Carbs making me lightheaded/diahhrea?

[ireekofawesomeness]

im on a diet where i carb up every 8th day or so and i take the day off from cardio and weights. The last few times ive done it it has given me bad diahhrea and i have felt lightheaded all day, and it hasnt boosted my weights up as much as i thought it would/should in my workout the following day? am i not digesting them or something hence the diahhrea? what could be causin this?

 

[Ceebs]

The lightheadedness is from fluctuating blood sugar and blood pressure. The gastrointestinal problems are probably due to temporary down-regulation of the enzymes nescessary to digest carbohydrates. The body is ridiculously efficient like that - quit eating something for long enough, and your body assumes it doesn't need to have the means to digest it anymore.

I'm actually in the same boat on the latter - I was vegan for awhile, getting protein almost entirely from tofu, and when I tried to eat animal protein again, it made me literally sick to my stomach. I'm trying to add it back into my diet slowly - a salmon filet here, a hard boiled egg there. It's working.

 

[Deleted member 33117]

Its normal for those who do keto diets frequintly. I always get that way during carbups. I'm somewhat hypogylcemic though. Dr. Pepper used to put me to sleep when I was younger. ANyway, On my carb up days I have to take a nap or two during the day just to make it.

 

[KWKSLVR]

Its normal for those who do keto diets frequintly. I always get that way during carbups. I'm somewhat hypogylcemic though. Dr. Pepper used to put me to sleep when I was younger. ANyway, On my carb up days I have to take a nap or two during the day just to make it.

Same here