Fruitarian

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I’ve been a vegetarian since I was 16 and I noticed recently that the carbs in pasta, rice, potatoes, beans etc were doing me no favours. I was waking up like I was 6 months pregnant, plus being right in the middle of the perimenopause I didn’t need anything else to encourage ‘the bloat’.

I am on my 3rd week of fruit only and not only am I waking up with a flat stomach but at the end of the day I am feeling very satisfied and not at all hungry.

i am planning on doing this for no more than six weeks, also I have regular blood tests due to other issues so if anything goes awry I will soon know about it.

Has anyone else been a fruitarian?
This is NOT a diet or am I trying to lose weight, it was purely because carbs were blowing me out (not gaining weight just exploding my gut).

Why fruit only - what about vegetables, dairy, eggs, tofu?

I love fruit as well and feel like I could 'live on it' but I'd be extremely careful. I'm sure I saw a program about a woman who developed a nerve disorder (and lost her hair) after eating such a restricted diet. It depleted the coating of her nerves because of the lack of healthy fats, meaning they couldn't function properly. Very serious. I'd do some research tbh.

Fruits are primarily composed of water, carbohydrates (including sugars and fiber), and smaller amounts of protein (insignificant amounts), lipids, and minerals. They also provide a wide array of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.

Frankly this is not a sustainable diet and will likely end up giving you more issues. Carbs are not bad for you, you're eating plenty on your fruit diet, but complex carbs are better for you. You need protein and fats. And some veg. AKA as a balanced diet, not some bonkers eat 1000 strawberries-and-a-banana-a-day plan. I daresay the fibre and water have helped clear your intestines.

I feel like there is a whole middle ground between 'cutting out carbs' and 'fruitarian'.

Also...fruit is basically pure carbs?

Indeed. Which was my point too...

Just like it's not necessary to detox - we have livers for that

I'm confused - you're ONLY eating fruit? or you've swapped your carbs like rice/pasta/bread for fruit? Because a fruit only diet sounds terribly unhealthy.

I'd rather bloat than eat no protein. It sounds rather dangerous to me. Sorry OP. Surely there's a healthier way.

Beans and chickpeas bloat me too but if I wouldn't eat fish or meat I'd feel like I had to keep the pulses.

Could it be the gluten rather than the carbs?

I started to feel a bit like this as a vegetarian after 20 years. A vegetarian diet in the west can be very carb and processed food heavy.

Honestly? I went back to eating meat in small amounts and ate a more paleo style diet, meat/fish/seafood a few times a week, vegetables, fruit, nuts, healthy fats and it made a huge difference.

Er… you are aware fruit is pure carbs (and a worse kind of carbs than vegetables and whole grain bread, pasta, rice, etc)

Are you eating nuts and beans? Otherwise how can you get enough protein?

This will not be a nutrionally complete diet and you will be missing vital nutrients. Not a good plan. Fats protein calcium and many other essential things are missing.

I haven’t tried it but you might be better off trying a low FODMAP diet for a few weeks and then gradually reintroducing one thing at a time.

I’m also a vegetarian and I started taking probiotics last year. I noticed I stopped feeling so gassy within a week. I use Optibac and had to get boots own brand once when they were out but it didn’t have the same effect.

I would see a qualified dietician before you get deficiencies. You won’t find such a restrictive diet either pleasurable long term or easy to make nutritionally complete.

Look for a low FODMAP diet for the bloating.

I was for a short time. But even then I ate cucumber, tomatoes etc. The basis of fruitarianism is actually that you only eat food that has fallen off the stalk or stem. (Watch Notting Hill as an excellent explanation).

It sounds like you might have late-onset allergy issues. I'm not a fan of any highly restrictive diets now but I do avoid yeast as it makes me bloat terribly.

Fruit contains carbohydrate. That's what sugar and starch are.

Did you find this diet on Tiktok by any chance?

I was fruitarian for while i now have really bad osteoporosis. It’s a really stupid idea.

No. I didn’t find this on TikTok, I’m old, i don’t do tiktok. I was eating fruit as well as my normal dinners, pasta, rice, veg, salads, salmon, normal things, but on the days I ate more pasta, pulses, rice, beans, chickpeas I would feel incredibly uncomfortable. Like I said, I’m not on a diet as I’m small anyway, I was merely experimenting with what was making me bloat so much. Fruits contain a lot of vitamins and minerals and I enjoy the natural sugars, but complex carbs seem to do me no good. This is a short term thing, it’s not a life style change forever.