Flax seed questions?

[jengeesh]

I started making flax seed muffins about two weeks ago to get fiber. I was enjoying them. Now I am starting to have some issues, i'm getting daily BAD headaches, mood swings, my breast are swollen and tender. I took 3 pregnancy test all - my hubby has a vasectomy!!. We have 3 children my symptoms remind me of pregnancy a lot. I have PCOS i know my hormomes are unstable "that's why i'm eating Atkins". I think it's the flax muffins causing these problems. I read this atricle Flax Seed: safety issues and side effects of flax seed | nutrition after researching flax seed. My monthly cycle is late and i'm getting tired during the day. When i started atkins before adding flax seed My energy was HIGH!. After added flax muffins i've noticed a lack of energy. I am wondering if i'm the only one? I read so much on low carb sites about cooking with flax seed i'm starting to think it's not such a wonderful thing for me. I'm getting very grumpy too which is way off for me. Mostly it's the breast tenderness driving me nuts i've NEVER had it and not been pregnant.

[JaxMama]

Re: Flax seed questions?

it's very possible you could be starting your period very shortly esp if you poas and it was negative.

i ate 3 flax seed muffins last week and did not feel that affect personally.

would you be willing to cut out the flax seeds to see if your high energy resumes?

[jengeesh]

Re: Flax seed questions?

i enjoy the muffins a lot, if i knew 4 sure they were somehow making my hormones nuts!, I would quit eating them. Thing is i don't know 4 sure it's the flax. I do know for sure my hormones are all a mess. I stated my cycle was late but, i don't acually know for sure because of the PCOS it's rare i have a regular cycle. I've went months without a cycle. When i'm somewhat regular it runs about 36 days. Being that I don't know 4 sure it's late don't even know if i were pregnant if i just tested too soon...i think chances of pregnancy are 1 in 4000 after a vasectomy which would be rare. I know something is wacky i'm feeling all out of sorts lol. Hoping something starts soon. I had been eating 2-3 muffins a day for several days maybe 11-14 days that too many? i make 12 muffins with 3/4 cup flax "don't seem like a whole lot to me.

[Elizellen]

Re: Flax seed questions?

Really the only way to find out if the extra flax is affecting you will be to stop eating them for a while and see what happens.

[jengeesh]

Re: Flax seed questions?

i think i'm going to cut them out for a week or so. I don't know now could be a case of bad PMS i started spotting today may have nothing to do with the flax.

[not2late]

Re: Flax seed questions?

Flax is a seed, like the other seeds/nuts (except for cashews), it's OWL limit is 1 ounce.

You might want to look over the Blood sugar instability symptom chart in the book and see if some of your symptoms are consistent with that.

But in any case, drop the flax from your menu and see if your symptoms reverse. If they do, then perhaps flax is the culprit and is not an appropriate food for you.