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Does anyone have chronic constipation?
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So your saying I should include more electrolytes in my diet as well as prunes, squash, sweet potatoes, rhubarb etc. And throw out sugar , processed and refined foods does that mean I should stop eating certain foods forever like chips or cookies because it seems like everyone's telling me to take laxatives along with a restrictive diet for the rest of my life . which seems almost impossible for me, it sounds like balancing my diet is not enough and that I should just strictly stick to eating healthy laxative and fiber rich foods.
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I take 1 500 mg magnesium oxide pilll otc which is same as milk of magnesia and it works wonders.
At least amp up the higher fiber veggies, anna17XOX. The modern, processed food diet should be minimized. I am sure you exercise and take in a good amount of healthy liquids and try to get your sleep and stay relaxed.
Most blogs says just about the same things you can eat and do for regularity. Do what they say, which includes foods like rhubard, prunes, sweet potatoes, etc.
It is a big win if eating from the veggie and fruit section of the store for carbs helps your digestion. It will keep the rest of your healthier too.
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Hi Anna - It is definitely good to cut way down on refined sugar. That said, I don't believe that the sugar contributed to my CIC, but who knows?
Refined sugar causes inflammation all over the body, and this is not good. Up until 7 months ago, I'd have a can of regular Coke with dinner. To lose some weight, I stopped the Coke (39 teaspoons of sugar in one can) and limited the sweets I ate. I don't torture myself though with total abstinence from sugar. Moderation is appropriate I think. And sugar is in a lot of stuff - even alcohol which converts to sugar rapidly once ingested.
That said, I went from 189 lbs (I'm a 69 y/o male, 5'10") to 170 lbs. So a drop of almost 20 lbs. In addition to cutting way back on sugar, I started doing spin class 4 or 5 times a week and that also helped to lose weight. So find a cardio exercise you like. Just get the heart going.
I'm still constipated though. But if you eat a lot of refined sugar, I suggest cutting that waaaaaay back. Constipation or not, sugar is deadly. All the best. Joe