Are There Side Effects to Drinking Green Smoothies?

By Steve Austin


Many times when we begin doing something beneficial for our body, it will respond completely differently for a while than the way we anticipate it will. Such was the case when I started drinking green smoothie about a year ago. For the first several weeks I was irritable, suffered from headaches, and had bowel issues. I also experienced an initial decrease in my energy levels. I was not a happy camper.

Bloating, constipation, gas, and weight gain are all possible when beginning to drink green smoothies. Our bodies respond to all this nutrition by ridding itself of the toxin stored in it for decades. All of these side effects are a result of that process.

Constipation is normally the result of the digestive tract starting to dissolve and release sludge that has been present for years. Since there is over 30 feet of intestines and colon in our body, that's a lot of released material that can accumulate and clog us up for a short period of time. Not only that, but every other organ in our body is beginning their house cleaning process as well and there are only a few ways to get rid of the accumulated trash - nose, mouth, eyes, skin, or colon. Again, there exists a variety of causes for constipation and intestinal gas. But to coin another appropriate saying, "This too shall pass." Literally.

Increase your intake of water and get plenty of rest to help the peristalsis process (movement of waste through the intestine and colon) do its job and speed the process of elimination. To help with gas, don't consume high in fat snacks at the same time you drink your green smoothie. Soon, the advantages of the smoothie diet will begin to reveal positive results. Without being too graphic your movements will at some point start to be more frequent (as they should since we eat three meals a day) and be without as much effort. The unwanted gas may carry on for 2 or 3 months as the body continues ridding itself of contaminants. After a while, every thing will return to normal and there won't be any problems.

It's important to remember you didn't get your body in such sad shape overnight and your body can't reverse the effects of your previous eating habits overnight either. I realize a few of the green smoothie side effects sound pretty embarrassing. Simply think of it as a housecleaning party and there are surely going to be lots of little messes made and dust kicked during the cleanup. However, you will shortly realize the efforts where all worthwhile once things start to work better than they have in a long while. The few months of minor annoyances will be all worthwhile once your body has had time to clean itself from the inside out.




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