Recipes against constipation

[Guest guest]

Maybe we should have a separate link for this, but meanwhile

can everyone share what worked well in the medication/blended food

environment?

Thanks,

Val

[Guest guest]

Fresh fruit, especially watermelon, which unfortunately didn't blend

well for me. It stayed stringy. Drinking lots of water and getting

enough fiber is also important.

Kris

> Maybe we should have a separate link for this, but meanwhile

> can everyone share what worked well in the medication/blended food

> environment?

> Thanks,

>

>

>

> Val

[Guest guest]

If you want something liquid for constipation, prune juice fits the

bill. Also Ensure with fibre.

[Guest guest]

Prune juice is the classic suggestion. Also, bananas blended into a

shake help with fiber... There's also an Ensure that comes with extra

fiber...

Cammie

> > Maybe we should have a separate link for this, but meanwhile

> > can everyone share what worked well in the medication/blended food

> > environment?

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

> >

> > Val

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Cammie. Did you try Ensure with fiber - does it work?

Val

> > > Maybe we should have a separate link for this, but meanwhile

> > > can everyone share what worked well in the medication/blended

food

> > > environment?

> > > Thanks,

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Val

[Guest guest]

Val, I used prune juice (tastes yucky) and also Ensure with fiber to

try to avoid constipation. At the end of the first week I had the

runs for 2 days, which was Not Fun (we only have 1 bathroom in our

house). Cheryl (checsmia) advised me to stop both. The same may not

happen to you, but if it does, I recommend Extra Strength Kaopectate

to curb it. I'm not saying don't do Ensure with fibre, or prune

juice, just be prepared in case they work too well : <

> > > > Maybe we should have a separate link for this, but meanwhile

> > > > can everyone share what worked well in the

medication/blended

> food

> > > > environment?

> > > > Thanks,

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Val

[Guest guest]

There is a wonderful herbal tea called Smooth Move (aptly named) it

is made by Traditional medicinals teas (yogi teas has one also called

laxtea I believe). Both of these teas are excellent, taste good and

are very soothing, drink one cup at night and you will go to the b-

room in the morning guaranteed. They can be purchased in the organic

section of the supermarket or at Whole Foods (if you have one near)

or even in health food stores.

I have always found this much easier and more agreeable than prune

juice, thoug you still need to make certain you get enough fiber in

your diet.

Marsha

> > > > > Maybe we should have a separate link for this, but

meanwhile

> > > > > can everyone share what worked well in the

> medication/blended

> > food

> > > > > environment?

> > > > > Thanks,

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > Val

[Guest guest]

Not that it's any help to someone on a liquid or soft diet, but I

recently found a product called " Bowel Buddy " bran wafers (sold by

Zehrs grocery stores, developed by Abundance Marketing in Stoney

Creek, Ontario). They are insoluble fibre (I think most of the

supplements like Metamucil or things you add to water are soluble

fibre, which acts differently), which helps to stimulate the bowel's

natural peristaltic action. Not just a laxative, which gets stuff

moving, but something that does a good cleaning as it moves (sorry if

anybody is eating while reading this!!!!).

I found out about this stuff recently while investigating my dad's

problem - he had undiagnosed diverticulitis disease, had to have

emergency surgery about 5 weeks ago and was about 2 hours away from

dying (according to the surgeon) if they hadn't done it when they

did. Apparently there are relatively few symptoms to this sort of

thing, but it's quite common after a certain age. Your gramma was

right when she told you to eat lots of bran.

> There is a wonderful herbal tea called Smooth Move (aptly named) it

> is made by Traditional medicinals teas (yogi teas has one also

called

> laxtea I believe). Both of these teas are excellent, taste good and

> are very soothing, drink one cup at night and you will go to the b-

> room in the morning guaranteed. They can be purchased in the

organic

> section of the supermarket or at Whole Foods (if you have one near)

> or even in health food stores.

>

> I have always found this much easier and more agreeable than prune

> juice, thoug you still need to make certain you get enough fiber in

> your diet.

>

> Marsha

[Guest guest]

There's also an item called psyllium, which is usually in ingredient

in fiber things like Metamucil, but which you can buy straight at

health food stores. It's basically the husk of some plant,

completely insoluable, and it scrubs you out well. The only problem

is it's kind of icky to drink. Mixing it with applesauce works much

better. Could you crumble up your bran wafers, applesauce them, and

squirt them in?

Kris

> > There is a wonderful herbal tea called Smooth Move (aptly named)

it

> > is made by Traditional medicinals teas (yogi teas has one also

> called

> > laxtea I believe). Both of these teas are excellent, taste good

and

> > are very soothing, drink one cup at night and you will go to the

b-

> > room in the morning guaranteed. They can be purchased in the

> organic

> > section of the supermarket or at Whole Foods (if you have one

near)

> > or even in health food stores.

> >

> > I have always found this much easier and more agreeable than

prune

> > juice, thoug you still need to make certain you get enough fiber

in

> > your diet.

> >

> > Marsha