Need help, bowel obstruction
KimR_1986
Posts: 118 Member
I was just released from the hospital last night after a very painful few days feeling much better. My question is how to keep those from happening on this diet again... I can't eat avocado's and greens actually clog me up worse what do you do for fiber to keep things moving. I know fat is supposed to alone keep things moving but for some reason its not. I am only 3 weeks into keto if that makes a difference and I do suffer from a congenital defect called malrotation of the colon which makes me more prone to blockages.
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I found that milled flax seed in a low carb yogurt to be of benefit. There are a number of people in this group who do not seem to conform to the ' group norm ' and for us it is often a case of finding what works for us rather than trying to follow the one size fits all approach.0
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Chia seeds are supposed to be another fiber that helps some folks here. I don't know about your specific condition, but some things that help some people (but hurt others, so consider carefully) are caffeine/coffee (it stimulates the colon), getting enough fluids - you need at least half your body weight (in pounds) in ounces of water daily (for me, 240 lb / 2 = 120 oz daily fluids = 15 8-oz glasses a day OR a little over 7 16.9 oz-water bottles a day), and movement (yoga/walking, gentle activity) tend to move things along... I'd make sure you find a nutritionist who supports this way of eating who can walk you through dietary recommendations, or a specialist who understands different nutritional needs... Personally, I notice that things below don't work well at under 100 grams of fat a day.... Usually I'm well over that....0
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What KnitorMiss says is all good. How about good old milk of magnesia? a dose before bedtime helps me. If you do chia seeds, make the chia gel (1-2 tbsp dry seeds in a 1-2 cup size jar, shake and leave at least 30 min to let it gel) and add a tbsp of the gel to your breakfast. But your bowel condition may not welcome little bits of seed?0
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Magnesium Citrate, a good brand is Natural Calm. It's a powder you mix into water, they make different flavor a too. The way to tell you're taking enough is that your bathroom trips will be comfortably loose, it causes excessively loose stools when you take too much. My daughter's got malrotation too (her whole small/large intestine though- her colon goes right down the center of her belly!), she was born with her intestines on the outside. It's been a challenge her whole life to get the food thing right to keep her comfortable...0
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Okay, I finally went and looked this up. In most cases like this, it says surgery is suggested... Is there a particular reason the surgical option hasn't been suggested? Because it seems like this would be absolute he!! to live with.
That being said, they key part of this diet I find is high fat. If you use higher fats, the process is naturally lubricated, though firmer more compact bowel emissions are common eating this way, so that may be harder on your bowels... But fiber may actually be CAUSING this problem to trigger for you. Many people find that once they go high fats, fiber causes bloating, discomfort, and constipation...
I can suggest a few things to actually "loosen" your "solid waste" some, but I cannot ensure it would not trigger diarrhea. On your "before" way of eating, how did you minimize this issue? If you can let us know that, we can suggest compromises here.
But at a default, my reaction after reading would be ditch the fiber, add a huge bit more fat, drink lots of water, and do whatever non-food things you did before to help this process out...0
