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How to speed up motility

Posted by doors4ever @doors4ever, Sep 30, 2024

Looking for info on how to speed up motility.

Thanks very much

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jackielb | @jackielb | Oct 29, 2024

I make a concoction of 1/4 cup of white chia seeds to 1 cup of water. Then refrigerate it. I then use 2 tablespoons of chia seeds gel in my smoothies 3 - 4 a week. I change my high fiber breakfast every 2 days and drink over 40 ounces of water a day. Ezekiel cereal helps as does walking and 1 cup of coffee 2 times a week.

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marshae | @marshae | Oct 30, 2024
In reply to @sb4ca "I'm surprised your GI didn't give you any recommendations on medications. Do you have constipation and..." + (show)
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I'm surprised your GI didn't give you any recommendations on medications. Do you have constipation and has a cause been identified? I ask because my daughter was once prescribed Linzess to speed transit time and is often used for IBS-C. There are many other medications as well. In my daughter's situation things got much worse and one thing she learned was that fiber was a bad thing for her. This is why I'm a little sensitive to public recommendations. I would never had thought that.

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Those are the 2 prescriptions given by my GI doctors. My diag osisis Psuedo Small Bowel Blockages.

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baguette | @baguette | Oct 30, 2024
In reply to @sb4ca "I'm surprised your GI didn't give you any recommendations on medications. Do you have constipation and..." + (show)
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I'm surprised your GI didn't give you any recommendations on medications. Do you have constipation and has a cause been identified? I ask because my daughter was once prescribed Linzess to speed transit time and is often used for IBS-C. There are many other medications as well. In my daughter's situation things got much worse and one thing she learned was that fiber was a bad thing for her. This is why I'm a little sensitive to public recommendations. I would never had thought that.

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I don't have IBS but I am sensitive to eating high fiber food. The low FODMAP diet helped clear out my gut a lot. After all the years of hearing that people need to eat enough fiber it surprised me to learn that too much fiber, or at least fiber of a certain type, can cause problems.

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melij | @melij | Oct 31, 2024

Hey Doors4ever,

I have a similar issue and for me a handful of almonds taken every day seems to have really helped.
Hope you find something that work for you!

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shawnkthryn | @shawnkthryn | Nov 3, 2024
In reply to @sb4ca "I'm surprised your GI didn't give you any recommendations on medications. Do you have constipation and..." + (show)
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I'm surprised your GI didn't give you any recommendations on medications. Do you have constipation and has a cause been identified? I ask because my daughter was once prescribed Linzess to speed transit time and is often used for IBS-C. There are many other medications as well. In my daughter's situation things got much worse and one thing she learned was that fiber was a bad thing for her. This is why I'm a little sensitive to public recommendations. I would never had thought that.

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I'm a slow, slow to go. Was put on high fiber diet too & found out 4 days ago I have gastroparesis. It's a slow digestion. I'm on day 7 w no go. I've exhausted all options. I appear 10 months pregnant. & I diagnosed self w IBS & Gastroparesis after exhausted all tests. Wrote GI & PCP in my chart notes. There's a surgery to correct this. Pyloromyotomy.

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