How to End Constipation on Low Carb
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DittoDan
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If anyone wants to end constipation, go on youtube and google "how to fermented vegetables". Follow the instructions, using low carb veggies to ferment.
Its easy, cheap, natural, healthy and can be done in perpetuity with no ill side effects.
Only one caveat, start by eating small amounts and work your way up. To eat too much, too fast ~ may give you a reaction. But, even that will pass, its like an innoculation.
I hope this helps,
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / The Recipe Water Fasting / E.A.S.Y. Exercise Program
Its easy, cheap, natural, healthy and can be done in perpetuity with no ill side effects.
Only one caveat, start by eating small amounts and work your way up. To eat too much, too fast ~ may give you a reaction. But, even that will pass, its like an innoculation.
I hope this helps,
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / The Recipe Water Fasting / E.A.S.Y. Exercise Program
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Instead, take magnesium Citrate twice a day, morning and night. Whala - you be good! Since we are all magnesium deficient anyway, this works out perfect!0
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Also drinking Kombucha can help some people as well.0
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Thanks0
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What do fermented veggies taste like? Offhand they don't sound like something I would enjoy ...
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One of these days, I might get around to trying some "high meat." AKA, intentionally fermented (rotten) raw meat. It's WAY beyond where I am now. But, if I ever feel like I need fermented foods in my diet, that's the way I would head. I don't think I'll ever need to go to that length. LOL, but it's something that people do. Some cultures have plenty of fermented meats.0
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Naturally fermented sauerkraut, kimchi (similar but spicy)... Those are yummy! In the old (carb) days, ever had a hot dog with onions & sauerkraut?macchiatto wrote: »What do fermented veggies taste like? Offhand they don't sound like something I would enjoy ...
Also if you are getting enough magnesium and Vitamin C you shouldn't have much of a problem.
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One of these days, I might get around to trying some "high meat." AKA, intentionally fermented (rotten) raw meat. It's WAY beyond where I am now. But, if I ever feel like I need fermented foods in my diet, that's the way I would head. I don't think I'll ever need to go to that length. LOL, but it's something that people do. Some cultures have plenty of fermented meats.
Yes, I'm not there yet either. Many Asian cultures ferment fish.
Dan the Man from Michigan
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macchiatto wrote: »What do fermented veggies taste like? Offhand they don't sound like something I would enjoy ...
They taste like a slightly watered down version of whatever you ferment. Strong veggies like radishes and garlic mellow out. Weak tasting ones pick up flavor. If you mix several veggies together, it's like a soup, the flavors average out.
Dan the Man from Michigan
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@canadjineh despite my German roots i've never liked sauerkraut. Or kimchi. Unfortunate.
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macchiatto wrote: »@canadjineh despite my German roots i've never liked sauerkraut. Or kimchi. Unfortunate.
Gasp! How could you admit that out loud!? 0 -
macchiatto wrote: »@canadjineh despite my German roots i've never liked sauerkraut. Or kimchi. Unfortunate.
Gasp! How could you admit that out loud!?
I concur
I was raised on the stuff (German Parents), I got my kids loving it when they were little too. 0 -
I never liked sauerkraut when I was younger, but since moving to Japan 20 years ago, my natto-loving hubby has changed my palate. He makes daily nuka pickles out of raw daikon or turnip slices, whatever is in season. They smell really funky, but they taste sour-salty and just hit the spot with dinner! Never say never! Ya gotta try new things...0
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I never liked sauerkraut when I was younger, but since moving to Japan 20 years ago, my natto-loving hubby has changed my palate. He makes daily nuka pickles out of raw daikon or turnip slices, whatever is in season. They smell really funky, but they taste sour-salty and just hit the spot with dinner! Never say never! Ya gotta try new things...
Amen sista'!
I made pickles but know what a "nuka pickle" is (googling now)....
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I make fermented veggies, Sauerkraut, and Kefir, Kombucha and Jun tea. My spouse often wonders at my "experiments" in the kitchen. LOL ... YET, he will eat a little kraut and drink Jun (making faces) and take some kefir in his protein shake. Healing the gut microbiome is essential.
I used to have serious issues, then discovered probiotics... AND daily I take "Calm" magnesium and magnesium oxide before bed. All is well! I could NEVER do low carb before. Now all is right as rain.
Some people are just sluggish that way.
Thanks Dan for the discussion.
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@FIT_Goat - you could always try a bit of Icelandic 'preserved' shark, if you could get your hands on some...
http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/icelandic-cuisine-hakarl-iceland-fermented-shark.html0 -
macchiatto wrote: »@canadjineh despite my German roots i've never liked sauerkraut. Or kimchi. Unfortunate.
It won't give you any probiotic effects, because it's cooked, but there is a delicious polish stew called bigos that includes sauerkraut and meat, which mellows the sauerkraut out considerably.0 -
Raw unpasteurized sauerkraut will give you probiotic benefits. You can try making it yourself, or buy the unpasteurized kind in the refrigerated section of a grocery store that sells health food. Once you purchase it, store it in the fridge, and eat it raw.
One of my favourite ways to eat either sauerkraut or kimchi is raw, alongside sausage of various types, maybe with some mustard too. You don't need to eat much.0 -
Alternatively you can take magnesium citrate if fermented veggies aren't your thing.0
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Sauerkraut goes great in a dutch oven with a pork loin.
That's what's for dinner tonight.
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I just picked up some kimchi at Target, expensive but yummy. It was $7.99 and I had it with my boring turkey burger last night! So worth it!0
