Delicate Topic - Whats the best thing for constipation
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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-fibers0 -
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:)0
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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.0
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Milk of magnesia followed by warm prune juice works for me. I also have a tea called Smooth Mooves. It works well too.0
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Calcium citrate- no brainer.0
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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.0
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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.0 -
Ground flax seed works for me.0
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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.0 -
Add some chillies to your food.0
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All good advice, lots of water, movement, fiber. I also use fiber gummies on occasion.0
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