Re: Started iodoral, now constipated.

[Guest guest]

Your other symptoms are detox. I don't think the constipation is detox

though, but I could be wrong for sure. I too find iodine constipating, but

in my case it is far more pronounced with Lugol's vs. Iodoral. In any

case, are you getting plenty of fiber and clean water? Both of those are

essential. I find it easy to regulate just using magnesium, but you're

taking a lot and still being uncomfortable. Maybe you need some stewed

prunes every morning? You might want to consider lowering your dose for a

while and letting that soak in so your body gets used to it. I feel

certain this is temporary for you.

btw, you might want to consider adding Vit D3 to your supplements. I feel

so much better with it.

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At 07:18 PM 2/16/2011, you wrote:

>Hey all! I'm new to this group and have been

>lurking around the group to find some answers.

>About 3 weeks ago have been taking 12.5mg x2

>iodoral tablets a day. A week and a half later

>50mg tablet once a day and for four days 50mg x2.

>Trips to the comode have been lessening. Now I

>have upped my Mag to 2000mg a day and still I go

>a few times but cannot fully 'evacuate.' Along with

>this I am getting slight headaches, short temper,

>insomnia, and eye twitches. I have been supplementing

>with the following;

>

>-magnesium 500mg x3-4

>-selenium 100mg x2

>-B-Complex 50mg x3

>-vitamin c 2000mg x3

>-vitamin a 10,000 x2

>-zinc 50mg x2

>-milk thistle 350mg x3

>

>I eat tons of fresh veggies, no dairy, little meat,

>little to no gluten. Will this constipation improve

>if I up the dose? Should I lower the dose? Does mag

>oil help with constipation? Any help would be much

>appreciated.

>

>-

~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~

--A.J. Muste

[Guest guest]

maybe he needs more protein? ATP cofactors?

Gracia

On 2/16/2011 11:10 PM, Baker wrote:

Your other symptoms are detox. I don't think the

constipation is detox

though, but I could be wrong for sure. I too find iodine

constipating, but

in my case it is far more pronounced with Lugol's vs.

Iodoral. In any

case, are you getting plenty of fiber and clean water?

Both of those are

essential. I find it easy to regulate just using

magnesium, but you're

taking a lot and still being uncomfortable. Maybe you need

some stewed

prunes every morning? You might want to consider lowering

your dose for a

while and letting that soak in so your body gets used to

it. I feel

certain this is temporary for you.

btw, you might want to consider adding Vit D3 to your

supplements. I feel

so much better with it.

--

At 07:18 PM 2/16/2011, you wrote:

>Hey all! I'm new to this group and have been

>lurking around the group to find some answers.

>About 3 weeks ago have been taking 12.5mg x2

>iodoral tablets a day. A week and a half later

>50mg tablet once a day and for four days 50mg x2.

>Trips to the comode have been lessening. Now I

>have upped my Mag to 2000mg a day and still I go

>a few times but cannot fully 'evacuate.' Along with

>this I am getting slight headaches, short temper,

>insomnia, and eye twitches. I have been supplementing

>with the following;

>

>-magnesium 500mg x3-4

>-selenium 100mg x2

>-B-Complex 50mg x3

>-vitamin c 2000mg x3

>-vitamin a 10,000 x2

>-zinc 50mg x2

>-milk thistle 350mg x3

>

>I eat tons of fresh veggies, no dairy, little meat,

>little to no gluten. Will this constipation improve

>if I up the dose? Should I lower the dose? Does mag

>oil help with constipation? Any help would be much

>appreciated.

>

>-

~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~

--A.J. Muste

[Guest guest]

Just some thoughts here ... what type of magnesium are you taking? Had you

been supplementing with Mg before beginning the iodine protocol? Some are more

bioavailable than others and 2,000 mg/day is a pretty hefty amount. You may

have seen in past discussions that topical Mg chloride is actually a preferred

route as it bypasses the digestive system. Nutricology also makes a USP liquid

Mg chloride that would be immediately available when ingested though I wouldn't

recommend this as long term way to supplement - but perhaps a way to help get

the bowels moving with a product that is also providing bioavailable Mg.

