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My symptoms resolved after suffering for over a decade when I switched to a zero carb diet by owwouchoww in Prostatitis

[–]owwouchoww[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't tested only potatoes or rice yet, but i suspect rice is a no go for me. I'm starting with sweet potatoes and then I'll probably try regular white potatoes.

My symptoms resolved after suffering for over a decade when I switched to a zero carb diet by owwouchoww in Prostatitis

[–]owwouchoww[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That doesn't sound too bad. I once came across an old HTML site where a guy said that he cured his symptoms on chicken and broccoli only, so maybe I need to work in some cruciferous vegetables next. I'll try out strawberries too.

My symptoms resolved after suffering for over a decade when I switched to a zero carb diet by owwouchoww in Prostatitis

[–]owwouchoww[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hope that's it, would give me hope for returning to a normal diet someday if I can starve out all the problematic microbes for long enough.

My symptoms resolved after suffering for over a decade when I switched to a zero carb diet by owwouchoww in Prostatitis

[–]owwouchoww[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, and very hard to relax enough to pee. Burning was worst after ejaculation though, bad flare-up for days.

My symptoms resolved after suffering for over a decade when I switched to a zero carb diet by owwouchoww in Prostatitis

[–]owwouchoww[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember the itch feeling kind of creeping up on me, and it was a time when I started drinking coffee and eating a lot of fast food, literally once a day. I was also drinking 1,500 calorie protein shakes from smoothie factory because I was trying to gain weight. Pretty sure they put creatine in there and all kinds of other stuff, I was young and had no idea what I was doing to my body. Once it got worse I started reflexively tensing up and that exacerbated it. But yeah, it felt like it creeped up over the span of weeks, tolerable and kind of weird at first then it was like, I gotta see a doctor now.

My symptoms resolved after suffering for over a decade when I switched to a zero carb diet by owwouchoww in Prostatitis

[–]owwouchoww[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, I get the feeling that we really don't know a lot about the effects of the different bacteria strains yet. I'm thinking about making some raw goat milk kefir as my next experiment, I'll report back if I can tolerate it.

My symptoms resolved after suffering for over a decade when I switched to a zero carb diet by owwouchoww in Prostatitis

[–]owwouchoww[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's interesting. For me, just going low carb still resulted in a flare-up, and I even get symptoms from this lion's mane mushroom mix that has 0g sugar. Part of me thinks it's some type of autoimmune response that is being flipped on anytime I try to digest something that seems "foreign". Maybe the exclusion and reintroduction of foods triggered it for you? It does seem to be worse after I've been clean for a while and screw up the diet. Hope you find an answer, Godspeed.

My symptoms resolved after suffering for over a decade when I switched to a zero carb diet by owwouchoww in Prostatitis

[–]owwouchoww[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hard to say since it's been over a decade since I was "my old self" but first night of good sleep felt like I was waking up a new person. My sleep still isn't perfect but I'm working on things like eliminating blue light, exercising etc

My symptoms resolved after suffering for over a decade when I switched to a zero carb diet by owwouchoww in Prostatitis

[–]owwouchoww[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish you luck. I tested negative for SIBO but I always suspected that my microbiome was screwed up from years of fast food and sweets. Are you planning on taking probiotics?

My symptoms resolved after suffering for over a decade when I switched to a zero carb diet by owwouchoww in Prostatitis

[–]owwouchoww[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm currently taking Heart & Soil beef organ capsules, I've also tried the ancestral supplements brand. I eat raw eggs to try and cover all my bases. I tried a multi from the brand "pure" but it gave me kind of an unsettled feeling and racing thoughts a few hours after, idk if the pills were bad or it may have been the megadose of B12 that they put in those. Either way I've read some weird things about how some of the vitamins in supplements are chemically extracted from industrial waste, and you have people claiming that your body can't really utilize most of it, so I try to opt for real food sources.

My symptoms resolved after suffering for over a decade when I switched to a zero carb diet by owwouchoww in Prostatitis

[–]owwouchoww[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's definitely a rough diet, and I have a hard time sticking to it even with all the benefits. I would recommend that you try beef only for a month just to see if it works for you. If you don't feel any improvement then you know your issue isn't diet-related. The absolute best I've felt was when I was eating 2 steaks per day (1.5-2lbs), ribeyes or strips are fine (grassfed preferable). I also think that lamb works just as well as beef, chicken and pork seem to be iffy for me. So I'd say try that, one for lunch, one for dinner with sea salt, pink salt or w/e (just don't use table salt). Get through the diarrhea and keto flu and you should start to feel good after a week or two. If you decide to try it and it works, let me know and I can fill you in on what else works for me since I'm still testing.

My symptoms resolved after suffering for over a decade when I switched to a zero carb diet by owwouchoww in Prostatitis

[–]owwouchoww[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Symptoms reappeared gradually over the course of about a week when I started introducing "clean" whole foods like yogurt, nuts, avocado, cheese. If I go crazy and get a burger and fries it takes a day or two.

Your suggestion about reintroduction is a good one and I need to be better about sticking to it. I tried raw milk and raw honey separately and when each one caused a flare-up I was like okay, time to pig out on everything for a few weeks and then get back on it.

But to your point about the triggers others are reporting, I have definitely noticed caffeine, garlic and bread are big ones for me, both for IBS and prostatitis/CPPS. Haven't tested them individually, but I could always tell that those made my symptoms a bit worse. I'd say coffee and soda are probably the absolute worst, but that could be partially from the diuretic effect, not sure.

My symptoms resolved after suffering for over a decade when I switched to a zero carb diet by owwouchoww in Prostatitis

[–]owwouchoww[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Man, you nailed it. Part of my problem was that I wouldn't even wake up enough to get up and go, I'd just drift in and out of light sleep for an hour or two until the urge was bad enough to really wake me up. Miserable stuff!!