Constipation
 

Can anyone give me some help in fighting constipation? I am on half my meds now and on Day 8 of IP but a daily battle with constipation. Tried the flora tabs. I know, more water, more vegys! Hard to do when you get into your 50's!

My dr suggested mirilax, along with the fiber and water that I take. Seems to help things.

My husband drinks a lot of water and stirs in Benefiber. It seems to work for him.

Warm lemon drink helps me...Benefiber or FiberAdvance helps...I do know drinking enough water helps me because if I dont, I suffer constipation...May you feel better soon.. :)

Cinnamonie

Stool Softener (in drug stores) Prunes and Raisin Bran Cereal are my remedy.

Lynn

Lots of water. And Pysillium husks. And applesauce. And reduce cheese and dairy. And more oranges.

Lots of water. Also, magnesium and Vit. C.

I find that by drinking lots of water, eating fruit and lots of veggies plus 2 teaspoons on flaxseeds in a tub of yogurt help me immensly.

Jenye. :hug:


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I go to Weight Watcher meetings and there I was told to have a couple of tsps of olive oil, kind of to keep the pipes greased so to speak.

Salads and apples seem to help me. (Maybe there is something to that old saying ~ an apple a day keeps the dr away)

Chia seeds in my salads every day. Spinach and kale. At least 35 gm of fiber a day. Lots of water. I take magnesium before I go to bed every night. And if all that doesn't work, I eat some coconut butter or put straight coconut cream in my coffee. It doesn't agree with my stomach if I have too much of it and it kinda goes through in a hurry!

I agree with the veggies and water. Exercise and increasing fiber help too.

I eat several Kelloggs All Bran crackers each night before I go to bed, and I take a Colace(stool softener) daily. I have to be very careful not to get constipated because of my recent bowel surgery.

Natural Calm works well for me.

Hot water with lemon juice in the morning before you eat. This really does work. Fresh squeezed lemon is better...but I have used lemon juice when I don't have lemons. Still works but maybe takes longer? I am not a coffee drinker, but there really is something about the hot water on an empty stomach that helps.

Hot tea and especially some of the herbal blends that have peppermint, spearmint or are labeled "dieter's tea" These are natural laxatives. Be careful with the dieter's kind...like a laxative you can get dependent on that one. For me, a mini 3 mint musketeers or mini York peppermint patty eaten before bed; followed up by the hot lemon water before breakfast works wonders. On my higher carb days I sometimes add in a Fiber One bar or brownie and crackers with fiber to my plan.

There is even yoga for constipation, some on youtube and other sites. Once I even watched a video for self-massage of the colon. I tried it using a little 5 lb medicine ball and it surprised me how well that worked! Low carb is well known for causing or exacerbating constipation; so I have done tons of google research on this. :^:

Originally Posted by Ashenpond:
I find that by drinking lots of water, eating fruit and lots of veggies plus 2 teaspoons on flaxseeds in a tub of yogurt help me immensly.

Jenye. :hug:


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Same recipe.

Wow! There's a lot of great tips on here!

Here's mine:

Go to the health food store and get some HIGH QUALITY cascara sagrada and psyllium hulls. It's what I use. If I don't use it the weight comes off slower.

I take a couple a day of the cascara, but if I were eating more I'd take more. Also lots and lots of water will get and keep you going. Constipation is usually caused by lack of enough water.

Also try psyllium hulls from health food store. It's mega fiber. You could do one or the other or both together. Probably should start out with psyllium. Just know if you go that route, the scale might not cooperate for a few days because the psyllium blows up to about 10 times it's volume when you add water. It's all fiber so you are not gaining any weight from it, so don't freak.

These are the ingredients in all the over the counter crap from drug companies AND they are organic.

Ask for help at the health food store, they are usually very knowledgeable and helpful.

It usually takes 24 hours for the cascara to kick in. It's worth the wait using something that healthy and organic.