For nearly 15 years, Stella Auka lived with a condition she struggled to name but could never ignore: chronic constipation that slowly eroded her well-being. Doctors advised more water and more vegetables. She tried, but nothing changed.
Looking back, Stella traces part of the problem to a shift in diet that once felt aspirational. Raised in a household where vegetables were the norm and meat was a rare Christmas privilege, adulthood brought a different idea of “better living”: meat almost daily, full-fat milk tea brewed the Kenyan way, and vegetables cooked in milk for richness.
It was indulgence that felt deserved. But her body disagreed.At 52, she made a decision that would reset her life. She eliminated animal protein from her diet and began each morning with water and fruit. Within weeks, her digestion improved. The constipation that had defined years of discomfort began to ease.“I didn’t understand what my body was telling me until I changed everything,” she reflects.
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