Anyone ever tried TCM for chronic constipation?

Posted by doors4ever @doors4ever, Sep 1 8:10pm

Anyone ever tried traditional chinese medicine for chronic constipation? Apparently they treat the root cause instead of the symptoms.
https://www.meandqi.com/symptoms/chronic%20constipation

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mikaylar | @mikaylar | Sep 6 7:16am

In reply to @dcw "How much baking soda/water or mag citrate/water?" + (show)

Start with 1/2 teas and if that doesn't work, add a bit more. You will have to play with it. A full glass of water.

lsdd13 | @lsdd13 | Sep 6 10:10am

In reply to @slkanowitz "I have struggled with CC for many years due to an unusually long (redundant) colon discovered..." + (show)

Smooth Move is fabulous. I drink a cup every evening .
I also take 1 cap of Miralax in juice or yogurt every morning and 1 spoon of sun fiber in my coffee in the am.
Usually keeps everything moving.

lsdd13 | @lsdd13 | Sep 6 10:13am

I’m also 6 treatments in on Acupuncture! Told it usually takes about 10 treatments to see a change.

h8bigbiz | @h8bigbiz | Sep 6 1:00pm

In reply to @waterlilly "Is there a name for this condition?" + (show)

I don't know if it's been named yet or not; I could be wrong but I think the discovery of it is new enough that there is no name yet. (If I had to guess, I'd say that stress might be at least one of the factors because it's maybe a glitch in the "flight or fight" reflex, but who knows.)

waterlilly | @waterlilly | Sep 6 1:04pm

In reply to @h8bigbiz "I don't know if it's been named yet or not; I could be wrong but I..." + (show)

Thank you for your reply. I'll try and research it.

beachbum74 | @beachbum74 | Sep 7 8:50am

I’ve been taking Linzess 290 mg for probably five years. It used to work pretty well. I really don’t like taking medication. I’m going through a wellness clinic and a detox program and Linzess just isn’t doing the trick. I drink probably 80 ounces of water a day at least in the morning. I’ve been drinking a glass of warm lemon water and having just a little sip of coffee because it really isn’t on my wellness diet and just have had no luck, anybody else with this problem?

beachbum74 | @beachbum74 | Sep 7 8:51am

In reply to @beachbum74 "I’ve been taking Linzess 290 mg for probably five years. It used to work pretty well...." + (show)

In adding to my above comments, it’s a detox for my gut. We’re trying to get me moving.