Ep:245 RETHINKING FIBER - by Robert Cywes

RETHINKING FIBER WITHOUT THE LIPOPHOBIC BIAS THAT DROVE US TO REMOVE FAT FROM OUR HEALTHY HUMAN DIET. Fat Salt and water = healthy human poop and bowel function with low levels of inflammation. PLANTS = INTESTINAL INFLAMMATION. This video has value for everyone from rookies to carnivore veterans. These insights are not beliefs or conjecture. They reflect real data from an extremely busy clinical practice dealing with metabolic health transition. Know the scientific truth about how your body works.
Research Discussed... Human evolutionary data and intestinal physiology.
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[@earthmamma85]

As someone who was high fiber, higher carb, vegan for 5 years… I developed horrible digestive issues. What I ate, came right back out. I was severely bloated all the time, nauseous all the time… in the bathroom all the time. All that on top of all the other health issues I developed… I was so done with veganism. Now I’m eating an animal based diet, full of fats and meat. Feel fantastic. All my health issues are gone, in less than a year.

[@greenebronze]

Same here!!! My digestive system got ruined!! 😔 Every day that goes by eating a carnivore diet I feel better and better!

[@jvaughn090284]

Absolutely same here. I’m only 1 month in on the repair, but already seeing huge improvements in all areas.

[@fitspirit]

Yeah, I imagined myself back in the caveman days- on my diet I would have been thrown out in the cold for stinking up the place, no doubt. That's when I realized maybe the same establishment that sells us pharmaceuticals just wants us sick and dead.

[@steph1672]

We're you vegan for moral reasons? How did you make the switch from vegan to meat eater without any problems? Not trying to be snarky just curious. I always wonder how we switch morally from veganism to meat eater (assuming that's why lol)

[@evidence-basedhealthuk5271]

People just lump in all "fiber" containing foods together though. Most of these individuals not tolerating the likes of highly refined carb rich processed foods such as breads, pastas, cakes, sweets etc Then trying to blame the likes of healthy whole plant-foods such as berries, broccoli etc that these people didnt even really eat any significant quantity of. FIber has become one of the most villainized nutritional factors virtually overnight all due to this carnivore fad diet pseudo-science extreme all meat/animal food fad thats popped up out of nowhere. Never thought I would see dietary fiber, prebiotic fibers become demonized in my time and fake diet "experts" telling their fans to never eat a healthy fiber rich whole plant-food ever again because its so supposedly bad for health now overnight based on no science of course.

[@divadyrdnal]

Have been low carb for 8+ years, lost >60 lbs, A1c now stays around 5.3 from being diabetic previously. I am still basically on original Dr Atkins diet, as I my diet is green leafy veggies, full fat diary and meat, mostly red meat and sea food. I now have cut out so called “vegetable oils” and use butter, olive oil and lard. Have a huge family history of polyps colon cancer and have a few cut out before going low carb. Still being monitored by my gastrointestinal doctor, and nothing has been found in ten years. He still says to eat fiber, cut all meat/fats etc and is very congratulatory on me keeping my weight down all these years…noticed he is gaining a few lbs, will tell him my diet secret at some point.

[@annettestephens5337]

I have learnt this lesson myself after years and years of being told to eat more fibre. I now eat NO fibrous foods and nolonger have IBS The sad thing is that eating fibre for the ‘microbiome’ has been the narrative for many years. I have found that once the gut is inflamed, fibre just makes it worse. This doctor is a gem

[@pabloblanco2656]

Yes girl you are spot on correct. That's because fiber can trigger inflammation 👉 fiber = inflammation = GI issues

[@debbiekerekes4209]

I’ve learned the VERY HARD WAY, that fiber shuts down everything in my gut. All gears grind to a halt. I got caught in the nightmare-cycle of eating MORE fiber to solve the problem that fiber started. I’m mostly carnivore now, and inflammation has decreased by a LOT.

[@pabloblanco2656]

That's because too much fiber can cause bowel obstruction

[@dakotalynn4773]

Dr Cywes, this is absolutely brilliant. Spent my 20s and 30s eating plants and grains. All i got from that was painful ibs. The cramps will make you pass out. Got rid of sugars and bad carbs 20 years ago in my 40s. What a relief it has been! Im 64 now and mostly carnivore. I'm hiking, biking etc. Thank you ❤️💕❤️

[@guyceelen9499]

Can you go to the toilet with that meat?😟

[@GregariousAntithesis]

Well apparently Doc i need to enlighten you as well about how wild carnivores get fiber. Its called fur and feathers as well as the grass ruminant from zebras and deer because they eat the entire animal from head to tail. I have watch plenty of youtube videos of Lions eating entire wild boar including intestines and stomach and the contents. I have seen wolf and bear scat and its always loaded with fur from their prey. So while you may choose to not eat fiber i will continue with my cruciferous vegetables primarily but also sugar free psyllium fiber because i believe it feeds the gut biome and if not it keeps me with my regular daily constitutional and i like a regular movement. I was crapping every three days on meat snd fat heavy diet and even with 4 cups of decaf still not regular. I have no gas because i don't have an over abundance sugar/carbs anymore in my digestive tract. It is the sugar and high glycemic carbs mixed with the fiber that causes gas, yeast over growth, fermentation in our gut. This you are completely off base on this. Since eating mostly meat and vegetables eliminating all the sugar, statch, grain and most fruit i can easily eat things like broccoli now without digestive issues because i dont have a over abundance of sugar and sugar based carbs to ferment the fiber. Im no doctor but having a daily movement is common sense more healthy than a 3 day. Amen

