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Anyone else have a Redundant / Tortuous Colon?
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Hi dablues, Sometimes I found that things like “fiber” capsules are just too much. They have the opposite effect on my system and add to my constipation. Since you have both constipation & diarrhea, it’s going to take finding that fine line to try and get things balanced. Personally, foods like prunes, dried apricots I feel are great! But it’s easy to over for it and end up with some diarrhea and especially chia seeds & flax seeds. I’d say try using just one or half the amount. How many prunes do you eat? Try different amounts. Pay attention to foods that may bloat you also. Do these prunes do this. Do you consume them in the evening? That would be best. Like a dessert. Then get plenty of water 20 minutes after you eat. Drinking with a meal will dilute your stomach acids and that will make it harder for food to break down. I totally understand the not chewing well also, I have the same problem from the same previous work schedule!! It’s hard to break old habits! Just keep consciously working on it. Put your fork down between bites.
Much of our fiber intake should be from vegetable & fruit period, raw is best. I strongly encourage you to look into the FODMAP Diet. I’m not lactose intolerant per-say either but just do better staying away from most of it. Certain dairy items sour my stomach. If your on a lot medication that could be adding to your problems. Sometimes there are interactions that our doctors and even pharmacists don’t tell us about. You can check all that out on Drugs.com.
The trouble with your weight gain is probably hormone related. Cortisol levels, etc. I’m 63 and adrenal glands are a mess I recently found out. Plus menopause! Weight loss is so hard right now!!
Keep exploring and trying a few things differently. I bet you have IBS also. Look up what that is and see what you think.
My go to breakfast is a Pea Protein Powder mixed with Almond Milk. You can add your flax & chia seeds and some fresh fruit in it too in a blender. Even some greens! So delicious!! Then just eat the prunes separately in the evening.
Do you live in Arizona?
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I eat about 4 prunes a day. I don't always eat chia seeds or flax seeds every day. When I do eat them, I grind mine in a powder and will sprinkle either or onto my Greek Yogurt for breakfast.
I've also made Chia Seed/Flax Seed Bread using the whole seeds only once though. As for the times I eat prunes it is a couple times a day OR I might eat 4 at once, but that is unusual and since my colonoscopy I still am not normal! I drink all the liquid I'm supposed to AND, I am finally learning how to eat properly. I was always a fast eater and not chewing my food properly due to when working I only had a 1/2 hr. lunch so ate food fast. Don't know if this will help or not.
Back to eating tossed salad again. Been off of it for a couple of weeks. I'm Italian or I should say half Italian, eating a toss salad every day is the way I was brought up so that a lot of raw vegies in it. When having allergy/food testing a few years back I was told I didn't have any food allergies and I'm in Georgia, BUT in NYS being tested years back they said I was allergic to so much it was ridiculous.
So I don't know what to believe as to allergy in foods or even in environments. Environments, allergies are different I know that but why living in one State you are told you have numerous food allergies but then living in another State you are told you have NONE. That doesn't make sense to me, but I'm not a doctor. I take Lactaid for dairy since it doesn't spoil as fast as regular milk. Don't know why but that's why I take take that. I only use 2% Lactaid in my coffee. I only drink 2 cups or sometimes 3 cups of coffee a day, whereas when working I drank pot after pot.
I weigh my food, and don't eat big portions. I eat off a small plate. I never was a big eater and I don't starve myself. I eat what I like even if I'm not supposed to, which I know it's bad, but not giving up having a hamburger, steak, or a hot dog or sausage once in a while. I know, that's bad but that's me. So I don't know if I'm doing things properly or not but I just can't eat veggies and no meat. I eat more chicken than anything else, and I eat certain fish. I'm more of a seafood person but hardly ever eat seafood, like Shrimp, Lobster, etc.
Bread! I make ALL my own bread since I grew up when bread was more like bread and not all air filled with tons of chemicals, so been doing that. I don't eat a lot of bread but I do it it. I do not make Gluten Free Bread though. So that's about how I am with my body and it doesn't appear to be working that great.