Re: constipation

[Guest guest]

my son is costipated...we have been on the diet 2 wks..it's been 3 days since

last b.m. what cand i give him that's safe thanks sharon c.

[Guest guest]

My younger son has long time constipation problems. Magnesium helps

constipation and helps in other ways too. I used to use Twinlabs mag

but just started with Natural Calm, both from the HFS.

.

[Guest guest]

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Why not just a jar of Gerber prunes. You could even mix with applesauce

to lighten the flavor. Always worked with my kids, and its not any med.

to cause a reaction. Its pure and natural prunes!!!!

in New York

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On Thu, 2 Aug 2001 12:54:25 EDT sharashing@... writes:

> my son is costipated...we have been on the diet 2 wks..it's been 3

> days since

> last b.m. what cand i give him that's safe thanks sharon c.

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[Guest guest]

,

Ellen is right on this one. I too tend to go through periods of

constipation. But once I up my water (not soda) intake it seems to do

the trick. For fast relief, and I'm not suggesting this to anyone,

for me all I need to do is eat about two table spoons of ice cream

and in about an hour I have results. This is probably part of

dumping, but I do not get symptoms like those of some I have read and

heard about, thankfully. Good luck in getting the plumbing ironed out.

-Ray

> ,

>

> I am 6 weeks out and have had some problems with constipation. The

> cure.....64 ozs of water everyday! When I started to consume at

least 64 ozs odf

> water, all my constipation disappeared. And another plus, I started

dropping alot

> more weight!

>

> Hope this helps!

>

> Ellen

> very greatful surgery 3/15/04

> 440/386/???? 54 lbs lost in the 6 weeks !!!! Woopie!!!

> Your friend in freedom from fat!

>

>

> Ellen Kahn

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>

> " Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving

> safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in

> broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly

> proclaiming -- WOW--What a Ride!!! "

>

>

> In a message dated 4/27/2004 8:43:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

> Gastric_Bypass_Family writes:

> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 13:00:39 -0400

> From: <kidz4@e...>

> Subject: vitamins

>

>

>

> I'm still pre-op, but I've started taking what I think will be the

> vitamins I'll need after surgery. I got a good multivitamin,

sublingual

> B-12, calcium, biotin and iron. After only a few days, the

constipation

> has already started...I'm assuming because of the iron. Is there

any

> way to get around this?

> Cindy

> Mother of Many

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

, FYI, I learned a few weeks ago from the more experienced people on

this site that you shouldn't take your benefiber with your protein. The

benefiber absorbs the protein.... D

[Guest guest]

--i can totally relate to your constipation problem..i have been

fighting this for a year now...i have tried the lactulose syrup

(worked for about a month then nothing)stool softeners,fiber

products, milk of mag.,mineral oil and nothing works...i did some

research on the internet and am presently trying this.. aloe vera

juice,flax seeds ground over steel cut oats,prunes,smooth move tea

and v8 juice...i have to use a suppository 1 every hour for 2 hours

then give myself an enema..then the next day do the same..if your

lower bowels arent cleaned out first the oral products cannot move

the soften stool through...so i end up doing suppositories everyday

and 2 enemas a week..i have bleeding hemarroids and am constantly

dealing with this issue..if i dont stay on top of it...its like

trying to pass a baseball through a garden hose...i would appreciate

any ideas too!!!i walk everyday at work (12 hour shifts) and drink 1

1/2 liters of water a day...also look up colonic massage on the

internet..this has helped me break up the stool and is easy to do.i

am thinking about getting a colonic done..i dont know much about it

though but i dream of having a flushed out colon...i know i would

feel better and probably lose 10 lbs,too! let me know what works for

you.

pam

- In

Gastric_Bypass_Family , " cathysthecook "

<cathysthecook@y...> wrote:

> I know I've asked this before, (maybe some new wonder cure/drug

has

> been discovered since the last time I asked) but I am having a

> terrible time with severe constipation. I had lap rny on Jan 22,

> 2004. I drink the 8-10 glasses of wate a day, I take 3 stool

> softeners at bedtime, and daily I take 4-5 grams of fiber (pills)

> with meals. Nothing is helping. I am only having a bowel

movement

> every 2-3 days and it is like cement and very painful. I now have

> major hemorrhoids that bleed sometimes from the strain. To date I

> haven't lost much weight either. I believe mostly because of this

> problem. I was 224 the day of surgery and am 196 today. Only 38

> pounds in 5 months. Yes it's 38 pounds that I couldn't loose

before,

> but this has really been difficult. My husband is trying to be

> supportive, but this has really effected him too. You can imagine

> how interested I am (not) in spending " intimate time " with him

when I

> feel so lousy. I really need help. I asked my doctor about this

and

> she put me on lactulose syrup. I tried it 2 times and threw up

both

> times from it.

> Cathy