[@christopher3d475]

Actually a bit of fiber can help bind bile and the toxins within that bile, so it's not reabsorbed, and helps transport it out of the body. I'm not talking about loads and loads of fiber, but some has this beneficial effect.

[@tanyasydney2235]

I think you're absolutely right. It's the dosage that counts. A bit (and the amount will depend on the individual) will help clear the toxins out. For me, this means no more than maybe a 1/4 tsp. a day. Many indigenous people, even those primarily on an animal based diet, will eat at least some tubers or berries, or other vegetation, and get their fiber that way.

[@mjones1122]

Eating meat is the easiest thing to do. Makes everything simple from grocery shopping, preparing, cooking, and clean up. Thanks for simplifying my life.

[@Meritumas]

Feel exactly the same! Steak on omnigrill, 5 min, done… salt, few fried eggs… all what it takes is max 15min preparation time.

[@evidence-basedhealthuk5271]

@@Meritumas Must be like those people who cook abit of vegetables for 2 minutes and you're done Simple lol It doesn't mean we should now box ourselves into an extreme dangerous diet of just meat because its easy to buy or easy to cook, and start consuming no healthy whole plant-foods ever again. You might aswell just start dining at the heart attack grill following these carnivores and at least enjoy the refined burger bun, chips and condiements that you are depriving yourself of just to binge on an all meat dangerous fad diet thats going to result in likely early mortality and disease promotion anyway. I suspect your average junk food western dieters will radically outlive most of these carivore fad dieters because even individuals eating a typical processed western diet for 40-50 years often don't have as poor blood work as the liks of Shawn Baker and the carnivores do after just a year or so eating this way lol

[@DJMT-Africa]

My Mrs. spent 11 of the past 12 years suffering from serious IBS, with daily nausea that wouldn't go away. Colonoscopies, blood tests, supplements, more fiber, the works... nothing helped. Last year, she went keto, and 8 months in, switched to carnivore. IBS and nausea gone, 100%.

[@RV-there-Yet]

Oh my word~ such a painful, scary route getting here for her! So glad to hear your wife's issues have resolved, seriously~ that is no way to live at all. To be that miserable day in, day out is consuming & affects everything. My husband has been dealing with the same for about 20 yrs, & I just can't stand it. He's better now, after over a year on mostly carnivore, but he had been "low carb" per his doctor's "under 150 carbs a day" recommendation for many yrs prior-errggh! After we married in 2012, it took a few years before I truly understood how bad it was, & before he was comfortable sharing the worst of it~ which is understandable. Immediately I began researching everything I could, trying various things until we finally found keto, then carnivore ~ whew =) When you care so much for someone, there's literally nothing you won't do to alleviate their discomfort. Now retired after 34 yrs in the military, he gets his favorite steak several times a week, enjoys his beloved coffee w/out pain, & is a very happy guy~ which makes me even happier=) The key is to not stop until we figure it out, whatever "it" is, right? Life is very good. ~The Whitson's in AZ

[@DJMT-Africa]

@@RV-there-Yet What a lovely story. Thank you for sharing. Yes, this degree of IBS is very debilitating, and can actually affect personal relationships because of the constant state of discomfort the person is feeling. 150g/day of carbohydrates is not low-carb 🙂... that is what the "researchers" who are biased to veganism are pushing, because they are still under the misguided belief that exogenous carbohydrates are essential for human life. The problem is people will follow those guidelines, because they think that the pharmaceutical companies, the doctors, the researchers and the government, are responsible for their personal health. It is when you realize that you are the only person responsible for your own health, that you can really begin to heal.

[@evidence-basedhealthuk5271]

It doens't mean "carnivore" extreme all meat/animal food fad diets that contain absolutely no healthy whole plant-food intake to be healthy, just because an extreme elimination fad diet that removes virtually every food-group and unhealthy processed food offered symptomatic relief. Any good dietician would be trying to work out why such an extreme plan that isnt safe to follow for health long-term offered relief, was it a food allergen that was removed, was it grains containing wheat/gluten etc. Its much the same as the extreme fruitarian fad diets, which remove virtually every food-group and of course many of the fans who try these diets have instant symptomatic relief. Doesn't mean eating a diet of only fruit or meat/animal foods is safe, nutritionally complete or healthy though, let alone optimal for preventing disease and promoting longevity.

[@DJMT-Africa]

@@evidence-basedhealthuk5271 Yeah, I gave up on dietitians a long time ago 🙂...

[@InPassing79]

I wanted to express my heartfelt appreciation for your videos, Doctor. In this atmosphere of “Trust the Science” (but only the science published by the WHO/CDC) it takes courage to question officialdom in the face of its ability to pressure, ostracize, defame, and strip of licensure. I love you guys standing up to the powers of orthodoxy. And with studies, footnotes, references, and conceptual common sense. Just the way my brain is wired. Thank you, sir!

[@pabloblanco2656]

Well stated. I was thinking the same

[@VivRob]

A colonoscopy recently showed I have colitis in my colon. I went carnivore for five weeks, my stomach swelling reduced, but I didn’t poop much. Over Thanksgiving fell off the wagon all my joint symptoms my bloating, my foot problems and many others returned after two days. Believe me I’m back on carnivore..

[@debbiesue4287]

Thanks for another fact filled video. It's very frustrating and confusing when constantly instructed by so many medical resourses to increase fiber to improve heart heath.

[@geoffreylevens9045]

As a WFPB (aka vegan) I had ever worsening IBS-C. The last 8 years or so I looked 4-5 months pregnant, developed an umbilical hernia (surgically repaired), diastasis recti, and was having trouble breathing, all from the intra abdominal pressure. 3 days, THREE DAYS, on keto diet with of course greatly reduced fiber intake, and all symptoms 100% gone. I'm stuck with the diastasis because that's structural damage.

[@margomoore4527]

There are at least two women practitioners, one in Illinois, the other online, who claim to heal diastasis recti by pelvic and other exercises. I wish I could give you clearer information. Best wishes for your healing!

[@geoffreylevens9045]

@@margomoore4527Thank you. I did see a PT for other reasons, urination/prostate, and in the course of treatment she did ultrasound of my abdominal muscles while I "braced" as if to lift weights; I got to watch in real time for instant feedback. It turned out that my transverse abdominals were doing almost nothing and my obliques were doing all the work. And indeed, at rest my obliques were about 4 times as thick! So she slowed my way down and I worked at home for several weeks retraining and waking up those sleepy transverse. Now I have almost no diastasis and what little is there vanishes when I brace during exercise.

[@stefansmith920]

I heard this plenty of times before but you really knocked it solid in few minutes. Thank you

[@Dexduzdiz]

It's always a great thing to dissect analyse and re analyse and observe different perspectives on these very important ideas.

[@dopamine-87]

Love it when the doc swears. Have a good day doc, everyone 😊

[@rjrnj1]

I'm sooooooo thankful you're in my life. 🥰🥰 Share him, people. 😀😀

[@dig1035]

WOW, One of your best videos! Thumbs up and subscribed!

[@S1L3nCe]

I came across your channel a few days ago, while I was researching on the carnivore diet and I'm so thankful 😌🙏 This content is gold! 💛 I'm sharing it with everyone I love 🙏

[@DavidBloodJohnson]

Love his gentle but logical attitude

[@elizabethrowe7262]

Thank you for this information and I personally know people who have so many of these problems, me, I have been on the Keto way of eating now for 12 mths as I was diagnosed with Hashimotos Disease back when I was 53. I am now nearly 70 and although have lost weight, the bloating went, bouts of Diverticulitis have stopped, do have more energy not wanting to have a sleep in the afternoon etc and although I have not seen a Dr for nearly 5 and half years feel that seeing a general Dr will not understand this way of eating as being beneficial at all. I have not found a Keto Dr but am following you Dr Cywes and you have given me hope that I am probably in remission now of the Hashimotos. My mum had problems with Irritable Bowel also other health issues but unfortunate she was diagnosed with cancer and passed when she was 84 that was in 2003. My sister had a check on the bowel with a test and had to have a small section cut out found polyps and she is ok now. My brother-in-law has Crohns disease and is managed by diet at present. What is frustrating is that the more you find out about how fiber is not needed in our diet and try informing your loved ones this and they just dont believe you! I have even sent a video explaining all this but most of the time they wont take the time to watch it. I look after my well being and every now and then may go out to have a meal but I am so choosy about what I consume now as I know that all those added bits and pieces they put in our food will irritate my gut and I pay for it at the other end the next day 🤨🤨.

[@shellyrubio3207]

I LOVE your comment!!! Thank you. (I hope you're family will get it some day)! That is MONUMENTAL if you have reversed your Hashimoti's! I feel like crying tears of joy!

[@shar7508]

Wow! Can I ask you what “keto” foods you eat? What veggies? What fruits? Reversed diverticulitis?!?!?! I need that!!!!

[@shellyrubio3207]

@@shar7508 Alex, look into Eat Right for Your Type by Dr. Peter D'Adamo. There he lists veggies (and all food categories) according to what a person needs based on what blood type someone is. I helped my sister recuperate from surgery and loose over 100 pounds by applying what he has research and taught there. If you are blood type A (she was)... your meat sources should be chicken, turkey, and fish (not all fish... he gives a list)... but your BEST source of Protein is soy (tofu, soy milk, soy "meat," and soy beans [in all forms]). Soy meat is so inexpensive! I made that for her often, and she ate it as you would use ground beef (not for burger patties, though). I would diced (mince) tofu and put it in her yogurt. Knowing something about cooking and how to play around with his to use and combine different foods is helpful. Most people don't know what to do with a loaf of Tofu. So it requires learning (online research), experimentation, trial and error, and patience. If you are blood type O, your focus should be on sources animal protein (which D'Amato also lists)...if you are Type O, Carnivore is the way to go, or "Ketovore" (some people need some veggies [which D'Adamo lists] but just the 40-20 carbs or less. Just remember that each person is different. Also, Dr. D'Adamo wrote his books before the idea of Kero and Carnivore were "out there," so he does not speak using those terms. Also, if you are Type O, go to KZbin and look for Laura Spath (especially her recent "Costco Haul), and also Kelly Hogan (or it might be Logan) at "myzerocarblife"). Best wishes for a healthier, happier life!!! ❤

[@DJMT-Africa]

Well done! Folk won't want to unlearn decades of programming, until, like you, there is pain. That's human nature, sadly.

[@elizabethrowe7262]

@@shar7508 We have basic red meat, consists of steak, lamb, chicken and pork. Have bacon and eggs for breakfast every day and Veges Broccolini and broccoli, cauliflower, beans basicly. Sometimes we will have a deconstructed burger which is Cos lettuce and on top of that a lamb burger with tomato and melted cheese on top and onion we will have this for lunch. Today we had a huge field mushroom, cooked onion, bacon, and grated cheese melted on top and Sriracha hot chilli sauce on top just small amounts that is, for lunch. Fruits are blueberries, strawberries and Raspberries with full fat cream on top for dessert if we feel like it. We were also having Monk Fruit with erythritol but found it left an after taste in your mouth so what I do now is if I want a sweetener I use strawberries or blueberries to sweeten. Only use about 1/3 of a cup and just mush it up a bit if its fresh fruit or froz I just cook it for about 5 mins till its not froz but warm. Once I stopped having rice, wheat, grains, sugar, potato and any other veg that can be too high in carbs and only have what I mentioned and cook with lard or olive oil. No more diverticulitis!

[@marryHoana]

Dr. Cywes, you have an amazing channel, full of information. Thank you for educating us! Totally agree with what you said. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto, went low carb, then keto, still my antibodies would not go down as they shoud. Since 95% carnivore, all my symtoms are gone, and I fell like new born! Keep fighting the good fight! we all support you! Cheers and lots of love from Romania!

[@napnap609]

The second video I've watched by you Dr. Cywes. I've watched many great doctors on KZbin and they are great and I've gained so much knowledge. But you, so far explain things the best!

[@pabloblanco2656]

I love his dry humor

[@kimmcnichols9650]

Love this discussion so much ! I was SO happy that I learned fiber was actually having the opposite “ told “ effect on my body … I eat close to zero fiber … never had better GI health 👍❤️

[@christyanderson8287]

Thank you! Wonderful content as always! I love learning from you!

[@ScotyP]

WOW!! This is great information, presented in as direct a manner as one can. Thank you!!!!!

[@jonpaul5187]

YES YES YES - HALLELUJAH !!! Let there be more enlightened and bold doctors like you 👍

[@pabloblanco2656]

My favorite part of his video is when he says " yeah I said that " L o L I love people that don't hesitate to call it like it is

[@shirleypugh8675]

I’ve been thinking about this issue. Glad to hear your take!

[@stephanieorenczak2679]

I scheduled an appointment to get established with your office. Getting caught up on your videos and I’m really looking forward to my appointment in Feb. Thank you for all your valuable information and for how detailed and educational your content is. I find you to be very open-minded instead of speaking from a narrow viewpoint. The info about the biome, yes! I’ve been wondering about the microbiome with a Carnivore lifestyle. Great content

[@kaitlananderson4302]

Hi, do you mind telling me about your experience with the office? I'm considering making an appointment. Also do you cRe to share what the cost was?

[@lauriecarlson4672]

EXCELLENT EXCELLENT FACTS!!!!! Every time people tell me I NEED fiber . . . I just sent them HERE NOW!!!!!!! I shared this with a friend who just MINUTES ago told me I NEED fiber in my lifestyle of eating!! I said, NO I DO NOT!!!! And I sent him THIS VIDEO!!!! PERFECT TIMING, Doc!!!!! You're the BEST!!!!!! I will ALSO send MORE people HERE to THIS video to PROVE my point I do NOT NEED FIBER!!!!!

[@jrowlove7328]

Thank you for this. You are brilliant!

[@joyjoyjoyfolie]

Fabulous info Dr!!! Thank you!!

[@marilyngoldie5946]

Once again, another informative video. Thank you Dr Cywers. I am in Australia learning so much from you,

[@paulinemurray2365]

Thank you so much for this clear and timely explanation of fiber.

[@alexbegunov6032]

Thank you for your work!

[@kathleenpira]

brilliant, thought-provoking topic!

