I have been doing LC for almost 4 months and love the weight loss, and in the beginning I felt great physically. However in the past month I have been suffering from dizzy spells when walking fast outdoors (only happens outside - when I exercise in the gym I don't notice it at all) and on and off diarrhea which has caught me in some very unpleasant situations (on my speedwalk 2 km away from my home - making it back was agony) - pure liquid comes out of me. Now I take lots of vitamins/supplements and I eat heaps of veggies - salads, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, green beans, green peppers - have high-fat salad dressings like pure mayo or caesar - I eat a wide variety of meats - chicken, beef, pork, fish - and eggs. I'm drinking lots of water in fear of getting dehydrated - I do eat lots of cheese in hopes that it will help bind me but have eaten lots of cheese from the beginning. I eat the occasional Advantage bar - haven't noticed a specific correlation between bar and diarrhea. I also use Splenda in my morning coffee. Supplements are GNC Women's Mega Vitamin, Vit. C (1000 mg x 3/day), Vit. B12 (1200 mg x 1/day), Omega 3,6&9 Essential Oils x3/day, Calcium/Magnesium x 3/day, Chromium x 2/day, L-Carnitine x3/day, CoQ10 x1/day - tried slowing the Omega oils to x2/day for a couple of weeks to see if that helped but it didn't. This past weekend I woke at 4:00 Sunday morning and was in the washroom 12 times, then about 5 times more throughout the day. Today it's been 3 times already and it's not yet noon. I've eaten clear foods mostly since yesterday but it's still very loose. Now I'm wondering if it's a virus or even our water, because my son has had similar problems though not nearly as severe, and he's not doing Atkins or eating the bars. My doctor said it was probably Irritable Bowel Syndrome and to take Metamucil (3.6 g sugar / teaspoon) so I bought the Psyllium husks alone - took a teaspoon Sat. afternoon - maybe that made me sick on Sun. morning - he also said not to take Imodium or Pepto Bismal, so I have no way of relieving it.
Sorry for the novel here, but I could really use help ...
thanks in advance!