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Digestive Health | Last Active: Aug 1, 2023 | Replies (27)

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I’ve heard the same about Orgain, though I haven’t tried it. Great to know it’s an option!

This isn’t directed at you specifically; I just happened to tap reply and now I’m thinking about this: Everyone’s different and we all need to make our choices about what we feel is appropriate for us. Definitely, in the realm of diet and food, especially when you add an additional complication of chronic health conditions, and on top of that chronic GI conditions, there are varying interpretations about what does and does not constitute “clean” or “healthy” eating. And we each have a different tolerance for which sources we’ll trust, and when what our own bodies will tolerate.

The idea of eating “clean” can be problematic because it can imply that whatever doesn’t fit that definition is somehow “unclean,” and therefore it’s our fault we’re “unhealthy” or in pain, and it’s just not that simple. For example, you’ll never find me eating a giant salad because even if that’s “clean eating,” that volume of raw vegetables and high fiber would wreak havoc on my GI tract.

Anyway, good to know Orgain…and all these plethora of protein shakes exist! Lol. I already said this once but I can’t believe how many options there are now!

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All good points. I seem to be constipated no matter what I eat - and I do eat pretty well. So I use "gush and push" - Miralax and bisacodyl. I know I take too much bisacodyl, but heh, I gotta go......

And some common sense is also required. I eat a bowl of muesli, bran buds, and top it off with Raisin Bran for some taste. The muesli and bran buds are pretty dull by themselves.

My therapist has a fit because Raisin Bran does have much more sugar, but c'mon, I don't use much and it makes the meal much more tasty. Keep the big picture in mind. And yes, for a lot of people with GI difficulties, diet is a real challenge and very personalized.