STILL constipated

[myabigail]

So, 2 days after my unfortunate (but cleansing) laxative experience, I'm constipated again -- nothing coming out.

I've increased my veggies for more fiber, added fiber (flax meal or inulin) to almost everything I eat, started taking magnesium supplements, and have been drinking water like crazy.

I'm probably up to 25+ grams of fiber a day and 100+ oz of water, plus 400 mg magnesium supplement a day.

Oh, and I'm also eating fat & oils to lubricate.

I'm at my wit's end.

[kibskix]

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diet coke makes me poo.
and it sounds like your eating too much fiber. eating too much will just make it worse.
on atkins i naturally only need to go once a day or once every other day, and its generally not a lot. i'm not constipated thats just how it is now. a lot of your food is being used as energy since you're not putting crap food into your body.

[imagood1]

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I agree with Kib -- you are overdoing the fiber. You used a chemical laxitive to relieve your system 2 days ago -- now you are filling your body with fiber ...

Since I started Atkins in January my bowel movements have changed drastically - I don't worry about how often or how much .... my body rids itself of waste when it needs to. I don't force it -- I use 1 Tbsp sometimes 2 Tbsp's of flaxmeal daily - that's it other than eating veggies - a mix of raw and cooked. I exercise daily, drink 150 ounces of water and am not having any problems - but I don't go to the bathroom everyday - sometimes not even every other day - my body knows when it needs to relieve itself.

I had a friend who kept taking laxitives, magnesium supplements and enema's when she was on WW -- she ended up in the hospital severely dehydrated and sick beyond words. It's not worth trying to force yourself to go.

[myabigail]

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The thing is that I keep GAINING weight instead of losing. So I feel like something must be wrong! And when I massage my colon, parts of it are painful.

[pluorvee]

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Parts might be painful because you spent so much time going just a few days ago. Did you do the spit test for yeast?

Also i noticed on your menu that you eat onions...onions cause some to stall. I cant eat them :-(

As someone else said, my bathroom time has also changed a lot. I'm just not going as much because im not putting the same crap into my body.

[myabigail]

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Just out of curiosity, how would I know if onions are causing me to stall? I don't eat a lot -- mostly just as flavoring. But I'm trying to figure out how I can find the food(s) that might be stalling me.

[myabigail]

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P.S. I'm doing the spit test for yeast in the morning. I didn't know about it until after I had eaten this morning.

[imagood1]

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try using onion powder instead of raw onions -- just an idea.

[myabigail]

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Thanks, Carole.

I don't care about onions that much, per se. I could certainly live without them. I'm just trying to understand how you would know if one particular food were causing the stall.

[Elizellen]

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The only way to get some idea would be to drop the 'suspect' food but eat everything else the same for a few days and see what happens.

However it probably would not prove for certain as many of us have unexplained weight fluctuations for reasons not linked to what we eat.

[Lil_Texas_Tornado]

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Have you tried a stool softener? That's what I did for a couple of days. Docusate Sodium might help make things a little less painful for you.

[pluorvee]

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well, since your problem is very slow weight loss....not unexplained weight fluctuations...try cutting things out one at a time till you find the problem.

good luck

[Eighties]

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on atkins i naturally only need to go once a day or once every other day, and its generally not a lot. i'm not constipated thats just how it is now. a lot of your food is being used as energy since you're not putting crap food into your body.

+1

My personal theory is that our bodies are using more of what we put in and therefore has less waste. Nothing scientific here, just my humble opinion.

[Elizellen]

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+1

My personal theory is that our bodies are using more of what we put in and therefore has less waste. Nothing scientific here, just my humble opinion.

I agree - Less carbage in = less garbage out

[myabigail]

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Hooray!!!!! I finally had a BM this afternoon. I was giving up hope. Weird looking stuff, but at least something is moving.