Guest guest Posted August 25, 2001 Report Share Posted August 25, 2001 what kind of reaction did you have?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2001 Report Share Posted August 25, 2001 There is fiber from bran and oats, also flax seed. Slippery elm works to help smooth elimination. LIZ D Psyllium Husks What can you take if Psyllium Husks give an allergic reaction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2002 Report Share Posted July 9, 2002 Thanks ! It does seem to be doing the trick <GRIN>. Ruby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2002 Report Share Posted July 9, 2002 Everything that I have read suggests it is good. I've been taking 2x/day (2-3 tsp in small glass water) for sveral months. It is easier on my system than miller's bran & it really helps me avoid constipation. Sometimes, when my innards are really growling, I take 2-3 tbs of extra virgin olive oil, then drink the psyllium/water. It often stops my stomach grumbling. The psyllium is said to act as a " scrubber " and I hope that the olive oil binds with it, so as to make the acid in the olive oil come into better contact with my intestinal wall. --- MsRubyRain@... wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > Is it okay to use psyllium husks as a fiber > supplement, while on a candida > diet? > > Thanks, > Sally > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 Yes. And consider that it also absorbs minerals and carries them out of the body. Not a good thing. Fiber should come from food sources and be surrounded with plant enzymes and vitamins and minerals. Then it does not take away from the body nutritionally. This happens when we eat whole organic fruits and or veges. Donna Psyllium Husks snip Please don't use psyllium husks unless you can get a series of gravity-based colonics before during and after one dosage of psyllium. snip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 Hi Ingrid. Lots of sympathy for your problem. One way that alot of Americans miss it regarding bowel health is by not including fermented foods in their diet. There are organisms in fermented foods that promote bowel health and freedom from constipation that cannot be attained any other way. Have you done Kefir. Not the store bought fake kefir, but home made kefir from raw or non homogenized milk. Has to be experienced to be appreciated. Amazing and moving the bowel. Homemade fermented cabbage? Recipes can be found in " Nourishing Traditions " by Sally Fallon. Also sources for various cultures to make fermented drinks with. Anyone who is seeking bowel health should look into this. Life with fermented foods is so much healthier than without. And constipation often dissappears. Blessings Donna Re: Psyllium Husks Ever since I had typhoid fever and dysentery as a young girl, I have been constipated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 Hi Donna, Do you have a recipe for kefir? I have a milk man who delivers milk to my home. It is unpasturized and the cows are free range. I am blessed to live in a rural setting with a milk man who will deliver! I would like to try making some kefir if it isn't too complicated. :-) Thanks, Karma http://www.loaves-n-fishes.com Re: Psyllium Husks Hi Ingrid. Lots of sympathy for your problem. One way that alot of Americans miss it regarding bowel health is by not including fermented foods in their diet. There are organisms in fermented foods that promote bowel health and freedom from constipation that cannot be attained any other way. Have you done Kefir. Not the store bought fake kefir, but home made kefir from raw or non homogenized milk. Has to be experienced to be appreciated. Amazing and moving the bowel. Homemade fermented cabbage? Recipes can be found in " Nourishing Traditions " by Sally Fallon. Also sources for various cultures to make fermented drinks with. Anyone who is seeking bowel health should look into this. Life with fermented foods is so much healthier than without. And constipation often dissappears. Blessings Donna --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release Date: 1/27/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2003 Report Share Posted February 7, 2003 Hi Karma. It is incredibly easy to make. But you do have to have kefir grains. Kefir grains look like little looseleaf white caulifowers. About the size of an egg when full grown. You can request help getting kefir grains from the kefir_making-subscribe list. If you go to the home page of the group you will see a picture of kefir grains. You just put them in milk and set out for a few days to culture. Kitchen counter that is not too cool or hot. 60-80 degrees works easily. In the winter I put mine on a table above a radiant heater. Takes 24-48 hrs. Mine grains are dead and I need to get some more. When my mom was really ill I didn't keep up with them and left them unttended too long and they perished. Very sad. Lot's of guilts. Smile. xo Donna http://www.excellentthings.net Re: Psyllium Husks Hi Donna, Do you have a recipe for kefir? I have a milk man who delivers milk to my home. It is unpasturized and the cows are free range. I am blessed to live in a rural setting with a milk man who will deliver! I would like to try making some kefir if it isn't too complicated. :-) Thanks, Karma http://www.loaves-n-fishes.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2003 Report Share Posted February 7, 2003 Josh, Thanks for the info. One question though, is an gravity fed colonic similar to an enema? I would love to hear any more detail that you have. Thanks. Amal _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2003 Report Share Posted February 10, 2003 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Amal, A gravity fed colonic is similar in concept to an enema in that there is no machinery or pump filling or removing the water. That is really the only similarity. An enema only introduces water into the sigmoid or ascending area of the colon. Your body than releases water and waste and you can repeat it if you like. A gravity fed colonic allows for a simultaneous inflow and outflow of water and releases deeper toxicity from the bowels. The gravity allows your body to take in as much water as necessary without the pressure that a machine brings and allows your own parastalsis to move the water where your body needs it. In short it is much gentler on the body and more effective. Machine fed colonics also remove the water in the same way, forcing it out whether it is ready or not. Imagine drinking water from a hose and either allowing someone else to determine when you've had enough or choosing for yourself. Which one will leave you choking first? There are alot more people giving machine (hydraulic press) colonics than gravity-fed. People like to feel that things are more high-tech or advanced and they like the sterile, 21st century feel of machinery. These treatments can be very dangerous and very rarely effective. Hope that helps. Josh Amal K <amal__@...