Re: Too much fiber - intestinal blockage

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Good you were able to take care of that!

For awhile now, I've gone from one almost-extreme to the other, with

BM's. Most of the time, I had to take *at least* the recommended dose

of fiber, but then sometimes I didn't need any.

Then I started drinking kombucha tea every day, and since then, I have

not needed one speck of extra fiber. It was a little loose at first,

but within a few days, and ever since (more than a month now, I

think), everything is smooth-movin'. Especially after all the " grainy "

stuff for the first few days, I'm still thinking maybe my gallbladder

is in better shape since starting the KT. I'm sold on it. And I love

that it's almost free to make!

Joy

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> I remember a conversation about too much fiber causing problems and

> possible intestinal blockages but never really thought too much about

> it until this weekend. First let me say that my digestive tract is

> not normal. I had my colon removed 16 years ago due to thousands and

> thousands of polyps and the 100% change of getting colon cancer from

> a genetic mutation.

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> Friday evening I ate some fresh coconut meat while on the road

> traveling to see family. I ate a decent amount but not a ton. I

> didn't feel well on Saturday and realized that I hadn't had a good BM

> since Friday - I normally go 5-6xday. The feeling of being full got

> worse and worse until I thought if I didn't do something I would end

> up in the hospital. I have never had an intestinal blockage/kink but

> it is common in people with intestinal surgeries. I didn't want to

> go to the emergency room while out of town so I took matters into my

> own hands and physically cleared the blockage. I was worried that it

> might be compacted higher up than I could reach so I also took a few

> enemas. It wasn't a fun process, but better than the alternative of

> hospitalization.

>

> The coconut meat had compacted into a solid mass that could not move

> through my small intestine. It wasn't that much, but enough to cause

> damage. I'll be more careful to eat high fiber foods in less

> quantity and mix them with other foods (not eat them alone) in the

> future. If I had eaten anything else with the coconut that evening,

> this probably wouldn't have happend.

>

> Just thought you might find this real life example interesting. I

> never really thought it could happen, but there it is.

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