Really need some help/advice from all of you

April 30, 2004

Do any of you get constipated on these no/low grain diets??

I've always had a problem with this ...which btw seems to get worse

as women age ...and I'm sure seeing that. I'm attributing it to

hormones.

I eat lots of fermented veggeie foods, use coconut oil/butter

oil/CLO, have recently cut my raw dairy intake way down, drink

water, eat my meats rare and use gelatin broths, eat lots of greens,

little to no wheat, etc. Doing all the correct stuff diet wise. But

without the added fiber from lots grains and legumes I just can't

seem to lick this problem. My chiropractor has had a running battle

with me about using cascara sagrada colon supplements (right now

SP's Colax and Schultz's #3 bowel cleanser). His theory is that I

need to reteach my colon to move properly and these will stimulate

the muscles to do this. He seems to think it'll take about 1 year. I

hate doing this as I think I'm going to ultimately end up damaging

the colon even more. Plus I really hate the cramping they give me.

And often I need to use so much I end up with very soft sticky

stools.

I don't mind using them occasionally when I'm travelling but his

idea of daily use seems ludicrous.

He also wants me to use prune juice which is incrediably sweet!

It's all my carbs and more if I use the amount he thinks I should. I

can't stand it! Maybe I will try fermenting the prunes and having

some of that. I haven't tried that.

I was using PD but muscle tested no to that. Actually his muscle

testing is showing my intestinal microflora is fine. I really

couldn't tell a difference with PD.

This morning I added 2 Tbsp of ground flax with my brewers yeast to

see if that helps. Any thoughts on that? And on the best way to

prepare flax if I use it daily. I'm thinking soaking overnight with

a bit of whey but then I'm not sure how to grind it. Or maybe grind

it then soak overnight with whey or celtic salt ????

I've added Mg thinking that may also help but it doesn't seem to

make a bit of difference unless I take large amounts and then once

again too loose stools.

I really appreciate any thoughts you might have on this. I'm getting

so frustrated with this.

Thanks

Lynn

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