If you started with a Mg deficiency you may be playing catch up and your body is

using all that is available very rapidly. Mg deficiency is more common than

most people realize. Unlike Vitamin C I don't think that extremely large doses

would be advisable. You might do a search on this forum for posts that I made

regarding Dr. Norm Shealy and Magnesium.

Also the type of Vitamin C ~ have you experimented with different types and also

larger quantities during spells of constipation? Though your intake of 6,000

mg/day 'looks " like it should be adequate the need for Vitamin C truly is an

individual thing and you may need much more, especially during this time.

Was it Linus ing who discussed ascorbic acid in referral to the type of

condition = amount needed? I recall the references to the 100 gram cold which

is the doses of Vitamin C needed to knock down a severe cold. I didn't save

the origin but here is a quote " The astonishing finding was that all patients,

tolerant of ascorbic acid, can take greater amounts of the substance orally

without having diarrhea when ill or under stress. This increased tolerance is

somewhat proportional to the toxicity of the disease being treated. " Then usual

bowel tolerance doses are listed for different conditions.

In addition there is the new liposomal form of Vitamin C which goes directly to

the liver for use by the body and bowel tolerance is not an issue.

Generally most everyone who begins Iodoral or Lugol's is going to see

significant changes from their norm because if one has been operating in a

deficiency then when iodine becomes available to the body, it changes and begins

operating in a different manner. Like Vitamin C it appears that the amount of

iodine needed is in proportion to the deficiency or illness being addressed. As

you know the bowels are one of the detoxification pathways and perhaps whatever

your body is changing is temporarily overwhelming this particular pathway.

If your condition has not changed at this point and increasing Vitamin C does

not help perhaps check out Dr. Loretta Lanphier's website Oasis Advanced

Wellness. She earned her expertise in bowel function the hard way ~ by

surviving cancer ~ and has quite a bit of articles to peruse on her website.

One product she talks about and supplies that may be of interest to you is

called Mag 07 which looks to clear the colon but not supply Mg to the body

nutritionally.

How confident are you that your gall bladder and liver were not sluggish prior

to beginning the iodine protocol? I see that you are taking milk thistle which

is great of course. I am just prompting you to explore your own thoughts about

how well your body might be breaking down bile, etc... as you re-examine your

detox pathways.

I have seen suggest to some that pulse dosing of Iodoral or Lugol's

may benefit them and if one or more of your detox pathways are becoming sluggish

pulse dosing may be something to consider.

You didn't mention using unrefined salt ... ??

> > >Hey all! I'm new to this group and have been

> > >lurking around the group to find some answers.

> > >About 3 weeks ago have been taking 12.5mg x2

> > >iodoral tablets a day. A week and a half later

> > >50mg tablet once a day and for four days 50mg x2.

> > >Trips to the comode have been lessening. Now I

> > >have upped my Mag to 2000mg a day and still I go

> > >a few times but cannot fully 'evacuate.' Along with

> > >this I am getting slight headaches, short temper,

> > >insomnia, and eye twitches. I have been supplementing

> > >with the following;

> > >

> > >-magnesium 500mg x3-4

> > >-selenium 100mg x2

> > >-B-Complex 50mg x3

> > >-vitamin c 2000mg x3

> > >-vitamin a 10,000 x2

> > >-zinc 50mg x2

> > >-milk thistle 350mg x3

> > >

> > >I eat tons of fresh veggies, no dairy, little meat,

> > >little to no gluten. Will this constipation improve

> > >if I up the dose? Should I lower the dose? Does mag

> > >oil help with constipation? Any help would be much

> > >appreciated.

> > >

> > >-

> >

> > ~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~

> > --A.J. Muste

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Constipation is my first sign that I need to back off because I'm detoxing too

much. One of the most important things to do is pulse when starting with

iodine. This website talks about pulsing more in detail.

www.breastcancerchoises.org.

I take Anntronex to get my liver moving again. It really helps with the

constipation. In the beginning, I took 3 capsules 3 x's with meals daily. Now,

I take 3 capsules when I think about it for maintenance.

I eat very little fiber and don't drink water all day. The wrong kind of fiber

can just make constipation worse. Eating the right fats help lubricate.

