Guest guest Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Sonja, between having IBS, cp, liver disease, and taking pain meds every day, constipation is a major problem. I take zelnorm 6 mg three times a day. The zelnorm does help a lot but it's still not enough. I have tried taking miralax but I really can't tell that it helps. My stepmother told me that her doctor told her to take ground flax seed for constipation. The flax seed has a good taste to it, it's kind of nutty. I've been mixing it with yogurt or cereal twice a day and it seems to help more than anything I've ever tried. Flax seed does have a lot of fat so I'm not sure if it would be okay for most people with pancreatitis. I do not seem to have problem with fat at this time. I don't eat anything fried mostly because I just don't like it. You might want to check with your doctor prior to taking the flax seed. You can find all kinds of info on it if you just do a search on the internet for 'flax seed'. If you do decide to give it a try, it is actually in the pharmacy area of most stores. I first wasn't able to find it at Walmart, so I got my first bag of it from a health food store. It was $12 for 15 oz. When we looked in the pharmacy area at Walmart, we found it for $7.93 for 15 oz. W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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