Flax seed oil? Aid to constipation?

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

Does anyone post op use flax seed oil as an aid to avoid constipation?

I was told to try mineral oil and I was looking it up on line and there

seems to be absorbtion issues when taking supplimental vites. I

remembered flax seed has omega-3's and fiber,protien, etc so it seems a

good thing to take.

Can anyone help me out on this?

Bueller?

Anyone?

I want to buy it today if I can use it.

Thanks so much!

Kay

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I don't know about flx seed oil but I won't stop taking Benefiber!!

I was also an unfortunate one at about three weeks...I wound up at

Kaiser urgent care with a very caring nurse who helped me every way she

could, including several enemas. I don't think they prepare us for this

at all. I literally could not walk for days, first the constipation and

then the hemorrhoids....

Maggie

In gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-

patients , " specialkmix2000 "

wrote:

> Hi Everyone,

> Does anyone post op use flax seed oil as an aid to avoid constipation?

> I was told to try mineral oil and I was looking it up on line and

there

> seems to be absorbtion issues when taking supplimental vites. I

> remembered flax seed has omega-3's and fiber,protien, etc so it seems

a

> good thing to take.

> Can anyone help me out on this?

> Bueller?

> Anyone?

> I want to buy it today if I can use it.

> Thanks so much!

>

> Kay

[Guest guest]

Hi Maggie,

You poor thing! That had to have been awful!

I know, you are correct, they don't adequately prepare you for this

problem at all. It needs to be better expressed I think in that

binder.

So how much benefiber a day are you using and how are you using it? I

was incorporating it into my food at first and now I have switched to

drinking it in crystal light two times a day, 2 1/2 tablespoon fulls

at a time. The limit is 5 tablespoons a day and that doesn't really

get things moving very well.

I am beyond frustrated at this time.

Kay

> > Hi Everyone,

> > Does anyone post op use flax seed oil as an aid to avoid

constipation?

> > I was told to try mineral oil and I was looking it up on line and

> there

> > seems to be absorbtion issues when taking supplimental vites. I

> > remembered flax seed has omega-3's and fiber,protien, etc so it

seems

> a

> > good thing to take.

> > Can anyone help me out on this?

> > Bueller?

> > Anyone?

> > I want to buy it today if I can use it.

> > Thanks so much!

> >

> > Kay

[Guest guest]

You'll probably do better with the ground flax seed rather than the oil.

Keep in mind that part of the reason RNY works is that it causes

malabsorbtion, and part of what we malabsorb is oils and fats. For this

reason, we can't really count on absorbing anything in oil form.

If you're looking for omegas, check out Coromega. It's a gel form which

is much better absorbed. Go to www.coromega.com. I get it at

vitalady.com, along with all my other supplements.

For day to day prevention of constipation, I also use generic Colace,

which is just a stool softener. Don't confuse it with the stuff that has

a laxative.

specialkmix2000 wrote:

> Does anyone post op use flax seed oil as an aid to avoid

> constipation? I was told to try mineral oil and I was looking it up

> on line and there seems to be absorbtion issues when taking

> supplimental vites. I remembered flax seed has omega-3's and

> fiber,protien, etc so it seems a good thing to take. Can anyone help

> me out on this?

--

Eleanor Oster

eleanor@... (personal address)

www.smallboxes.com/gastricbypass.htm

San , CA

Open RNY (100 cm bypassed) 07/15/2003

P. Fisher, M.D., Kaiser Richmond (CA)

~5'9 " tall

05/09/2003 319 Orientation

07/15/2003 ~290 Surgery

Current 150-155 Goal until plastics?

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your reply Eleanor!

I was wondering about the oil not absorbing too.

If I do this Colace, where do I get this? If I do this then I really

wouldn't have to use the flax seed then right?

Or would you still recommend that I do that as well?

I have to check out the vitalady site....

Did you find a good calcium source there?

Thanks again for responding I was hoping you would see this post!

Kay

>

> > Does anyone post op use flax seed oil as an aid to avoid

> > constipation? I was told to try mineral oil and I was looking it

up

> > on line and there seems to be absorbtion issues when taking

> > supplimental vites. I remembered flax seed has omega-3's and

> > fiber,protien, etc so it seems a good thing to take. Can anyone

help

> > me out on this?

> --

> Eleanor Oster

> eleanor@s... (personal address)

> www.smallboxes.com/gastricbypass.htm

> San , CA

> Open RNY (100 cm bypassed) 07/15/2003

> P. Fisher, M.D., Kaiser Richmond (CA)

> ~5'9 " tall

> 05/09/2003 319 Orientation

> 07/15/2003 ~290 Surgery

> Current 150-155 Goal until plastics?

[Guest guest]

Hi Kay,

Well, glad to help! Ok, my answers are inline.

specialkmix2000 wrote:

> If I do this Colace, where do I get this?

Any drug store, Target, Walmart, etc. Grab a bottle of the name brand

stuff, and memorize the active ingredient. Then look for the store brand

or generic. Usually it will say " Compare to Colace " or something like

that. Most of the time, if you can find a generic, you're going to spend

a lot less, and in most cases, the generics are made by the name brand

folks. You just don't have to pay for the advertising budget that way!

