I became a vegan 6 weeks ago and I'm two weeks late for my period and I'm not pregnant.?

Question

Can this new lifestyle have made me late?

I should clarify that although I'm 80%, I still eat fish.

I have also begun taking B complex vitamins almost a week ago to see if that made a difference. I also am not taking any medications. I am always 100% regular. This has never happened before.

Answer 1

Better get a burger. Protein in burger.

Answer 2

I will guess that this is often due to not enough good fats in the diet.

Introduce some flax or hemp oil on your food or in dressings etc. (non-cooked things).

Use extra virgin olive oil for making stir fry etc.

Use coconut butter on bread etc. instead of butter or margarine.

Could also be that your total calorie intake has be far reduced, or combination of things.  Basically periods stop when the body says, "Hey, conditions are not good at the moment, so first we need to find food and etc. before we start making babies."

Answer 3

This truly is not the place for questions about your period, see a health care provider about such things.

I have to add that you are not vegan, you are not even vegetarian. Eating fish is the same as eating meat.

Answer 4

i'm going to skip the whole song and dance about how everyone woman is different, and there are many causes of missed periods.  

i AM, however, going to talk to you about the fish thing.  i am a Christian, i am a vegetarian, and i agree with the other posters.  i ask you this:

animal

vegetable

mineral

if not an animal, what is fish?!  i would love to see an argument from someone trying to convince me that it's a mineral.  anyway, people eat fish during lent because the catholic church said it was okay, not because the Bible says that meat is different from fish.  yes, there are restrictions in the Bible on what foods can be consumed, but meat and fish are still both animals.  beasts of the land, and beasts of the water......but they all live and breathe in their own way, and blood still runs through their veins.  you are NOT a vegan....you're not even a vegetarian.  you're a pescatarian. if you don't agree, see www.vegsoc.org, the foremost authority on vegetarianism.  

fish is an animal.  vegetarians and vegans don't eat animals.

EDIT:  okay, look....we're not being harsh, you're just NOT a vegan.  you can't be a vegan 80% of the time!! that is like saying someone is a vegetarian during the week and an omnivore on the weekends.  it's not possible!  if you want a label so badly, call yourself a pescatarian, because that is what you are.

Answer 5

vegetarians don't eat flesh food and fish have flesh.

AND vegetarian isn't a biblical term. normal humans consider fish meat, therefore you aren't a vegan, but whatever that's beside the point. you can call yourself whatever you want. whatever you're doing for the animals is enough.

give it time, you're period will come.

Answer 6

Honey..you are not vegan..you are not even vegetarian if you eat fish.  Vegans and vegetarian eat no animals..ever.  There is no such thing as part vegetarian.  Either you are or you aren't.  

As far as your period, see your doctor.

Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes all animal, including poultry, game, fish, shellfish or crustacea, and slaughter by-products.   You can't just change the meaning of the word as you see fit.  This meaning has been the same since the word was developed.  The bible has nothing to do with it.

Answer 7

I'm not sure i haven't started my periods and I'm almost 15. but i have heard that any changes to your lifestyle like that can make your periods late or irregular

Answer 8

Maybe you are anemic. It's an iron deficiency, and iron is found in red meat. If you aren't going to eat meat, make sure you take some iron.

Answer 9

It doesn't matter whether the bible See's fish as meat. The dictionary See's fish as an animal and vegans don't eat any animals.

Answer 10

Any drastic change in diet can interrupt your cycle.  My suggestion to you is to give your body a chance to get used to your new diet.  Then when you do get your period, take some vegan iron pills.

Generally a healthy eating vegan doesn't need vitamins, but I find that I have to take iron pills during and after my period...for about a total of 4-5 days a month.

When some women menstruate, they end up iron deficient.  I am one of those women.  It's not a vegan thing, it's a girl thing:)  The pills are under $10.00 for 30 of them.

If your body doesn't adjust soon, you can go on birth control pills to regulate your period.  I would give it a little while though because birth control pills can have side effects.

It doesn't matter what the Bible says.  Vegans don't eat fish.  You can't be a certain percentage vegan.  You can be vegan or non-vegan.

People that eat no other animal products but fish are called pescetarians.  Though pescetarians are not vegetarians, they are different from omnivores.

Answer 11

Heya

Yes any change in diet can effect periods. They should regulate soon. You cannot be 80 % vegan. If you eat fish your a pescatarian. Thats a fact. well done for giving up meat. =] xx

Answer 12

I know vegitarians who eat poultry and fish. Bsically they avoid red meats, so I think that yes you are a vegitarian.

I just looked it up though and that person was right.

Do you do eggs? If so then have some eggs. Or try getting some protien, other ways. I am looking up high prtien foods right now.

Fish:

Fish in general is good for protien. So you already have that part down.

Milk, 1 cup - 8 grams

Cottage cheese, ½ cup - 15 grams

Yogurt, 1 cup – usually 8-12 grams, check label

Soft cheeses (Mozzarella, Brie, Camembert) – 6 grams per oz

Medium cheeses (Cheddar, Swiss) – 7 or 8 grams per oz

Hard cheeses (Parmesan) – 10 grams per oz

Tofu:

Tofu, ½ cup 20 grams protein

Tofu, 1 oz, 2.3 grams

Soy milk, 1 cup - 6 -10 grams

Most beans (black, pinto, lentils, etc) about 7-10 grams protein per half cup of cooked beans

Soy beans, ½ cup cooked – 14 grams protein

Split peas, ½ cup cooked – 8 grams

Nuts and Seeds

Peanut butter, 2 Tablespoons - 8 grams protein

Almonds, ¼ cup – 8 grams

Peanuts, ¼ cup – 9 grams

Cashews, ¼ cup – 5 grams

Pecans, ¼ cup – 2.5 grams

Sunflower seeds, ¼ cup – 6 grams

Pumpkin seeds, ¼ cup – 19 grams

Flax seeds – ¼ cup – 8 grams

How Much Protein Do You Need?

Our protein needs depend on our age, size, and activity level. The standard method used by nutritionists to estimate our minimum daily protein requirement is to multiply the body weight in kilograms by .8, or weight in pounds by .37. This is the number of grams of protein that should be the daily minimum. According to this method, a person weighing 150 lbs. should eat 55 grams of protein per day, a 200-pound person should get 74 grams, and a 250-pound person, 92 grams.

Another way to compute protein needs has to do with lean body mass. This method is discussed in the Zone Diet and Protein Power books. Learn About This Method

So try including some of the above foods in your diet and see if that helps.

Answer 13

Any drastic lifestyle or diet changes can do this.  Give it a little time and you should be back on track.  If not back on after a month or so get checked out.

Answer 14

Sorry....if you still eat fish, you cannot class yourself as as a "vegan".

Anyway I have to agree with the first answer......."Any lifestyle or diet changes can do this. Give it a little time and you should be back on track. If not back on after a month or so get checked out"

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Answer 15

It is possible that any dietary change or lifestyle change can affect your mentrual period. Unfortunately, seeing a healthcare practitioner (who will most likely need to do a blood test) is your safest bet. A deficiency can lead to loss of periods but so can stress and other variables. A blood test can check for deficiencies. Lack of calories could be an issue so if you are losing weight as well, you might consider adding more to your diet (like avocadoes full of healthy fats, eat more carbohydrates, etc.).

Unitl you see a doctor, I suggest doing some reading on RDAs, take a multivitamin (maybe on specialized for women), and increasing your calorie intake.