constipation

[izza]

What do people take for this?

Could this cause no weight loss?

[momtomany1]

Re: constipation

The recommended items are flaxseed, coarse wheat bran, or psyllium husks. I have good success with flaxseed, Do you make the 'mock danish?' I toss a tbs of ground flax in those when I make them. Psyllium is mixed in water, the bran can be sprinkled on food, all described on page 76.

[jfarmer`]

Re: constipation

i hope u get this answer cuz i would like to know too. i have flax meal ready for when i get that high on woe. i have heard something about flax for this

[Sally201]

Re: constipation

Something that works well for me, a side effect really, is taking Calcium/Magnesium supplements. Both are good for you.

[LadyBethny]

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I have been suffering really badly with this "side effect" of this WOE - well, that was before the One Minute Muffin - works a treat!

[Petra Star]

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I've been stirring Beneful fiber supplement into my once daily cup of black caffeinated coffee and that seems to help. I also eat as many veggies as I legally can.

As long as I have one good *ahem!* a day, I'm happy. If that ceases to be the case, I will have to try something else... like calling Roto Rooter.

~Petra~

[caesarsally]

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Yes, love the one minute muffin. I have entered it into my Fit.com and it doesn't seem to come up. Anybody have the corrext nutritional info?

[ceemarie]

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I take a teaspoons of flaxseed oil with my meal in the morning and it works well to keep me regular. I don't like taking the capsels

[Elizellen]

Re: constipation

Yes, love the one minute muffin. I have entered it into my Fit.com and it doesn't seem to come up. Anybody have the corrext nutritional info?

The info would depend on which recipe you were following and vary according to your particular ingredients (size of egg etc)

The most accurate way to get your specific numbers would be to make a custom entry for it.
First go to an empty page in your fitday account and enter all the ingredients. Then make a note of the total numbers it comes up with for them (I used to also note down the vitamins and minerals info).

Then click on 'create a custom food' and enter all the info you have made a note of in the relevant boxes and click on 'create this food'.

I did this for all recipes I used often and for a recipe with more than one serving make sure you state how many servings it makes so you can add the food when you eat it with the correct quantity.

And talking of quantity - the fibre 'supplements' Dr Atkins suggested we add on induction to sort out constipation like psyllium husks, wheat bran or flax (linseed in UK) are to be added in small quantities only of one or two tablespoons initially till you work out how much of them is needed to cure the problem.

Using larger quantities of flax in cooking should be left till you reach the correct OWL rung/level which is the nuts/seeds rung as jfarmer suggested, and wheat bran could be used in larger quantities once you reach the grains rung.

Many versions of the muffin in a minute call for as much as 4 tablespoons (1/4 cup of ground flax seeds) so should be halved or quartered for induction use to make sure you are not overeating flax.

[LadyBethny]

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Ellizellen, thats what I have done on FitDay, made a custom food of it - and the oopsie rolls! Makes life easier. :0)

I find just one tablespoon is plenty and the muffin is lighter too. I love the fact I can have real butter with it - all my work colleagues are so jealous when I have this for breakfast!!

The only thing I would say with the One Minute Muffin is make sure you drink a lot of water with it! :0)

[Elizellen]

Re: constipation

I find just one tablespoon is plenty and the muffin is lighter too.

That seems like a good adaptation to make it induction-legal
For anyone who hasnt seen the original recipe to adapt this way, can you post your recipe using only one tablespoon of flax? There are many versions of the one minute muffin around on the www, so this will make it easier for anyone wanting to try it your way.

[zoewmu]

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Gotta add another vote for the one minute muffin. I eat one of those every day and have had no constipation since.

[izza]

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I went to the doctor and they had me take this laxitive, and now i am going to start taking psylium husks 3 times a day. Where is the recipe for the muffin that is induction friendly?

[LadyBethny]

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The OMM should help!

I put all the dry ingredients in a coffee mug:

1 level tablespoon of flax - no more!
a big pinch of baking powder
half a teaspoon of splenda
a big pinch of cinnamon (or whatever spice you want to adapt that is legal)

I mix that up and add one egg! I don't add butter to the mixture, I would rather have more on it when its cooked!

I cook it on high for a minute and a half -

Get it out of the mug as soon as it comes out and let it cool, then slice into 3 pieces lengthways and smoother in butter!

I love it!

[izza]

Re: constipation

Is that dried flax or seeds?