Using Rhubarb for Constipation

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I'm only going once a week. I don't think I'm in an active flare which normally

causes C. I can't do enemas. I can't do nut flours... they make me more C. I

really don't want to take Miralax because it causes tummy cramps like magnesium

and it still takes days for it to work. I was looking up some natural remedies

and came across this. Has anyone ever used rhubarb for C? My chronic C is the

only thing SCD hasn't really helped with. I go through spouts of being regular

but with no changes to my diet, the C comes back.

" Rhubarb has strong laxative action so it is best to use it with other juices.

Here's how you can use this herb.

Blend together three stalks of rhubarb, without leaves, 1 cup of fresh apple

juice, and one quart of peeled lemons and one tablespoon of honey or maple

syrup. This tart drink will help you with your constipation.

Drink one glass three times a day. "

A smaller quantity of this rhubarb drink would be,

Blend three stalks of rhubarb, ¼ - ½ peeled lemon, a teaspoon of honey or maple

syrup, and ¾ cup of fresh organic apple juice. You may add more syrup if the

taste if to harsh for you. Don't use rhubarb leaves since they contain toxic

chemicals.

Use rhubarb only raw since it is high in oxalic acid. Use it sparingly and do

not cook it. Cooking converts the organic oxalic acid into inorganic oxalic

acid. The body does not easily absorb inorganic oxalic and it forms crystal

deposits in the kidney and throughout the body.

Thanks,

Misty Kimble

CD - no meds

SCD - 17 months.