Have any of you experienced chest or upper stomach pain or discomfort while on IP? I have been having chest pain on and off over the last few weeks and sometimes I feel like it may be my stomach and not actually my chest. I've been checked out by a doctor and they don't think it is related to my heart. They had told me to stop taking the vitamins for several days until I could check with my coach that there weren't any stimulants in them. I didn't think that there were and she confirmed that there aren't. However, once I started taking them again the pain came back.
I realize this could be caused by any number of things and taking the vitamins again could just be a coincidence, but I do wonder if something in them doesn't agree with me. Maybe I'm allergic to something or maybe there is an ingredient that can cause stomach issues. I really don't know but thought I'd see if anyone had any thoughts or a similar experience.
If it helps, I've been on the diet since the end of June and have lost about 50 lbs (ticker isn't updated). The only thing I have changed in my lifestyle is going on the diet so that is why I wonder if it could be related, but I certainly don't want to stop it either because I feel great on it otherwise and it's working.
Last edited by nolegirl150; 10-13-2012 at 12:58 PM.
I just started IP (I'm into Week 2), and I had similar symptoms; stomach and occasional chest pain. I thought it might be gas pains or that I might have a problem digesting the soy protein, or at least adjusting to it, so my coach suggested I try their enzymes. I started taking those a few days ago, and the problem seems to have cleared up.
Hopefully more experienced people will offer you other suggestions, too, but there's my input!
Thanks, GlacierGirl! I'll talk to my coach some more about it and maybe consider the enzymes.
Anna, The chest pain is usually between the breasts, sometimes a little to the left (which is why I was concerned it was heart-related), and also a bit below the breasts too in the center, kind of wear my bra ends or just below it.
Sometimes the pain is sharp, sometimes it is dull. I feel it randomly and it doesn't seem to build up in intensity. I'll usually have the sharper pain for a few minutes here and there throughout the day (no real pattern to when it occurs), but for a few days I've had the duller pain present throughout most of the day.
I noticed I get that feeling sometimes after taking the vitamins. Or if I wait too longer after my IP food to take the vitamins. Lasts about 30-60 minutes.
Have any of you experienced chest or upper stomach pain or discomfort while on IP? I have been having chest pain on and off over the last few weeks and sometimes I feel like it may be my stomach and not actually my chest. I've been checked out by a doctor and they don't think it is related to my heart. They had told me to stop taking the vitamins for several days until I could check with my coach that there weren't any stimulants in them. I didn't think that there were and she confirmed that there aren't. However, once I started taking them again the pain came back.
I realize this could be caused by any number of things and taking the vitamins again could just be a coincidence, but I do wonder if something in them doesn't agree with me. Maybe I'm allergic to something or maybe there is an ingredient that can cause stomach issues. I really don't know but thought I'd see if anyone had any thoughts or a similar experience.
If it helps, I've been on the diet since the end of June and have lost about 50 lbs (ticker isn't updated). The only thing I have changed in my lifestyle is going on the diet so that is why I wonder if it could be related, but I certainly don't want to stop it either because I feel great on it otherwise and it's working.
I didn't experience chest pain but I did experience upper right side pains in the abdomen area. They said it was my gallbladder trying to cleanse and put me on some homeopathic herbs to assist. It went away within a week but since I've had on/off pangs in my general abdomen area, especially when starting a new phase. It seems like when my body adjusts, they kind of go away.
I do know that if you don't make sure your potassium/calcium/magnesium stays up, you can have issues with the liver/gallbladder/kidney.
I do also get slight discomfort at times which as said by erin11585 seems to be related to the vitamins and if I wait to long after food, but also I found it is if I do not "chase" the vitamins with enough water. Once I started to down about 8oz following the vitamins I have not had an issue. Hope this helps.
Was in the emergency room this week. EKG did not show any problems nor my blood test. However mine is related to stress at work. I take all the vitamins they give you on IP.
Was in the emergency room this week. EKG did not show any problems nor my blood test. However mine is related to stress at work. I take all the vitamins they give you on IP.
Sorry to hear that but I'm glad the tests were normal! I hope you can find something to help you de-stress! I wonder if mine has been stress-related too sometimes. Hope you're feeling better soon.
Thanks, GlacierGirl! I'll talk to my coach some more about it and maybe consider the enzymes.
Anna, The chest pain is usually between the breasts, sometimes a little to the left (which is why I was concerned it was heart-related), and also a bit below the breasts too in the center, kind of wear my bra ends or just below it.
Sometimes the pain is sharp, sometimes it is dull. I feel it randomly and it doesn't seem to build up in intensity. I'll usually have the sharper pain for a few minutes here and there throughout the day (no real pattern to when it occurs), but for a few days I've had the duller pain present throughout most of the day.
It sounds exactly like gall bladder. I had to have mine out 22 years ago after losing 65 pounds quickly on Nutri-System. It's a side-affect of weight loss, unfortunately.
I was having similar issues after taking the potassium pill in the mornings. I started cutting them in half and haven't had any issues since. I think they were getting stuck in my throat and causing reflux issues. I still take the whole pill, just in two pieces now.
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