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George..! - 29 Jan 2004 07:44 GMT

i have been on atkins for 24 days. no more than 10 carbs a day, usually
less. i'm not constipated, quite the opposite really, very loose
motions.....is this to be expected? will it improve?

lost 4 inches of tummy :O)

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PJx - 29 Jan 2004 14:30 GMT

>i have been on atkins for 24 days. no more than 10 carbs a day, usually
>less. i'm not constipated, quite the opposite really, very loose
>motions.....is this to be expected? will it improve?
>
>lost 4 inches of tummy :O)

Sugar alcohols that are in low-carb products do that for many
people. As little as 1 gram of sorbitol has that effect on me.
I would guess that one candy bar would force me to stay on the toilet
all day.

PJ

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DoughBoy - 29 Jan 2004 15:40 GMT

> i have been on atkins for 24 days. no more than 10 carbs a day, usually
> less. i'm not constipated, quite the opposite really, very loose
> motions.....is this to be expected? will it improve?
>
> lost 4 inches of tummy :O)

Well George, I think that most people are going to tell you that you're not
eating enough veggies/ruffage @ 10g. Try upping your veggies, salad, etc.
until you get closer to the 20g limit.

On the other hand, I follow Atkins very very strictly and find that most of
the time my bowels are extremely loose. Rarely I'll have a very tight/dense
movement. I think I'll attribute this to the unusually large amounts of
water that I consume (2.5-3 gallons/day).

-Dough

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Doug Freyburger - 29 Jan 2004 22:27 GMT

> i have been on atkins for 24 days.

No you're not. Atkins is something quite specific.

> no more than 10 carbs a day, usually less.

Atkins starts at 20 and starts moving up on day 15. You should do that.

> i'm not constipated, quite the opposite really, very loose
> motions.....is this to be expected? will it improve?

That low it's common. Moving on to OWL helps just fine.

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