Hi Sara-Sage,
Wow...lots of Vegans here online. How wonderful. I have to admit, I really wanted to make it work as a Raw Vegan. I have a Raw Vegan Cafe near where I live and their advice seemed so sound...but as I increased my raw food consumption, the more my IBS kicked into high gear. From lunchtime till the time I went to bed for days on end, I can't tell you how I suffered...I experienced my peristalysis completely stalled...with lots of bloating. I was told that I was in a "cleansing", "detoxification" stage and that these symptoms would subside in a couple of weeks...well it's been eight months and no relief in sight. I wasn't consistent with the regimine. I have to admit that I did cheat on occasion. But I see now from reading Heather's guidelines that for a person with my condition, I need to greatly modify my regimine. I will cautiously introduce some soy into the diet. I think I am entering into Menopause right now...so it may be safe. When I was in Periomenopause when my Estrogen was spiking, I was eating a lot of soy and I think that I caused my Estrodial count to go through the roof...soy contains phyto-estrogens and with all of the false estrogens we have coming into our bodies from a polluted environment, my adding soy six days a week into my diet caused me to have an excess of estrogen in my body...not a good thing... So I cut out soy completely. But maybe I'll bring it back and eat it sparingly.
Thanks. It's nice to make your acquaintenance.
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