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Not sure what the hell is going on in my body. I have been eating 80% raw for the past 2 months , no meat, no dairy, rarely any grains and not a large maount of fruit. First I kept getting these horrible pressures inside my head an now i cannot S_H_I_T! It sucks, really. I have drank epsom salts, psylium husks, coconut water, magnesium, lemon water.. allin the same day and nothing. I am a frim beleiver in colonics and enemas but I do not want to rely on them.. Anyone have any ideas or diagnoses?
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Re: HELP! Constipation
Fri, December 22, 2006 - 10:32 PMhmmm, sounds like a major blockage, you want to be extremely careful with psylium husks, they can further block if you don't drink enough water. A body worker might be able to help you, in some cases when the hips are knocked out of allignment one side of the colon can twist creating a temporory block and a nasty place for bacteria to grow. You may also look into vitamin suppliments because you may be growing deficient of something due to your limited diet... don't get me wrong, i think raw is amazing, but i wonder if some vitamin or mineral has not been covered. These problems could also be energetic, part of your emotional body, the 2nd and 6th chakra tend to balance defficiencies.
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Re: HELP! Constipation
Sat, December 23, 2006 - 5:47 AMi agree with taygen. i would up the water intake... when you take psyllium you have to drink TONS more water than usual. although i am a huge fan, if you are constipated, getting a colonic will sometimes just make the problem worse. it will just push the blockage up farther.
my sister just had a bad case of constipation, she also took psyllium and it blocked her up.
my advice: drink an enormous amount of water, eat lots of fruit in the morning (with nothing else), eat a salad before you eat lunch/dinner, lay off the beans, dont eat any meat (if you do) or wheat.
if this doesnt work, take a laxative tea. (like smooth moove, or get regular.)
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Re: HELP! Constipation
Thu, December 28, 2006 - 10:41 AMfollow up???
Just curious how things turned out... -
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Unsu...
Re: HELP! Constipation
Thu, December 28, 2006 - 10:47 AMand also... have you ever tried taking probiotics? its the good happy bacteria that live in your intestines. they help regulate bowel movements and without them you would be constipated. i take some every day- they also help with your immune system (did you know that 80 % of your immune system is in your intestines? fascinating....)
fyi... probiotics regulate your bowel movements in general so they will also help with the opposite of constipation- diarrhea. yuck. -
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Re: HELP! Constipation
Thu, December 28, 2006 - 10:51 AMWhat form of probiotics do you recommend? -
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Re: HELP! Constipation
Thu, December 28, 2006 - 11:42 AMi take the jarrow brand probiotics. i take the one that is a blend of bacterias plus FOS (FOS stands for fructo-oogliosaccharides, however you spell it) FOS is food for the bacteria to eat so they have a better chance of getting to your intestines alive. its best to take them either in the morning or the evening on an empty stomach. ( i take mine at night.)
i get them in the refrigerated section of my health food store. probiotics are the type of thing that you have to spend money on because the lower priced ones are usually bad quality.
hope this helps.
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Re: HELP! Constipation
Fri, December 29, 2006 - 3:06 AMTake in some apple cider vinegar drink with water and honey. This will add to the probably lessened stomach acids that help in the digestive process that were removed by some of your fiber.
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Re: HELP! Constipation
Fri, December 29, 2006 - 9:42 AMWow... I wish ASH would post and let us know if she P00ped or not!!!
The suspense is killing me!!
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Re: HELP! Constipation
Tue, August 14, 2007 - 11:14 PMWell...i did poop but am still having issues with it!:> -
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Re: HELP! Constipation
Wed, August 15, 2007 - 2:25 PMAloha Ash
Colonics or coffee enemas will do the trick. No need to suffer dear. -
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Re: HELP! Constipation
Thu, August 16, 2007 - 6:26 PMWow a tribe where everyone wants to know if a member took a shit or not. This is great!!!! Yeah constipation is my primary problem too. I drink water 24/7 and eat veggies/fruits and exercise a fair amount so I suspect my insides are fucked up in a special kind of way as well. I can definitely benefit from the tips in this thread :)
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