Colon Blockage? (was: Magnesium dose? )

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Okay. How do you unblock a blockage in the colon? I did a suppository

last night, a bit of " liquid " stool came out. Then I did two doses of

enema. The first time, all the liquid came out and a small amount of

stool. The second time, when I sat up after waiting the 15 minutes

(had no " urge), nothing came out!

Was going to try castor oil, but didn't want to do that before bed,

so I thought I'll try it later this morning (have to get to the

Farmer's Market for some yummy veggies and meat). Last night I drank

1/4 cup olive oil before bed, and this morning had a very small BM,

very hard to push, but squeezed out like toothpaste.

I have a suspicion there's something hard in there that's blocking

things up. Should I go to the clinic and see about x-rays to get it

checked out? Or just call in the heavy artillery and try the castor

oil or something else?

Last year when I had my colonoscopy, I drank Go-lytely (sp?) and that

cleaned me out nice and good. I saw my colon during the procedure and

it was pink and shiny and healthy (although there were 4 polyps she

removed). Maybe I should try that? I think it's mostly magnesium

citrate.

I'm still feeling relatively well, though it's feeling a bit " full "

in my abdomen, and I have virtually no appetite, like there's nowhere

for the food to go.

Last night I ate all the zucchini I could get my hands on (stir fried

in coconut oil and butter), but had no appetite for the ground beef.

I have the feeling that my colon is just expanding to fit the

accumulated waste, and it ain't gonna come out on its own.

DH did buy some pecans; didn't have time to make muffins last night,

so I just ate a handful to " get things going " . I'll make the muffins

later today.

So how should I be handling this " blockage " ? I'm still doing the

intro, but have added cooked, peeled veggies and now pecans.

Theresa (in Vancouver, Canada)

>

> Thanks everyone for the responses. This morning I got up early,

> drank a cup of " white tea " which is just plain hot water. Felt

> something moving, sat down on the toilet with a book for a while.

> Nothing. Had to go to work. Nothing has moved since Sunday.

> Interestingly, I feel great! tho my stomach is getting a bit

> bloated. I may have to resort to a suppository or an enema tonight.

>

> I had been avoiding nuts because I have found them constipating in

> the past, and I re-did the intro to see what foods were aggravating

> the problem. But if nothing's " moving " I have nothing to compare

> with. I am having a fair bit of squash these past two days and I

> have some zucchini that I'll peel and stir-fry when I get home.

>

> I am wanting to avoid carbs because of a skin yeast problem that

I'm

> hoping it will clear up. Also, with diabetes figuring big in my

> family, and blood sugar regulation problems, I figure going

carbless

> won't hurt? I'm doing cooked peeled veggies, any other high-fiber

> veggies to suggest?

>

> I may just break down and make muffins, and maybe do prunes again

(I

> was on them, a few every day, for weeks, but I became dependent on

> them and if I forgot to take them, got stopped up again.)

>

> I'm now taking two magnesium pills a day (and yes, it was calcium

> oxide, I didn't have the bottle with me).

>

> Wish me luck. My computer at home is acting wonky so I might not be

> able to check messages very frequently.

>

> Theresa (in Vancouver, Canada)

>

>

> >

> > I love Elaine's constipation protocol because it involves

muffins.

> My

> > pecan muffins are orgasmic ( page 1222 of edition 10 BTVC, use

> ground

> > pecans).

> >

> > But she had to warn us not to exceed four a day? Aye, there's the

> rub:

> >

> > " The first step is to get up one hour earlier in the morning if

> you

> > usually have to go to work. The morning is the normal time for

> people

> > to have a bowel movement - right after breakfast and the regimen

I

> am

> > giving you is based on this principle. Start this regimen on the

> > weekend when you do not have to go out as it may cause urgency.

> >

> > Get on the introductory diet for two days. Then introduce the

> muffins,

> > one per day, along with COOKED AND PEELED vegetables and fruits.

> Raw

> > fruit and vegetables (with the exception of the ripe banana) can

> > aggravate both diarrhea and constipation. When you are adjusted

to

> the

> > diet, we can then start the treatment for constipation altho the

> diet

> > alone may do the trick. Introduce a few stewed prunes with your

> > breakfast - about 3-4 for about one week. See if that helps along

> with

> > the SCD™. "