:28am

Vegan witch, I have increased my water intake and i've made sure that each banana is very ripe prior to eating it since that initial experience; thanks

Sultana, I have cut down to simple fruits rather than complex recipes, and things seem to be easing up a bit.

Lastly, i've been eating my melons alone and at least 2 hrs. before and after anything else, and the bloating is decreasing.

 

Thank you, everyone, for your input!

Comment by RawMomInCA on June 22, 2012 at 2:39am

Hi Tonya, I just finished my first week - not quite 811 - but all raw and fruit until dinner, which was usually a salad and avo or seeds added. I felt full, bloated, gassy until yesterday (my 9th day). I was only having one BM in the morning and I thought 'how is that possible with all this fruit?!'. Part of the reason was unripe bananas and the other part was my system adjusting. I am feeling much better and now the fruit is having a very cleansing effect on my digestive system! Hang in there; it may take a while :)

Comment by Juliana on June 21, 2012 at 8:47pm

not enough water. when i begun, even only eating fruit, i was getting constipated... even for a whole 3 days. once i started drinking 4 + litres of water my bowel movements were fine. now i can drink less than that though. it seems impossible to have such a symptom eating so much fibre but it does occur.

Comment by vegan witch Ⓥ on June 21, 2012 at 7:44pm

i mean no offense to you tonya but i cant believe anyone getting constipated on fresh fruit and raw veggies - its just not possible under natural circumstances - if your bloating consider drinking more water, menstral cycle & keep totally from salt.

Comment by fruitsandnumbers on June 21, 2012 at 3:53pm

watermelon+bananas=recipe for bloating and constipation...

Comment by Peter Csere on June 21, 2012 at 2:51pm

Breakfast and lunch - fruit meals. Salad for dinner. 

Ripe bananas. 

Smoothies have the ability to mask the taste of unripe bananas. Even if the smoothie tastes fine, and the bananas look ripe, still taste the bananas beforehand to make sure they are ripe. If they don't taste like you could eat 10 of them whole, then don't eat 10 of them in a smoothie. 

Comment by Sultana on June 21, 2012 at 2:09pm

Hi Tonya,

KISS

ie: Keep It Simple, Sweetie :)

In the beginning it's best to stick to mono meals. I'm not sure what your eating background is, but in the beginning most people's digestion is compromised... and simple, mono meals are best.

It might also be a good idea to avoid greens just for a few days or a week or so. They're fibrous and a bit harder to digest than most fruits.

Perhaps avoid melons in the beginning too... since they are not calorically dense ( you need A LOT inorder to make a meal which is daunting for newbies) & best eaten alone or with a down-time between them and other fruits.

 

Comment by Luk on June 21, 2012 at 8:15am

and the million dollar question is: where those bananas ripe? Congrat RT katie!

Comment by holdkocos on June 21, 2012 at 6:44am

maybe the salad for lunch?...

i've done that and the results were the same :P ...

Comment by Tonya Kulczyski on June 21, 2012 at 12:24am

Thank you for all of your input! I will try the melon on its own and see what happens. Some of the bananas were not completely ripe..... That's where I made a huge mistake! Thanks

I was so consumed with getting them down that I overlooked the quality of the bananas....

 

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