constipation / Hi everyone

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Hi, I'm new here, and I'm finding everyone's post very informative

and helpful, but a little overwhelming. It's hard to keep up with so

many posts! LOL!

 

I'm not very knowledgeable about many health related things, but I'd

like to help with what I do know and learn more from everyone here

too. Perhaps I'll post a proper introduction about myself later but

I just wanted to add my 2 cents for now.

 

For constipation, stay away from 'white' food; white flour, white

sugar, white rice...etc. Eat wholemeal bread instead, or brown rice,

brown sugar... They are rich in fiber and I find that it helps a lot

with constipation.

 

Also, find some high fiber supplements, you need to clear your

bowels everyday. In fact, according to my father(who's a natural

medicine specialist), anyone who doesn't go at least once everyday,

has constipation. The food that you ate is only supposed to stay

inside you for 12-18 hours(?), any more than that and your body will

start absorbing the toxins from the waste that you didn't clear from

your body. That's why you feel sick when you don't go for a few days.

 

I hope this helps you a little. I'm still learning. I'm here because

my family has poor constitution and is prone to sickness. My father

learnt natural medicine because he was always sick when he was

younger. I've been brought up following his instructions everytime I

got sick, but I followed without asking the whys and hows. I've

decided that I should start learning now too.

 

-=Betty=-

 

 

, " jmr1290 " <jomarex

wrote:

>

> I would also be interested in hearing more about this. Since I hit

40

> or so, my digestive tract sometimes slows down to almost nothing. I

> will not go to the MD, will not have their expensive, invasive

tests.

> I have had intermittent, mild gall bladder sypmtoms since about 30

> (stress seems to do that, and I have had extreme emotional stress

> since age 8). I also have brown " liver spots " along my jawline,

and it

> sounds like the liver and gallbladder are sort of interchangeable

as

> far as symptoms like this...?

>

> When I eat too much, or maybe when the bowel just about stops for a

> few days, I will get really ill, strange feelings -- sort of chills

> and nausea and weakness and just all kinds of awful things.

>

> As long as I keep everything moving, I don't get sick like that.

> Metamucil-type fiber does help, and prune juice helps, but I know

for

> real relief I need to do something better than that.

>

> I have a Vita-Mix blender, and finally started using it for the

> whole-food smoothies -- whatever kind of raw vegetables and fruits

I

> have on hand. It tastes good (esp. with addition of some

unsweetened

> coconut and cinnamon and curry powder), and when I drink those, I

have

> no constipation. Makes sense. All that raw produce; what the body

> needs, anyway. When I drink this every day, and don't eat the

> hamburgers and crap, I feel good, so maybe that will be my answer

for

> all my health issues.

>

> Joy

>

> , " Aditya nayyar "

> <nayyar.aditya@> wrote:

> >

> > Hi,

> > This so wonderful...I am a new member and am absolutely overawed

by the

> > sincere advice each member offers another. I am glad i decided

to be

> a part

> > of this community.

> > I too have a problem and would like seek help...

> > I suffer from chronic constipation, and though pretty well

versed in

> > medicine myself, i have only been able to administer symptomatic

> treatment

> > to myself.

> > Another thing that i have noticed is that my state worsens with

the

> onset of

> > stress, specially work related.

> > Does anyone know some alternative cure for this?

> > I have tried taking purgatives, drinking lots of water etc but

they

> all seem

> > to work short duration.

> > As a result, i have got my self into a vicious cycle of stress

and its

> > effect on my digestive system...

> > Pl help

> >

> > --

> > *Regards

> > Aditya Nayyar

> > +91 9871388143

> > Dream of days, still to come, for they

> > are yours to do with, what you will !!! *

> >

> >

> >