[@jvaughn090284]

Great vid! Thank for sharing

[@juerbert1]

We're designed that way ! Thanks, Dr.Cywes !

[@divineart2637]

Thank you for this. I had a naturopath tell me this 15 years ago. But I have not heard any one else talk about this.

[@patriciawalters6778]

To be correct, no mammals have the enzymes to break the saccharide chains of cellulose down into digestible sugars. All require the assistance of a gut microbiome to make use of cellulose. Even more interesting is that mammals also digest the metabolites of these microbes, which supply fatty acids, as well as the microbes themselves, which supply protein. So when a cow, or horse or gorilla gets large and muscular while eating grass and leaves, it's not the forage that does it. The plants feed the microbes, and the microbes feed the mammal!

[@robertcywes2966]

Yup

[@fitspirit]

wow very interesting

[@patriciawalters6778]

This explains why a high fiber diet absolutely WILL NOT WORK for a human the same way it works for other primates. Humans have almost completely lost our cecums and the capacity to effectively ferment cellulose in the hindgut. This means we cannot foster the necessary gut biome, which effectively feeds other primates

[@Malcolm-Achtman]

So the plant-eating cow/horse/gorilla are effectively eating a high-fat diet.

[@patriciawalters6778]

@@Malcolm-Achtman yup. Saturated fat, too.

[@naorovadia1161]

very well spoken. good video!

[@silviamartinezreviewsunbox8439]

Thank you so so so much!!!

[@xlalouba]

Excellent thank you

[@hortensemason4073]

Good info. Thank you.

[@jeannepeters8836]

New subscriber. Thanks for your offerings.

[@lauraneaves6912]

Wish all the dieticians and nutrition schools would hear this!!!

[@user-xc2mi4uj9p]

Thanks again I sure can use this information this explains my horrible bloating

[@mihaisau7999]

Very instructive

[@Christina-yu3gu]

It’s so true I ate an artichoke got the worst stomach issues @ after. I love this guy Honest!! 🙏🏻❤️🥩🥩

[@pabloblanco2656]

I have the same reaction as you. I discovered it's because Artichokes are high FODMAP

[@SuperWhatapain]

@@pabloblanco2656 and okra.

[@saltrock9642]

I remember when my dad was told by his doctor to eat fiber. “That idiot doctor wants me to eat wood. He’s outa his damn mind”.

[@DonitaKate]

I'm binging on your videos. I met a stubborn block in my weight loss progress. I'm sure I'll find the answer to my stall somewhere in all this knowledge.

[@karenchastain3856]

Check out Dr. Ken Berry's channel also.

[@abimelsuazo9976]

God bless you Dr. Cywes !

[@B81Mack]

The Doc is right on target with everything he's saying here. 👍

[@ZinebAsri]

I love the conclusion: Think, Understand and Experiment ❤

[@michaelnielsen7627]

Dr. Cywes you are by far my favourite guy on KZbin. I would love to see a video from you about vitamin A toxicity from e.g. Liver and how to overcome it

[@robertcywes2966]

Will do ADEK

[@evidence-basedhealthuk5271]

You overcome it by not eating nonsensical ridiculous quantities of liver and you eat the liver in sensible quantities lol Unlike what these carnivore fad diet promoters are recommending everyone to binge on liver to unhealthy levels, get massive amounts of copper whilst you're at it. Who cares about nutritional balance afterall, all you need to do now for health is binge on rib-eye steaks and animal foods, its the cure for every disease seemingly. Just makes sure you dont even eat a bite of a single healthy whole plant-foods such as berries, they contain mystical "plant toxins" that make you too healthy lol

[@mclifer]

Third time listening to this. There is a lot to digest here. Years ago, took bran tablets religiously.

[@robertcywes2966]

Digest🙂

[@sherryburns1866]

Thank you 🙏 God Bless

[@brookstorm9789]

Thank you!!!!

[@jennygibbons1258]

Interesting. Thank you

[@phylissh365]

Thanks Doc!!

[@CarnivoreAnesthetist]

I love this guy!!!

[@robertcywes2966]

Me too😇

[@VWJR86]

I was "diagnosed" with IBS after having some issues, the Dr said my intestines were very inflamed, and asked if I use ibuprofen often, which was actually something I rarely used. My diet was pretty much trash, so the standard American diet. Addicted to carbs, sugar, junk food and fast food. Going on 30 days doing "ketovore" and aside from the usual mentioned "keto flu" bowel movement symptoms, my overall gut has been tremendously better. I have cut my antacid use in half, the inflammation in my left leg has gone down considerably, and I've lost 29lbs, 2 pant sizes and 1 shirt size. It's incredible what can happen in 30 days. Happy to have found Dr. Cywes, as several others putting out this info.

[@dalequale9365]

Re seeds deposited in 💩 to spread that plants domain. My paleo perspective got a big jolt. I love nuts but avoid the seeds. Your African sensibility is sooo refreshing. 💪🙏

[@kalleanka6702]

So refreshing to hear common sense. Scary that it's so uncommon.

