causing foods you’ve been eating have been
like sandpaper in your digestive tract for all
the years you’ve been eating them. Remove
all of them, and your digestive tract starts to
heal—but the healing process can be
unpleasant. Constipation or diarrhea, cramps,
bloating, gas, and general discomfort are
common, and are all a normal part of the
process, as your intestinal lining starts to
repair itself, some gut bacteria die off, and the
extra-thick protective layer of mucosal lining
starts to slough off.
If you’ve dramatically increased your fruit
and vegetable intake, that could also be
playing a role in your digestive distress. Try
eating more cooked vegetables than raw and
having more frequent, smaller servings of
fruit throughout the day, as opposed to one or
two larger serving. In addition, if you’re
relying too heavily on nuts and seeds, you
may find digestive relief from swapping those
out for fats like avocado, coconut, and olive