On Mar 09, 2006, at 9:21 pm, Don H wrote:

> Wow...I'm old fashion and somewhat guarded about  discussing my  
> bowel functions...I'm still not convinced that the  'queen of  
> England' sits on the can and I have 'unshakable faith' the pope  
> doesn't  :-\

This lad I work with takes pictures of the things he deposits in his  
can if he's proud of them!!!   But don't get me wrong we all think  
that's wierd...  I'm pretty sure the queen doesn't do that.  I don't  
think she's got a camera phone.


> Seriously, On Paleo I sometimes don't go for several days and more  
> often then not the stools are hard 'golf ball size but feel like  
> basketballs when trying to passl!'

Sounds to me like your body is just adjusting to less bulk in your  
diet.  Animal products produce less bulk so the more meat in your  
diet the less frequent and smaller your stools will be.  You could  
try drinking more water or adding more fibre to your diet (I think  
both have been suggested by other people).  Either way I'd be  
surprised if it didn't clear up sooner rather than later.  When you  
switch to paleo your body takes some time to turn off all the  
defenses it put up against all the poisons it was being fed before.   
If you don't give paleo enough time, it looks like it actually makes  
you worse.  The same is felt by newbie Atkins dieters who think the  
drop to ketosis is a sign that eating low-carb makes you tired or  
weak.  I think it's a devil-you-know mentality brought on by the fact  
that just about everything about paleo is conventionally "wrong".

Ashley