Joan

> >Hey all! I'm new to this group and have been

> >lurking around the group to find some answers.

> >About 3 weeks ago have been taking 12.5mg x2

> >iodoral tablets a day. A week and a half later

> >50mg tablet once a day and for four days 50mg x2.

> >Trips to the comode have been lessening. Now I

> >have upped my Mag to 2000mg a day and still I go

> >a few times but cannot fully 'evacuate.' Along with

> >this I am getting slight headaches, short temper,

> >insomnia, and eye twitches. I have been supplementing

> >with the following;

> >

> >-magnesium 500mg x3-4

> >-selenium 100mg x2

> >-B-Complex 50mg x3

> >-vitamin c 2000mg x3

> >-vitamin a 10,000 x2

> >-zinc 50mg x2

> >-milk thistle 350mg x3

> >

> >I eat tons of fresh veggies, no dairy, little meat,

> >little to no gluten. Will this constipation improve

> >if I up the dose? Should I lower the dose? Does mag

> >oil help with constipation? Any help would be much

> >appreciated.

> >

> >-

>

>

> ~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~

> --A.J. Muste

>

[Guest guest]

Livon Labs sells Lypo-spheric Vitamin C that can be bought @ iHerb amongst other

places.

Most folks on this list use Ancient Minerals Magnesium Oil or Swansons. I have

purchased Dr. Norm Shealy's Biogenics Magnesium Lotion in the past but now just

buy USP Mg Chloride crystals and make my own. Shealy's product is available on

Amazon or on Shealy's website www.selfhelpsystems.com or Spring Valley Herbs. I

bought mine from Spring Valley.

> > > >Hey all! I'm new to this group and have been

> > > >lurking around the group to find some answers.

> > > >About 3 weeks ago have been taking 12.5mg x2

> > > >iodoral tablets a day. A week and a half later

> > > >50mg tablet once a day and for four days 50mg x2.

> > > >Trips to the comode have been lessening. Now I

> > > >have upped my Mag to 2000mg a day and still I go

> > > >a few times but cannot fully 'evacuate.' Along with

> > > >this I am getting slight headaches, short temper,

> > > >insomnia, and eye twitches. I have been supplementing

> > > >with the following;

> > > >

> > > >-magnesium 500mg x3-4

> > > >-selenium 100mg x2

> > > >-B-Complex 50mg x3

> > > >-vitamin c 2000mg x3

> > > >-vitamin a 10,000 x2

> > > >-zinc 50mg x2

> > > >-milk thistle 350mg x3

> > > >

> > > >I eat tons of fresh veggies, no dairy, little meat,

> > > >little to no gluten. Will this constipation improve

> > > >if I up the dose? Should I lower the dose? Does mag

> > > >oil help with constipation? Any help would be much

> > > >appreciated.

> > > >

> > > >-

> > >

> > > ~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~

> > > --A.J. Muste

> > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Joan-

What is " Anntronex " ?

Thanks!

> > >Hey all! I'm new to this group and have been

> > >lurking around the group to find some answers.

> > >About 3 weeks ago have been taking 12.5mg x2

> > >iodoral tablets a day. A week and a half later

> > >50mg tablet once a day and for four days 50mg x2.

> > >Trips to the comode have been lessening. Now I

> > >have upped my Mag to 2000mg a day and still I go

> > >a few times but cannot fully 'evacuate.' Along with

> > >this I am getting slight headaches, short temper,

> > >insomnia, and eye twitches. I have been supplementing

> > >with the following;

> > >

> > >-magnesium 500mg x3-4

> > >-selenium 100mg x2

> > >-B-Complex 50mg x3

> > >-vitamin c 2000mg x3

> > >-vitamin a 10,000 x2

> > >-zinc 50mg x2

> > >-milk thistle 350mg x3

> > >

> > >I eat tons of fresh veggies, no dairy, little meat,

> > >little to no gluten. Will this constipation improve

> > >if I up the dose? Should I lower the dose? Does mag

> > >oil help with constipation? Any help would be much

> > >appreciated.

> > >

> > >-

> >

> >

> > ~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~

> > --A.J. Muste

> >

>