Thread: Detox symptoms?

I just eliminated wheat, dairy, and some other stuff from my diet, as of about 4 days ago. And I suddenly feel like crap! Achy, flu-y (but no temperature), coughing, exhausted, dull in the brain. Is this customary? How long does this last? I got deadlines, man! Anyone else experienced this?

- Leela

It is normal and it depends on how much detoxing there is to do! Sorry, no solid answers...

typically on the 6th or 7th day, you should feel a difference and it will be a huge difference. So just hang in there.

Nilaja

Hang in there, this is pretty normal. Try to rest and not stress yourself out. You will soon feel much better.

i'm going thru the same thing. i was fasting to join in the last week of ramadan but i felt so sick. my throat started hurting, i had headaches, i felt feverish. i didn't know if i was really getitng sick or if it was the detoxing. my stomach is killing me now.

Leela, are you sure you're getting enough calories and fluids and all the nutrients you need? It can be hard to do that at the beginning of a major change in diet, when you're still finding a balance and might need to make some adjustments to cover all your nutritional bases. If you're dehydrated and/or not getting the right fuel, you'll be more susceptible to any bug that happens to be coming around. My doctor would definitely advise you to start a complete multivitamin/multimineral if you're not already taking one.

As others have said, please take it easy on yourself, too. That's a lot of change all at once, and I'm sure your body is going "Whoa, what just happened there?" It may need to "take a moment" to compose itself and adjust to the new situation. Hope you feel better soon!

Acserola (vit C from cherries) in powder form... it works like a charm to keep the bug away. When I was sick I took a teaspoon of acserola and the next day I was feeling better, not 100%, but better.

Making drastic changes in your diet usually results in several days of feeling off. When I gave up meat several years ago, I had major GI issues for about a week while my body adjusted. Once my body did, the GI issues went away and I felt so much better than I had before! Just hang in there. I second the recommendation to take vitamins.

A few years back, I cut out caffeine and felt miserable for days. I ended up being totally caffeine free for about a year.

I eliminated bread a week ago, felt sick and bitchy. Now my BF is eating chinese food next to me and I don't even want any!