Diarrhea is categorized by watery and loose stools that happen more often than your regular number of bowel movements in a day. It is common for diarrhea to last for a few days. If it lasts for a longer period of time, you might have a more serious condition, so talk to your doctor. It is possible to develop diarrhea from the Cabbage Soup Diet. Talk with your doctor to see if you should stop the diet.
The Cabbage Soup Diet
The Cabbage Soup Diet is a seven-day diet intended to get you started on a diet plan. After the week, you are supposed to switch to a more balanced diet plan, although the diet does not recommend a plan. On the Cabbage Soup Diet, you eat as much cabbage soup as you want, which is made of only vegetables, salt and seasonings. In addition to that, you can eat specific foods each day of the week. You eat fruit one day, vegetables the next, both the third day, bananas and skim milk on the fourth, beef and tomatoes the next, beef and vegetables on the sixth and brown rice and vegetables on the last day of the diet.
Nutrition and Diarrhea
If you do not obtain enough carbohydrates or fiber, you might develop diarrhea as well as other digestive concerns. Katherine Zeratsky, Mayo Clinic nutritionist, says that the Cabbage Soup Diet is low in complex carbohydrates, in addition to vitamins, minerals and protein.
Considerations
MedlinePlus explains that it is possible to develop diarrhea from unclean cabbage that you might put into your cabbage soup. Cabbage specifically can be a problem because it is difficult to clean. This is something that normally occurs with "traveler's diarrhea," which happens when people visit places with unclean food or water.
Warning
The Cabbage Soup Diet is one example of a fad diet that is not recommended by the American Dietetic Association. It explains that no food, like cabbage, will help burn fat. Also, it will be difficult for you to stick to a diet eating cabbage soup every day. In addition, the diet restricts nutrients too much.
References
- MayoClinic.com: Diarrhea -- Definition
- Cabbage Soup Diet: Cabbage Soup Diet Information
- Cabbage Soup Diet: Cabbage Soup Recipe
- Cabbage Soup Diet: Cabbage Soup Diet 7-Day Plan
- MayoClinic.com: Atkins Diet -- What's Behind the Claims
- MayoClinic.com; What is the Cabbage Soup Diet and Can it Help Me Lose Weight; Katherine Zeratsky
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