The diet affected me that way as well. What really help was some herbal laxative tea that I found at the grocery store. You have a cup of the tea (which tastes a little like black licorice) and in the morning ... no problem. It is very gentle to so it works once and then you are okay for the rest of the day.

Hope that helps on that count.

Linnea

PS.. Don't worry about your weight going up. It happens. Just wait it out and you will see it going down.