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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

tpsbmam

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5. I do thanks to MS. A visiting nurse recently gave me this recipe after I'd had abdominal surgery,

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Mon Jan 16, 2012, 12:12 PM

Jan 2012

which, of course, made the constipation even worse. Simply mix equal parts prune juice, applesauce & fiber/bran cereal and drink it down! That sounded a little funky so I looked it up online and this is what I found -- more appealing IMO:

Power Pudding

2 cups pitted prunes
1 cup applesauce
1 cup Bran Cereal
enough prune juice to make pudding consistency

Blend it in a blender and eat 1 cup in the morning and 1 in the evening for a couple of days, or until it works. It's food so you can't over dose, but I don't recommend you go out the first day or so you start eating it.

I haven't needed it yet, but she swears it works first time, every time! I bet it does given the ingredients!

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Anyone else have chronic constipation? What have your doctors said? Has anyone ever had it go away? [View all] Nay Jan 2012 OP

Nobody jumped in here I noticed libodem Jan 2012 #1

Thanks. Yes, I do the exercise, water, etc. The senna is the 'emergency' stuff. Had any of your Nay Jan 2012 #2

Try taking chelated magnesium tablets. Peregrine Took Jan 2012 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author CountAllVotes Jan 2012 #4

I do thanks to MS. A visiting nurse recently gave me this recipe after I'd had abdominal surgery, tpsbmam Jan 2012 #5

Prunes, prune juice, cereal, applesauce, etc., are all problematic because to eat them in the dose Nay Jan 2012 #8

You might want to consider "gut permiability" MedicalAdmin Jan 2012 #6

I have taken Align to repopulate my good gut bacteria after the bout of diarrhea, just on Nay Jan 2012 #9

We consider Align a very low strength probiotic in terms of recolonization. MedicalAdmin Jan 2012 #10

I drink lots of water and walk a lot Irishonly Jan 2012 #7

Here's something to try - pea soup. Vinca Jan 2012 #11

I've had good luck with Culturelle Probiotics - cyberpj Jan 2012 #12

How about psyllium husk? Duer 157099 Feb 2012 #13

We are what we eat condoleeza Feb 2012 #14

I do thanks to MS. I recently started my own bowel retraining program. tpsbmam Feb 2012 #15

Thank you. I'll be interested to see the link. nt Nay Feb 2012 #16

Oops, my apologies for taking so long to get back here! Had one of those days for a couple of days! tpsbmam Mar 2012 #17

My daughter has had it since she was a wee one- BeHereNow Mar 2012 #18

Transdermal Magnesium Therapy otohara Apr 2012 #19

Psyllium husk and beets have saved me. roody Jun 2012 #20

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3 Magnesium citrate & buffered Vit C womanofthehills May 4 #22