> If I do this then I really wouldn't have to use the flax seed then

> right?

I personally don't use flax seed, or any other fiber additives. I do eat

some complex carbs, so that takes care of my fiber needs for the most

part. I do take two of the Coromega packets (from vitalady) every day,

so that takes care of any omega needs.

> I have to check out the vitalady site.... Did you find a good calcium

> source there?

Yup, good calcium sources, as well as any other supplement we need. What

I really appreciate is that I know that anything she sells is in a form

we can absorb and use. had surgery herself I think eleven years

ago, followed by her hubby a year later. Her general rule is that if it

ain't good enough for her, she ain't gonna sell it.

For calcium, I get the capsules which include magnesium and vitamin D.

Yes, from her.

> Thanks again for responding I was hoping you would see this post!

You're welcome!

--

Eleanor Oster

eleanor@... (personal address)

www.smallboxes.com/gastricbypass.htm

San , CA

Open RNY (100 cm bypassed) 07/15/2003

P. Fisher, M.D., Kaiser Richmond (CA)

~5'9 " tall

05/09/2003 319 Orientation

07/15/2003 ~290 Surgery

Current 150-155 Goal until plastics?

[Guest guest]

Eleanor,

I am still confused on the Colace,

I was looking online and it said it was a stool softener laxative?

But there is one that is just a stool softener?

The laxative says not to use more than one week?

It must be late in the day, oh wait, I haven't eaten my lunch yet,

that explains it.

Can you tell me which brand you get?

I have Longs up in Napa as well as Walmart....

I hear you on the generic stuff. I do that all the time!

I promise I won't bug you again (for at least a little while lol)

Going to check out vitalady tonight! Sounds like a winner there!

Take care,

Kay

>

> > If I do this Colace, where do I get this?

>

> Any drug store, Target, Walmart, etc. Grab a bottle of the name

brand

> stuff, and memorize the active ingredient. Then look for the store

brand

> or generic. Usually it will say " Compare to Colace " or something

like

> that. Most of the time, if you can find a generic, you're going to

spend

> a lot less, and in most cases, the generics are made by the name

brand

> folks. You just don't have to pay for the advertising budget that

way!

>

> > If I do this then I really wouldn't have to use the flax seed

then

> > right?

>

> I personally don't use flax seed, or any other fiber additives. I

do eat

> some complex carbs, so that takes care of my fiber needs for the

most

> part. I do take two of the Coromega packets (from vitalady) every

day,

> so that takes care of any omega needs.

>

> > I have to check out the vitalady site.... Did you find a good

calcium

> > source there?

>

> Yup, good calcium sources, as well as any other supplement we need.

What

> I really appreciate is that I know that anything she sells is in a

form

> we can absorb and use. had surgery herself I think eleven

years

> ago, followed by her hubby a year later. Her general rule is that

if it

> ain't good enough for her, she ain't gonna sell it.

>

> For calcium, I get the capsules which include magnesium and vitamin

D.

> Yes, from her.

>

> > Thanks again for responding I was hoping you would see this post!

>

> You're welcome!

>

> --

>

> Eleanor Oster

> eleanor@s... (personal address)

> www.smallboxes.com/gastricbypass.htm

> San , CA

> Open RNY (100 cm bypassed) 07/15/2003

> P. Fisher, M.D., Kaiser Richmond (CA)

> ~5'9 " tall

> 05/09/2003 319 Orientation

> 07/15/2003 ~290 Surgery

> Current 150-155 Goal until plastics?

[Guest guest]

Hi Kay,

Wow, you're taking more than twice as much as I am, but it seems to

be ok. The problem is that benefiber has no stimulant. Colace is the

same way. If you get peri-colace, it is a stool softener and

stimulant. When I spoke to in Richmond, she told me not to take

the colace because she said our bodies become dependent on it and

that I should use 1/2 the normal dosage of Benefiber. She also told

me to take some mineral oil, but that is very harsh on your body.It's

okay for now, but I won't let it go for as long as I did that time. I

really thought that with so little food it made sense not to have

been " regular " .

If I were you, I'd get the peri-colace, it's generic over the

counter. I paid about $4. at Wal-mart.

Best,

Maggie

> Hi Maggie,

> You poor thing! That had to have been awful!

>

> I know, you are correct, they don't adequately prepare you for

this

> problem at all. It needs to be better expressed I think in that

> binder.

>

> So how much benefiber a day are you using and how are you using it?

I

> was incorporating it into my food at first and now I have switched

to

> drinking it in crystal light two times a day, 2 1/2 tablespoon

fulls

> at a time. The limit is 5 tablespoons a day and that doesn't really

> get things moving very well.

> I am beyond frustrated at this time.

>

> Kay

>

>

> > Hi,

> > I don't know about flx seed oil but I won't stop taking

Benefiber!!

> > I was also an unfortunate one at about three weeks...I wound up

at

> > Kaiser urgent care with a very caring nurse who helped me every

way

> she

> > could, including several enemas. I don't think they prepare us

for

> this

> > at all. I literally could not walk for days, first the

constipation

> and

> > then the hemorrhoids....

> > Maggie

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >