I now am able to control my regularity naturally, with prunes, rhubarb, squash and sweet potatoes. Soak ground chia and flax seed overnight in prune juice or goat kefir - half for the morning and half for the evening. My supplements help balance my minerals to aid my osmotic gradient - OptiMag, K2+Potassium, Real salt (I have low BP and low sodium so check for what your body balance is). I even take some minerals in the middle of the night so osmotic gradient maintained in colon until morning. First thing in morning I drink a quart of hot water (boy scouts.) Back up's Smooth Move and coffee – don’t like coffee (use these about four times a month). I appreciate being able to go naturally instead of being dependent on medicinal drugs.
Good luck and look up osmotic gradient balanced and migrating motor complex. If your food goes through your colon to quickly = diarrhea. If motility is too slow = constipation. Gotta, work at balance and of course relax because stress can fowl our regularity too. It really helped me to understand the process our bodies go through instead of just throwing things like anti-freeze at it! lol It helps to throw out less than optimal food like processed food, sugar, etc. too. Again good luck, you can meet the challenge by working with your body. A gulp of hot water to you this morning!
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