[@wocket42]

One proven use of fibre seems to be protection from fructose overload in the gut (by lining the gut or something). So fibre is needed so you can eat fructose rich fibre foods. Or just don't eat fructose rich foods, works as well. :-)

[@delnacarruthers7277]

Wow. Such good info! My last colonoscopy my doc said a bit inflamed...eat more fiber 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@taddoerrvandervoortjr.2943]

thank you

[@GP-dp4mr]

Mind......is...... blown

[@oclearning]

While on keto, I experienced severe problems with my bowel movements. Went days between them and when my body was finally ready to go, I had to push extremely hard to make it happen. When I had regular fiber, my movements were every day like clockwork. At age 67, I think my body was trying to tell me something. I have gone back to eating green vegetables and I am much more regular and on schedule. I agree that in theory your body can do without carbs, but not sure my system is ready for it.

[@I-am-326]

This is very interesting for me. I myself in the last month have changed my diet, not quite keto but very low carb. I am experiencing exactly what you said about being infrequent, and having to push extremely hard. To me, there is no blueprint diet for each and everyone to follow. We all have to see what works for us. However having said that, I am always curious to find out information from others, hence watching these videos and reading the comments. Could I ask, what kind of green veggies do you eat now ? Kind regards.

[@Meritumas]

Had similar issues, started eating more fat an drink more water and all is ok now

[@elven6920]

Did you consume dairy? Dairy protein causes constipation

[@oclearning]

@@elven6920 No dairy for me during this time. Vegetable fiber seemed to be what I was missing.

[@Meritumas]

I experienced similar symptoms. I increased fat consumption and the issues were gone. I was eating not enough fat comparing with protein.

[@BellaRosa55]

Good Evening! 🦁

[@jamescalifornia2964]

Good evening .. .

[@gerardine9675]

Dr Paul Mason said that adding fibre to clear constipation makes as much sense as adding more cars to clear a traffic jam. I had a day of exploding diarrhoea when my intestines started to clean out all the bad stuff I'd been eating all my life, a week or so after I stopped all carbs except a very small quantity of non-inflammatory veg once a day. After that day of withdrawal symptoms, my belly deflated and now looks and feels normal.

[@davecaraballo]

It seems long term in either extreme weakness one. Not a lion or a cow. But each person should surly stay open minded and adjust to what works for them. Trying to improve health and strength and minimize medication and perhaps reverse their need. Luxk to all in thier journey.

[@kerryriordan8662]

Promoting fibre is in the interests of the big cereal manufacturers

[@sandrasefcik4840]

Been keto for 4 years, eating lots of cabbage. Ended up having 2 polyps removed and have a couple diverticula now. Was told when leaving to increase my fiber!! This week decided I'm going to give carnivore a try but was wondering about that fiber and would eating meat end up with colon cancer? Very timely video. Thank you!!

[@jrowlove7328]

The Standard American Diet is what causes colon cancer, and many other cancers. Sugars (carbs) feed cancer…I know, late stage 3 colon cancer survivor.

[@DJMT-Africa]

There was a meta study that was done on the subject of meat causing cancer and heart disease, and it found zero evidence from that study. Meat consumption has dropped more than 40% in the last 40 years, while cancer and heart disease have gone up 3X+ in the same period. Perhaps it's something else 🙂?

[@Meritumas]

@@DJMT-Africa good, more meat for wise people…

[@btudrus]

"would eating meat end up with colon cancer?" Eating meat in the USA is just a marker for eating sugar. And sugar has been shown mechanistically to induce cancer (by signalling the cancer cells to grow rapidly). In other countries meat intake is not associated with colon cancer. Those studies are just vegan/adventist bullshit...

[@DJMT-Africa]

@@btudrus Amen!

[@JenniferStormyWeather]

I am gluten intolerant since 2010. I'm pretty sure all the bread, pasta, etc I used to eat caused the intolerance. Causes major inflammation in my joints, pain in the abdomen, red flush in cheeks when I get cross-contaminated. Been doing so much better since going carnivore, even better than keto.

[@robertcywes2966]

The evidence is solid from our carnivore patients that fiber is not necessary for healthy poop. So I am not certain where those recommending fiber get their facts from.

[@Meritumas]

Probably from fact checkers run by big pharma and big food…

[@evidence-basedhealthuk5271]

Evidence is solid? Its mostly a bunch of individuals lying who are still eating and cheating with some intake of fiber containing plant-foods behind closed doors, yet trying to make out to their fans they are living on a dangerous extreme fad diet of nothing but meat/rib-eye steaks and some animal foods. The individuals who actually do dilligtently try to follow a no fiber diet end up constipated in days on carnivore until the point they cannot function without reintroducing plants back into their diet aka the vast majority of these individuals from Rogan to the rest. A diet completely void of all dietary fiber and whole plant-foods is just a complete recipe for early mortality and disease promoton, not even safe or healthy to begin with. So you've got the long-term carnivores literally having to overload their liver with saturated fats until it causes an IBS style bowel movement or resorting to laxative supplements such as magnesium just to do a bowel movement, all because they are generically terrified of all dietary fiber, even prebiotic fibers which support the beneficial gut flora and scared of plants usually due to a variety of nutritional factors they don't even understand the science of correctly.

[@tacpac8042]

After 8 months fully carnivore my the bowel movement decreased near to zero . Simply my digestion got stuck .Getting one cup of low carb vegetables few times weekly improved things greatly .

[@burtjulia0]

Do you eat enough fat?

[@Backwoodsmom]

Excellent video. What are your thoughts on sauerkraut? It’s one of the only veg I eat; that and fermented pickles and olives. Can you comment on how already fermented veg affects the gut? 🙏

[@Malcolm-Achtman]

Dr. William Davis (author of Super Gut) rates fermented foods very highly for gut health. Regular pickles and olives are not, strictly speaking, fermented foods. I enjoy "Bubbies" pickles and Greek "Mammoth" olives but I certainly don't eat truly fermented things like sauerkraut (which has no appeal for me).

[@russellgallman7566]

Interesting.

[@TerriblePerfection]

Fiber: oversold and harmful. 👍 🥩 😎 🌻 ❤️ 🥩

[@KaiAdventure]

Dr. Cywes, thank you for all you do. Could you do a segment on low carb and weight-loss for people who had a complete Thyroidectomy?

[@janetw7828]

Yes, I had 1/2 my thyroid removed………..

[@critter4004]

Yes! I've had a total thyroidectomy and they never really address this.

[@Jameswallace21]

Thankyou Dr I live in NZ so it’s a good place to be when u eat meat. I have butter,salt and and also greens (beans only) I have been a fan of Dr Cywes for several years. Didn’t consider my self card addicted until now. The buzz of losing so much weight made it easy to stay off carbs. Now having shed my pounds I forget how revolting I felt and I’m having a real mental battle with sugar.

[@daisybuchanan5378]

Try reading Bright Lines eating- sugar is truly an addictive drug. Keep fighting it !

[@obaidullahakhtar1709]

Doc this is called science....this is dawn of civilization....

[@DJMT-Africa]

A lot of people are fascinated by my keto/carnivore journey, and one of the biggest talking points is this topic - how I don't eat fiber, and how I only poop once or twice every 7 - 10 days. The most common misconception I find is that it is NECESSARY to poop once or twice a day (3 times, for some people). So when I ask them, "Why?", the answer I most often get back is, "Because we just have to". There appears to be a disconnect between how we eat, and why we poop. So when I explain that poop is waste (food that the body has not been able to absorb), and not pooping on a keto/carnivore lifestyle means that you have no waste, I stop for 30 seconds and let that sink in... if you are pooping so much, it means you are not absorbing most of what you eat. But if you poop little and have no bowel obstructions, issues or complications, then that should mean that you are, indeed, absorbing most of what you eat, non? Isn't it better to absorb most of what you eat, rather than less? When I 1+1 it for them like this, they start to get it. But even then, it's impossible for them to wrap their heads around not pooping twice or thrice a day... that somehow, pooping twice or thrice a day is part of a healthy lifestyle, as if creating waste constantly is a necessity to human life. It's the oddest thing 🙂. Once again, great video, Doc! Thank you!

[@I-am-326]

Thank you for taking the time to write this. I myself have recently changed up my diet. To describe my diet style I would say it is low carb, I mostly eat eggs and Sardines, with the odd veg such as Celery and Bell pepper. I found your comment very interesting because I also now poop very infrequently. However, when I do have to go, the poop itself is so dense, it's like pushing a damn table leg out my ass, and usually just as thick (excuse the graphic mental imagery). Do you find your poop to be extremely dense ? Mine literally blocks the toilet, everytime. The trouble is I suffer with haemorrhoids, so these big dense poops usually disrupt things in some way. .... I'm writing this now wondering why I'm sharing this info ?! Can you relate at all ?!

[@floatingmoon5778]

@@I-am-326 I’m not the person you asked, but… do you have any other issues going on? Celery is high fiber, high oxalate, inflammatory. Peppers are nightshades, also inflammatory. Dr. Cywes has said, in another video some time ago, that salt and fat keep your bowels hydrated and soft, that hard stools are from your body being short on salt. I’m guessing you might be dehydrated? I have problems like yours only when I don’t get enough fat. I tend to want leaner beef, I can’t eat pork, don’t like chicken. My cardiologist told me to stop eating so much avocado, my potassium was the top end of normal!

[@Meritumas]

Some people love to poop… they love this relaxing moments in toilets reading books or newspapers… 😉

[@DJMT-Africa]

@@Meritumas 100% truth, you speak 🤣🤣🤣

[@netxyz00]

Many say that you should increase fat intake to have soft bowel.

[@cherylreed4377]

I want to do carnivore but I keep going back to eating some veg when I can't poop- from what I'm reading here I just need to be more patient and eat meat with fat salt and water

[@torinancemusic]

Been carnivore 2 years and still have massive issues and histamine/salicylate intolerance and horrible digestion due to antibiotics and a lifetime of stress and medications. The antifungals and antibiotics ruined me and I have no idea how to fix these imbalances and dysbiosis now. Meat hasn’t been my answer it’s just all I can eat.

[@michelehafthudson2438]

Sorry.

[@Meritumas]

Check dr William Davis’ YT channel. He is the author of the Wheat Belly book series and talks a lot about fixing gut after taking antibiotics.

[@evidence-basedhealthuk5271]

You won't fix dysbiosis on a carnivore fad "diet" void of all prebiotic fibers which are what primarily maintain the gut flora and binging on nothing but meat/animal foods as these fake carnivore huxsters are trying to sell everyone the pseudo-science of.

[@Rockman-4]

Ate a lot of cabbage 2 months ago and my stomach has been bloating everytime i eat something. It took 2 months to get better. Damn you plants!

[@markburnham7512]

I neither seek out fiber nor avoid it. I eat a very low carb whole food diet, and there is generally some fiber in it. For me fiber is just incidental.

[@Straightdeal]

My bowel movement has improved in leaps and bounds since being on a HFLC eating plan.

[@Straightdeal]

Sudden setback; diverticulosis found in colon after colonoscopy? WTF?? Surgeon recommendation: Eat more fibre!

[@dakotalynn4773]

My mom ate cereal everyday and went into dementia for the last 15 years of her life.

[@evidence-basedhealthuk5271]

Dementia is complex and driven by many issues. Even elevated homocysteine is now considered a modifiable independent risk factor for dementia. Just because someone ate cereal doesn't really mean much.

[@DarknetHorrorStories]

Fiber makes me feel like there are knives scraping through my lower intestines and it makes me sad because my 3 favorite veggies which are broccoli, cauliflower, and brussels sprouts, are the worst in my gut.

[@helenalovelock1030]

“Fibre is essential get lots of Fibre in your diet” Mr Kelloggs

[@margomoore4527]

What did HE know? How to make money, that’s for sure….

[@stevewilson5700]

I just finished reading a new book from William Davis, MD (author of Wheat Belly). Book is super Gut. Quite fascinating! It appears certain fiber supports particular friendly microbes we need to thrive. Fiber vs no fiber is an over simplified topic. Davis goes very deep with his narrative.

[@dafringe]

I just watched one of his videos and found it very interesting. I'm ordering the product he recommended so I can start making my own L. reuteri yogurt. Thanks for the heads-up!

[@JRHaimOfficial]

Will you ever consider to make an interview and possibly learn something from paleomedicina (Hungary) ? Those people saved so many lifes...

[@margomoore4527]

Try adding MCT Oil 2x/day, working up, gradually, to 1 Tablespoonful. That should facilitate comfortable bowel movements.

[@cathyfinnesgard4013]

Bowel movements are just fine without fiber. I’m a mostly carnivore girl. Feel great without veggies. Only eat them occasionally.

[@evidence-basedhealthuk5271]

Except for most people who try this carnivore extreme all meat/animal food dangerous fad diet coupled with no fiber rich healthy whole plant-foods they typically cannot do a toilet even after just days or they have alternating IBS. Having to overload their liver with fats to the point of IBS just to do a bowel movement or taking laxatives such as magnesium, all at the expense of eating dietary fiber to maintain intestinal function. Joe Rogan was a prime example of where a no fiber diet leads the average person. Its not sustainable in the slightest or healthy. Just becuse some individuals are reacting to the likes of highly processed grains etc.

[@vlatkomarjanovic6594]

@@evidence-basedhealthuk5271 see my bowel movement improved 1000% after going LCHF. This is truth and goes against evrything i learned my whole life.

[@evidence-basedhealthuk5271]

@@vlatkomarjanovic6594 "LCHF" can mean anything from an atkins style low carb diet to Paleolithic style diets to Ketogenic diets all of which typically contain some plant food. There can be many logical reasons, people remove virtually every food-group and unhealthy processed food in the process when they try these extreme diets. It doesn't mean everything you suddenly learned about dietary fiber or plant-foods is wrong. Most of these people weren't even eating high fiber diets anyway, but highly processed western junk food low fiber diets, high in refined low fiber grains and carbs like white bread, white pastas, highly refined cereals etc.

[@daveimus7274]

Would enjoy a debate between Robert Cywes and Robert Lustig on the value of fiber in the human gut.

[@lululove6175]

I would like a debate between two polar opposites: Dr. Will Bulciewz “Fiber Fueled.” YT influencers are making me worse when I dont know what the hell to eat.

[@WereAllThatBored]

Dr. Cywes: From your mouth to your asshole, fiber can not be absorbed by your body. Love this definition!

[@swirlingmurk5342]

removing cruciferous veg (particularly cabbage) really helped on my lowcarb journey. The bloat is gone and I feel free.

[@karnavar4448]

Thank you for your wonderful and informative videos. I have a question that I hope you or someone in the comments could please answer. What is the relation/ correlation between fibre and Alzheimer's and autism? I have tried doing some searches and the results I got all claim beneficial rather than harmful.