stomach problems after switching to vegetarian....?

Question

i have recently started to convert to vegetarian and i also only eat organic foods.....since i started doing this, i am having horrible stomach problems(cramps, etc...) and have also noticed my hair(which is normally very full and thick) is now very flat.....any advice?

i am now down to eating one meat meal a week, so i have been gradual......and i use good shampoo...lol....

Answer 1

It must be something you are eating new or more of. For example...eating more veggies when you are not used to it, can cause discomfort. I don't think what is going on with your hair has anything to do with being vegetarian. Such changes would not happen so quickly anyway.

Answer 2

You might be eating too much soy, which a lot of people are unable to digest, or too much wheat, another allergen. I've started eating raw cuisine quite a bit and I feel fantastic. When I eat raw my body tells me what I need and I start to crave foods I don't normally eat, even foods I don't like. There are some great raw cookbooks at the library and they can get you started. You don't have to eat exclusively raw to get the benefits, even one raw meal a day, or a couple days a week does it for me.

Answer 3

Well, I am not a scientist or anything, but I have always found that vegetarians don't get everything that they should. I mean cramps could come from not enough proteins and calcium (usually found in many meats and some dairy's that some vegetarians don't eat also.) and as for your hair - that comes from not enough oil in your diet, things like fish and again meats (the way its prepared at least)

One thing I would suggest would be to go to a health store and get some iron pills, omega 3's, some whey shakes, vitamins A-C, and Zinc. Then go to a health food store and get Spinach, hummus or chick-pea's, tofu, sushi (California roll or crab), and soy milk.

Answer 4

in case you shop milk and cheese on your nutrition ordinary your bones will stay stable and you will have not have been given any problems with protein or nutrition B12. Iron is an issue yet is ordinary to get around with green leaf vegetables and potato skins. in case you go with to be thoroughly vegan, no milk, no eggs, you will ought to think of roughly what you consume very intently to confirm appropriate consumption of Calcium, Iron, and nutrition B12 in the experience that your problem is blood ldl cholesterol and you go with to become some form of vegetarian I recommend which comprise low fat milk products or you are able to finally end up wanting a hip replace in some years. look for advice out of your healthcare professional a minimum of, and study up on the bodies nutritional standards for minerals supplements and proteins.

Answer 5

yeah this can be normal in the first few weeks, stomach problems as your body gets used to the new food coming in. I wouldn't worrry about it.

As for your hair? your probably missing somthing... You eating eggs? that's the easiest way to substitute your meaty vits... Other than that go educate your self, read up on what you need to be getting, and what you're potentially missing etc.

Answer 6

Contrary to the earlier posting a Celiac is gluten alergic, not yeast. Also from the UK National Heatlh Service website the symptoms for Celiac (also known as coeliac) don't list cramp.

On the same website there is a self-help section - you could try that, but I would see a doctor myself. However, here in the UK doctors are mostly General Practitioneers, i.e., they don't specialise, so I've seen a specialist nutritionist for my gluten-intolerance.

Answer 7

My sister is a celiac (sorry if I have spelled it wrong) but basically the symptoms you are describing sound like a yeast intolerance (celiac), having you been eating more bread and pasta than you normally do? Might be worth getting your doc to check if you are yeast intolerant.

Answer 8

use better shampoo and eat more, and look at your diet, see where you neutriants are missing out (e.g. protien, carbohydrate...)

if you have been eating meat all of your life then your body might find it difficult to make the change straight away, where as other people wil instantly feel better whne they have all the animal out of their system.

Answer 9

You probably dont get all the vitamins you need. I'm also turning vegeterian myself but healthy vegeterians eat eggs. Because eggs contain all vitamins and minerals that you usually get from meat.I suggest you to eat eggs and some milk. If you are not a milk fan just drink soy milk but you should really eat eat eggs.

thats just my opinion and also an answer from that i got from a Food And Health Expert

Answer 10

I think its because your body is not use to it.Eating vegetarian food.Maybe you have to change it slowly.If not see your family doctor to see if every thing is all wright with you.