The Keto Flu & Remedy

When you first start a keto diet, your body may go through a brief bout of what’s commonly referred to as the “keto flu.” The symptoms, which can include fatigue, stomach pain and dizziness, have nothing to do with ketosis or ketogenesis. Instead, the “keto flu” is triggered by the body’s response to carbohydrate restriction.

With a deeper understanding of the “why” behind the keto flu, we can gain insight into how to alleviate its negative symptoms.

Featured Article:

Featured Recipes:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Follow Ruled.Me for more tasty food:

[ShadeKirby]

I’ve been restricting my carbohydrate intake as well as my caloric intake at night. I was panicking wondering why I felt so awful, and this video helped me calm down.

[missjones]

Hey guys, what worked great for me to combat keto flu is drinking lots of fresh ginger in hot water (ginger is so good for nausea) also I drank quite a bit of bone broth. It's high in electrolytes. Loooads of water, and be careful of too much coffee because it dehydrates you. Get enough sleep and take melatonin to avoid insomnia ❤️

[Prince-cvkq]

It’s been 4 days since I’ve been on keto and feeling nauseous and insomnia I don’t feel like eating and exercising

[ZXASQW]

My keto flue lasted for 3 days
Now iam in 4 week of keto

[JackieOdonnel]

Okay, this makes sense. I'm three days in and have been feeling awful, while at the same time my digestion is feeling better. (SUPER weird.) Thanks for this. It helps to know it's "normal."

[WrektSK]

After living on high carb foods like rice, powder milk, noodles and all kinds of grain stuff and then switching to Keto diet, the Keto flu felt like one of the worst migraine episodes in my life. Thankfully someone suggested me to add salt to my water intake to boost my sodium levels, which helped tremendously.

[miabrantley]

I started my low-carb switch on Saturday. Today (Monday), I've been hit really hard with the Keto flu. I feel dizzy and tired. I barely slept last night. Boy, oh boy. I'm glad I came across this. I will be picking up some Gatorade Zero today and having a nice salad with spinach, avocado and pumpkin seeds with my lunch. Thank you!!

[cleirecarvalho]

This is so helpful, thank you !
I’m having most of those feelings also felling hot, fatigue, super tired, sleepy!

[BoyLeonidas]

I've had it last week but felt so good after! No cravings anymore and alot of energy

[Thunder-qobc]

Hydration. Salt. Alkalinity. Fatigue. Constipation. Carb withdrawal recovery. At least 6-8 cups of water per day. Make electrolyte with two tbsp vinegar, 20oz water, 1tbsp sea salt, one pinch of baking soda. One of those every day for the first three days starting keto. After that only one every three days. That takes care of hydration, alkalinity and sodium. It helps with constipation, but I find constipation happens most often when people don’t get that fats to protein macros right. Too much protein and not enough healthy fats, will cause constipation. Add coconut oil or MCT oil to your coffee. Add olive oil, salt and vinegar to some raw spinach or some other food. Make sure you get your fats in and that will help that a lot. Magnesium can help and you can get that from almonds. If you do this, recovery takes five days from the start of the diet. Carb withdrawal takes a full seven and you can have cravings once in a while for a long time. I find it really comparative to quitting cigarettes only not as amplified. It’s still hard, but if you get stubborn about it and get through the first week, it gets way easier and the mind fog disappears, which is a nice early benefit. Energy hits about the second week or so. Hang in there!✌🏽

[theandrewkchannel]

Water with electrolytes and an asprin helps for the most part.

My symptoms are: occasional nausea, dizziness, brain fog, occasional blurry vision, muscle aches or stiffness, headache, feeling flushed, dry throat, increased saliva, and my nervous system has become more sensitive. I feel pins and needles in my body and burning sensations in my hands and feet. :|

[zoeng]

Day 3 of keto I don’t feel hungry but I just feel kind of weak. I was surprisingly not tired through the day even after an intense workout and had trouble sleeping at night. But definitely the irritability and general sleepiness because of not enough sleep

[kurlykels]

I stopped the keto because of the keto flu my first week doing it. I'm going to attempt it again and try these remedies. I lost about 6 lbs. my first two weeks doing it.

[titumanesh]

Day 7 on my Keto. Feeling dizziness and fatigue. I will try those things you mentioned in this video🤞🏻

[redbird]

Had a dull headache after the first week but now feel more clear-headed than ever. I just drink propel and took a Tylenol in the afternoon for a day or two. It went away.

[jessegentry]

RuledMe, one of my most favorite and helpful video channels EVER.

[lanybelle]

Day 3 of Keto and currently have a headache and nausea 😫fingers crossed it goes away soon

[nadiasyed]

Currently on the Keto diet and I am so nauseous it’s actually stopping me from eating. At this point it’s very inconvenient. What do I do :(

[asakyuu]

I thought this Keto Flu is a joke
I experienced this shit this afternoon and its awful

[anshul]

I am on Keto right now. I got a really bad headache and I realized it was caused by lose of electrolytes and moderate dehydration due to excessive urination. I squeezed a fresh lime in water and drank it. I felt relieved in 20-25mins😌