Re: Too much Yogurt - Constipation?

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Marilyn,

I think I'm going to go out and buy some zucchini! Does it need to be steamed?

We don't have a steamer.

Thanks,

> >Thanks for the reply, Marilyn. No, I wasn't

> >particularly prone to constipation prior to SCD,

> >it was more the loose stools. I have cut back on

> >the yogurt and things seem to be moving back to

> >the opposite end of the spectrum.

>

> Well, as I'm sure you are aware, over-doing on ANY food is a Bad Idea. <g>

>

> >It seems that, both for my son and myself, since

> >being on SCD that we usually swing from one end

> >of the spectrum to the other, only having formed

> >BMs occasionally. I am so anxious to try nut

> >butter, but is it best to wait until BMs are

> >more normal? I will definitely keep the zucchini in mind as well!

>

> The pendulum swing is not uncommon -- and not

> surprising when you consider that both

> constipation and diarrhea are opposite ends of the same issue: gut problems.

>

> I've posted here about the fact that my primary

> issue was soft mushy stool and urgency. But

> ironically, I would run for the bathroom (and

> usually have a mess to clean up when I got

> there), and then I would be parked on the throne

> and be unable to get the rest of that soft, mushy stool out.

>

> I found that peeled steamed zucchini was my

> savior for these seemingly opposite issues. (For

> those who think Fiber!, yes, a cup of zucchini

> has as much fiber as 2 slices of of whole grain

> bread.) It really seemed to soothe my gut,

> reducing the urgency, and reducing the liquid

> squirts that could accompany the urgency. But at

> the same time, when I was actually on the throne,

> I could GO, and fully eliminate. Quite an experience after 25 years of misery!

>

>

> — Marilyn

> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

> Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

> Darn Good SCD Cook

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