Ok, so I have lost 75 Lbs. since June 2002. This diet ripped my anus so bad that I just had to have surgery to correct the rips down to the muscle. The doctor that put me on this diet because my blood sugar was 350 (now 90) gave me a list of 4 items I could eat. He didn't mention hydrating or Atkins. I have been told to stay OFF the diet till I heal. I am taking Fiber Choice and a stool softner (docusate sodium) but still lots of blood from the surgery.

Also beware of any sweetner using Maltitol. This stuff is poison to me. Not only do I get gas and cramping but for one piece of candy I get three days of feeling like someone has rubbed acid on my anus. The burning goes on 24 hours a day.

Nuts, I love nuts, but with this diet any nuts passing through do not get digested and shoot out of my anus like tiny shards of glass.

How much more pain should I endure before giving up?