> wrote: Josh, Thanks for the info. One question though, is an gravity fed colonic similar to an enema? I would love to hear any more detail that you have. Thanks. Amal >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I thought it would behoove the group for me to explain a little more about colonics, colemas and enemas. There is a bit of a difference and should be looked at in greater detail and thought. An Enema is a form of colon cleansing that has been around a very long time with colemas taking in the next spot. It wasn't until the last century that Colonics came to the fore. The differences have already been explained but to reiterate Enemas and Colemas are gravity feed systems. But, a colonic machine or system can also be a gravity feed, and most are. http://www.homecolonics.com/diagram.htm http://www.dotoloresearch.com/main.cfm This is a colonic machine in use. http://www.colonichealth.com/10day.htm http://www.awwwsomestore.com/colhomcoland.html Shoot, here you can watch an excellent demo-movie for a colema board. I think it will answer a lot of your questions. http://www.colema-boards.com/videodemo.htm Note the water filter system next to this unit. This is one major benefit to having a colonic system. http://www.arden.net/earcandle/Colonic/Colonic.htm The greatest difference between a colonic and a colema board is that that the colonic is using a speculum to make a closed system, which keeps the odors from getting out when the body is dumping out putrefied mass. With a colonic machine you're actually able to view the matter going by in a clear section of lighted tubing. By way of that vision you get to see some pretty interesting things, and some systems even have a capture jar to which to divert some of the waste for examination. http://colonhyd.best.vwh.net/ A colema or an enema are going to let you know for a fact that you got putrefied mass out, which is what happens to those who have not gotten the ascending colon to clear for many years, and those who have been major meat eaters. This odor is like rotted flesh, but with use of either of the three systems and a good diet there if virtually no odor present when the body is fairly cleared of that type of crud. The fact that you get to take note of the level of odor is perhaps the main benefit to an enema or colema board's use. If you watch the movie to which I've linked here you will notice that they tell you to not put the supply water above a certain height to prevent too much water pressure from being made. This is another advantage of the colonic machine in that it has a pressure limiting valve that makes sure the pressure can not get over 2 pounds per square inch even if the supply line is up to 70 psi. Unlike enemas or colemas, control of the water's temperature as well as its flow rate are also available with a colonics machine. There are various benefits from being able to do this. Temporarily lowering the temperature can stimulate the colon and cause the liver to start a dump, which ain't so easy with either a colema or enema. With a colonics machine it is possible to stop the flow of waste water out of the colon and allow for a fill, like and enema, or for allowing just so much waste out as there is a fill taking place. This method is like shooting water from a hose and moving the dirt down the walkway, or if you've ever cleaned out a bucket, spraying water up into it with it upside down to get it cleaned, you can let the stuff move right out the opening. It can also allow for a fill if the water is kept at a constant input but the output is restricted, this is like have a leaking bucket with more water going in than is coming out, until there is a need to get relief then the waste valve can be fully opened. This process along with a peristaltic action can get a lot of stuff moving out of the colon in a relatively short time. A skilled technician can, by controlling the water in and out, help to make for a very very well washed colon. Hopefully the medical community will realize the importance of this and instead of cutting people open because of an impacted colon, as in the case of Maurice Gibbs, give them an enema or allow for a colonic to get out an impaction. All animals are rings. So we could say we as humans are like rings, there is the outside of the ring, skin, and there is the inside of the ring, mouth to anus. So, keeping the ring clean is a process that shouldn't be avoided. Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 They are one and the same..... the outer coating of the seed of the psyllium plant, closely related to the plantain that most likely grows in your lawn. Capsules or powder depends on how you want to use a food item. ly, for the fiber bulk provided by psyllium, I prefer freshly ground flaxseed for their extra nutritional benefits not found in psyllium. mjh Posted by: " a " _capicuaaa@... _ (mailto:capicuaaa@...?Subject= Re:Psyllium%20husks) _capicuaaa _ (capicuaaa) Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:02 am (PST) Hi, I was wondering which is the best form of Psyllium? Capsules or powder? I see some are sold as psyllium seed husks, some as Psyllium husks; is it all the same? Thanks, a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Hi a, It may be worth looking at Lepicol: www.lepicol.com <http://www.lepicol.com/> I have found this helpful despite being so sensitive to most things. Rosie Hi, I was wondering which is the best form of Psyllium? Capsules or powder? I see some are sold as psyllium seed husks, some as Psyllium husks; is it all the same? Thanks, a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 powder is better.This way you won't have to ingest capsules. bw Nil Psyllium husks > Hi, > > I was wondering which is the best form of Psyllium? Capsules or > powder? I see some are sold as psyllium seed husks, some as Psyllium > husks; is it all the same? > > Thanks, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Thank you all for the information on Psyllium husks:) a > > powder is better.This way you won't have to ingest capsules. > bw > Nil > Psyllium husks > > > > Hi, > > > > I was wondering which is the best form of Psyllium? Capsules or > > powder? I see some are sold as psyllium seed husks, some as Psyllium > > husks; is it all the same? > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Hey all, I may be wrong, but there seems to be some conflicting info on the WAPF website in regards to taking psyllium fiber supplements. There are some articles that recommend taking them, and others that imply they cause gut irritation (from phytic acid I assume?). Can anyone clarify? Specifically in regards to psyllium as a weight-loss aid? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 when eating in proper hygienic balance two well formed bowel movements a day, morning & night is the norm, no need for potentially toxic herbs & such. Best always, Jim <mattandgina@...> wrote: Hey all, I may be wrong, but there seems to be some conflicting info on the WAPF website in regards to taking psyllium fiber supplements. There are some articles that recommend taking them, and others that imply they cause gut irritation (from phytic acid I assume?). Can anyone clarify? Specifically in regards to psyllium as a weight-loss aid? Thanks, Well done is better than well said..., Jim Igo --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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