I started taking metformin yesterday to treat PCOS. I have been very sick with many trips to the bathroom. I have saw online that you need a low carb diet to help with side effects. Can you give me any advice on diet and how long the symptoms last?

I know it is not the best diet, so I don’t need the negatives. I just want to know what is the most weight that someone has lost doing the low carb diet for one month, or two months by staying under 20 carbs a day. Thanks in advance!

If I go on a low carb diet, will it lower the amount of good bacteria in my gut?

Also, if I take probiotics, will they be able to be sustained in my gut on a low carb diet or will the probiotics be ineffective in providing benefits if I am on a low carb diet?

Thanks.

I know this diet works if you stick to it, but I heard that if you are on this diet and you get off track it stops working. At my job we have starbucks every morning and I don’t wanna give that up. If that is the only thing I have all day that has carbs in it, will the diet be pointless?

How long do you have to stay on a low carb diet before you begin to lose weight?

I need to stay on a low carb diet since I have candida, but I always end up getting horrible cravings and I feel very anxious on a diet that consists mostly of meats and low carb vegetables. So far, I’ve only been able to stay on the diet for ten days. Do the cravings ever completely subside? How can I feel satisfied on such a restricted diet and not feel so edgy all of the time?

Im going to start a low carb diet and was wondering why kind of detox type thing would really help get things going? Suggestions anyone?

Also, if I take probiotics, will they be able to be sustained in my gut on a low carb diet or will the probiotics be ineffective in providing benefits if I am on a low carb diet?

Thanks.