Hello everyone,

I’ve been eating carnivore for eight years. I have occasional cheats with fruit and mostly in the summer and very small amount. Most of the year I don’t eat any carbs

I have a question every once in a while I eat something very terrible. For me terrible is milkshake and a burger with a bun. I got extreme pain last time I did it. On the left side of my lower abdomen.

Has anyone had severe pain on their lower abdomen from consuming too many carbs all at once after not having consumed any for many months?

Just wondering if anyone else has this issue and how they dealt with the pain.

Thank you.

I only have 11 months in and have only cheated once or twice, once with a rack of ribs with BBQ sauce and once accidentally picking up a vanilla milk drink.

I don't think mine was pain from carbs but more so from the sugar, and not sure it was anything more than the discomfort of the bubble guts.

Scott

I ate two oreo sized cookies a couple of months ago and 3 minutes later it felt like a rocket was trying to launch out of my stomach. Luckily it only lasted about 20 minutes.

19 minutes ago, Scott F. said:

I only have 11 months in and have only cheated once or twice, once with a rack of ribs with BBQ sauce and once accidentally picking up a vanilla milk drink.

I don't think mine was pain from carbs but more so from the sugar, and not sure it was anything more than the discomfort of the bubble guts.

Scott

Yes bubble guts. My pain is very similar to gas bloating pain. But it is very sharp and only on one side. I’m wondering if it’s my liver being stressed or injured from too many carbs all at once and not being used to it.

8 minutes ago, ketomonster said:

I ate two oreo sized cookies a couple of months ago and 3 minutes later it felt like a rocket was trying to launch out of my stomach. Luckily it only lasted about 20 minutes.

Yes, that sounds familiar. The first time it happened to me was a few months ago. After being strict for many months and then all of a sudden eating loads of carb one day because the attic and me somehow took over. It was very painful, but the pain went away within an hour.

Today the pain was so intense and lasted throughout the day. By the evening time, the pain was manageable. Hopefully by tomorrow morning, I feel fine.

I wish it was painful. My cheat last year lasted many months. Today is Day 5 again.

Trust me the more adapted you are to carnivore the less adapted you will be to “non-optimal” foods. Just like alcohol you develop a tolerance. My tolerance to heavy carb foods is over. I’d have to build it up gradually if I wanted to and I don’t.

The benefit of the pain I felt is it will be a strong reminder to stay strict carnivore. I feel better the longer I do it.

Temptation goes into remission but it doesn’t seem to die.

I believe that. Everyone adjusts differently. My worst experience was on a Thursday I reached into the cooler at the store and grabbed the 2% milk with the blue cap. I opened it and took a big swallow to find out it was a Nesquik Vanilla type drink slam full of sugar and carbs. It was like 'drinking ice cream' and not being the smartest guy, I finished it. (I'm really cheap too, once I paid for it I couldn't let it go to waste. Then I paid for it again.

I had a colonoscopy scheduled for the following Monday.

If I had to choose the best product for the cleanout prior to the procedure, after being on Carnivore for 8-9 months, the Nesquik drink did a far better job.

I was empty and clean before I even started using the prescribed medicine to get empty and clean.

Quite the reaction. LOL

Scott

Yes, those creamy milk drinks. Carnation instant breakfast gonna loose it... in an instant 💩

On 4/25/2025 at 8:20 PM, DCarnivore said:

Yes, that sounds familiar. The first time it happened to me was a few months ago. After being strict for many months and then all of a sudden eating loads of carb one day because the attic and me somehow took over. It was very painful, but the pain went away within an hour.

Today the pain was so intense and lasted throughout the day. By the evening time, the pain was manageable. Hopefully by tomorrow morning, I feel fine.

Young blonde patient asked, “Hey doctor, every time I touch myself here it hurts. What should I do?”

Doctor replies, “Stop touching yourself there”. 😁

Sorry about that but I couldn’t help myself.

You are right, the longer you go without those poisons in you the more sensitive you become to them. Not only that but your gut biome is now adapted to digesting nothing but fats and proteins. When you toss in carbs after all this time you end up with a clash of the titans. Not good.

Nothing tastes as good as how I feel.

We had a conversation along these lines on Monday with one of my son's friends. He tried carnivore last November and it lasted til maybe February. He then re-added some vegetables and fruits here and there. He keeps his carbs between 30 grams and whatever sugars are in the fruits he chooses.

He is in his late 20's and I think in those 3 plus months he must have been solidly fat adapted (maybe being younger, not sure). He was really strict during that time. He said his first 'keto' type meal was planned and not an accident nor a cheat. It didn't matter as he said this planned meal was like a gut grenade for him.

He said his 'looseness' was far worse going back to carbs/sugars than coming off and it lasted much longer.

I am a big fan of 'you do you' but as he was talking, I was thinking that the frequency and length of time of being that loose was his body telling him 'We were on a better path'.

Scott

On 4/25/2025 at 6:18 PM, DCarnivore said:

I have occasional cheats with fruit and mostly in the summer and very small amount. Most of the year I don’t eat any carbs

Nice description. This is very similar to how I am.

Welcome aboard, btw :)

On 4/25/2025 at 6:18 PM, DCarnivore said:

Has anyone had severe pain on their lower abdomen from consuming too many carbs all at once after not having consumed any for many months?

Yeah, sometimes when I eat off plan I will have stomach pain. From my male perspective they might as well be birth pangs, lol. Usually it's followed up by an explosive exit while sitting in the bathroom.

It could be the dairy/lactose, or the sugar, or simply the combination of the two.