Delicate Topic - Whats the best thing for constipation

JannyH2

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Give psyllium fiber a try for a day or three and see if I'm not right.[/quote]

I suggested it. [/quote]

Thanks Rainbow you had great suggestions!

stealthq

I'm going to be the lone dissenter on fiber.

Check your diet before you go taking more. More fiber can be great if you're not getting enough. It can back you up something fierce if you suddenly and dramatically increase your intake, or you're getting a lot more than necessary.

I'd recommend more fats in your diet. More fat doesn't have the potential to back you up even more. Maybe try the paleo bulletproof coffee for double benefits.

ebonyroche

Try a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar on an empty stomach upon waking. You can do a shot straight up or in 8 oz. of water.

JannyH2

Think the Magnesium Citrate may be working already!!! Getting gurgles!!!

JannyH2

Its working!!! Magnesium Citrate is potent stuff!!!

Catfishbabs

I started taking some medication 2 years ago that caused constipation. I tried everything and nothing worked. Finally my Dr told me to eat 4 prunes in the morning and 4 at night. Problem solved. I hated using that many calories on prunes so I scaled back to 4 in the morning and 2 at night. When I was traveling I scaled back to 4 in the morning (80 cals). Previously I tried fiber pills, metamucil, drinking lots of water, prune juice, stool softeners. I eat only whole grain bread and grape nuts cereal and eat plenty of veggies so my diet was pretty good on fiber. If I think I am starting to get constipated I add a couple of night time prunes.

Kullerva

I third (or fourth?) probiotics. The right one could fix any number of digestive issues.

For an overnight fix, Egyptian Licorice (or Licorice Root) tea steeped for about 10 minutes has always worked as a cure for me. Drink it about an hour before bed, and when you wake up the problem should gently resolve itself. If it doesn't, try steeping longer.

cebreisch

What's helped me most are chocolite protein bars. They have 10 g fiber in them - about 100 calories, gluten/sugar free, 10 g protein...

I really like that they have so much fiber and 1-2 bars/day will get you to 20 g fiber....plus whatever other fiber you have during the day. I never really suffered from constipation/bloating except for when I wasn't eating "right" - but those protein/fiber bars - I haven't been constipated or bloated, and haven't had to worry about the dreaded #2's not going well. No straining at all. And my stomach hasn't felt like an overblown ball at the end of the day.

PLUS - the added fiber helps me in that I'm not as hungry as often.

JannyH2

Kullerva wrote: »

I third (or fourth?) probiotics. The right one could fix any number of digestive issues.

For an overnight fix, Egyptian Licorice (or Licorice Root) tea steeped for about 10 minutes has always worked as a cure for me. Drink it about an hour before bed, and when you wake up the problem should gently resolve itself. If it doesn't, try steeping longer.

I remember that liquorice as a child and growing up..

catherj

100 cal bag of popcorn. Has the fiber and should not interfere with low carb

TeaBea

stealthq wrote: »

I'm going to be the lone dissenter on fiber.

Check your diet before you go taking more. More fiber can be great if you're not getting enough. It can back you up something fierce if you suddenly and dramatically increase your intake, or you're getting a lot more than necessary.

I'd recommend more fats in your diet. More fat doesn't have the potential to back you up even more. Maybe try the paleo bulletproof coffee for double benefits.

Yes - what many people don't think about; there are different forms of fiber (soluble and insoluble). Each serves a different function. Some people have trouble with one form or the other.

http://www.webmd.com/diet/insoluble-soluble-fiber

http://www.webmd.com/diet/compare-dietary-fibers

delivered2015

Psyllium Husk, it's all natural fiber. You can get it at Walmart, Walgreens, etc. Metamucil makes one but make sure the main ingredient is Psyllium Husk. It comes in many forms including capsules. Good luck:)

Wynterbourne

This may be a little off topic from your original question, but I thought you should know, if you mean the ABC Diet by Robert S. Wieder, that is a diet created as satire by a satire writer. It's a joke.

ABC Diet The ABC Diet created by Robert S. Wieder was developed as a comical response to all the fad diets available. The ABC Diet involves only eating certain foods that begin with the letters A, B and C. The A choices include abalone, antelope, asparagus and apples. B choices include beluga caviar, bouillon, bean curd and baguettes. The C group includes chard, celery, catsup and carrots. This diet was written solely as satire.

Shells918

Milk of magnesia followed by warm prune juice works for me. I also have a tea called Smooth Mooves. It works well too.

Yi5hedr3

Calcium citrate- no brainer.

PAnn1

I may be a little after the fact with my response, but here it goes anyway..Green vegetables like spinach and broccoli on a regular basis works for me. Take a look at what kinds of foods you are eating. What doesn't cause constipation for one person may for another. It took me awhile to get used to hanging how I eat and that caused just the opposite effect as I was eating a lot more vegetables. Also one med I take for my Fibromyalgia caused constipation for awhile. I had to change from taking two together to spacing them apart. Now I can take them together and they don't effect me like in the beginning.

nvmomketo

JannyH2 wrote: »

Its working!!! Magnesium Citrate is potent stuff!!!

Lol
When carbs are cut, sodium often gets low. To try to balance electrolytes, the body use magnesium and potassium. Your body probably needed a it more Mg.

Consider adding more sodium to your diet too. 3000mg is a good level for low carbers to start at.

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cbelc2

Ground flax seed works for me.

ericGold15

Constipation has different causes, and thus different treatments.

E.g., if the diet has reduced bulk then fibre supplement is a good first choice.
If narcotics are being taken then stimulant type meds.

Chronic constipation is usually from multiple causes and requires a multi-prong approach: adequate hydration, exercise, bowel retraining, fibre, and increasingly active stimulants depending how refractory the constipation is.

trjjoy

Add some chillies to your food.

farmerpam1

All good advice, lots of water, movement, fiber. I also use fiber gummies on occasion.