Constipation suggestions

Submitted by kimo on January 2, 2008 - 11:31pm
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Hi Ladies,

I'm new here- nothing like diving in to the mix!

1.My 5 month old son has eczema and as a result, I am on a diet program by Edgar Cayce and John Pagano. Long story short, one of the things I am having to do is every night drink a warm tea made from water and slippery elm. What I am finding (pleasantly) is that I have a 'bm' every time once I've done this! Even drinking warm water alone (or with lemon) might help as it stimulates the bowels. Cold will keep it in, warm helps it out.

2. Another one of my favorite "drinks" is:
2 oz inner leaf aloe vera juice
1 tbsp agave or maple syrup
1/2 squeezed lemon

This I find is really great to help soften what is already in the works. So I tend to take it after I've digressed and eaten meat or a lot of grains....note that 1. you should not drink aloe vera for a prolonged period as your body will get used to it- you gotta take a break 2. this might not cause a bm right away- think of it as something to help you in 6 or 8 hours....This is also a great detox cocktail! Aloe vera not recommended during pregnancy.

3. For those who try the Psyllium husks: you need to make sure you are drinking a lot of water with this. If you don't drink enough water- the husks will just expand and sit in your intestines- making things harder (ok- I'll intend the pun)

4. Beware of frequent use of the senna tea. I had a friend who used senna tea frequently and now has terrible intestinal problems. Her doctor told her that the senna, after prolonged use, ends up damaging the vili (?) in the intestines.

I hope this helps and I am so thankful that we women are walking this journey together and I'm not alone- or broken.

louiseds

January 3, 2008 - 12:33am

Hi Kimo

Welcome to Wholewoman. The comfortable way you write sounds like you have been here before. Hope you enjoy your stay. Looking forward to hearing more from you.

Cheers

Louise

kimo

January 3, 2008 - 1:18pm

Hi Louise,

Thanks for the welcome wishes. I was fortunate to find WholeWoman.com just a few days after my first prolapse, 5 months pp with boy #2- Dec 6 so you ladies have been accompanying me on my up and down journey since then!

BTW, my nickname kimo comes from my husband. Back in my single days, I was an aspiring actress in NYC and bartending at night. Since I was then sleeping more during the day, I became so sensitive to the light that I always had to sleep with a sleep mask on- thus was born the nickname Kimosabe which was then shortened to "kimo" : )

And as I've read other women question- Where is Oprah in all of this? How is it that I didn't know BOO about prolapse till it actually happened to me? Seriously?!?!

And a question (one of many to come I'm sure!): I've been really practicing the posture for the last two days- but it all feels worse down there- is this normal till things adjust?

ATS

January 3, 2008 - 2:35pm

For some ladies posture has an immediate affect and for others it takes some time along with incorporating the exercises. For me the posture has not had that instant feeling of relief and it is such an up and down thing and somedays worse than others. I developed a new rectocele during the Christmas holidays (lucky me!) and this is now a new sensation I have to get used to.

Its strange how somedays I can be on my feet all day and I feel better symptom wise in the evening than I did in the morning and then other days I feel worse and things feel really heavy - today being one of those heavy days.

I have been trying to stay in posture now for 10 weeks and it is still not natural or comfortable for me yet so give it time.

As yes I think many of us never even knew prolapse could happen until it happened to us. We need to be better educated.

You have lots of healing to do you yet so hang in there.

Take care,

A

kimo

January 3, 2008 - 8:43pm

Thanks A,

I am quickly learning that the Prolapse thing is more of a dance than anything else. Even in the almost 4 weeks that this started I feel as if I have traversed many landscapes physically, emotionally, and spiritually- and I now wake up every morning knowing that I have no idea what my body will have in store for me! Sorry to hear about your new rec....does this mean you had an old one that had gone away?

Thanks for the support...hope tomorrow is a lighter day for you

ATS

January 4, 2008 - 4:17am

I feel the same when I wake up. My first thought is how is the prolapse going to behave today - will I be able to get jobs done or will it be one of those days where I feel I don't want to move for fear of something falling out. It still seems to control me to a degree. Although I have had days recently when it felt bad and I pushed through it and did what I needed to do.

When I first discovered my prolapse it was my uterus that bothered me as my cervix was really low so that was my primary complaint. Then with a mixture of posture and maya massage I guess it has gone back up a degree but when it did my front wall was very saggy so I am guessing mild cystocele. When I checked my back wall it felt smooth with no lumps or bumps but when I needed a BM it would very slightly pillow out and I am not sure if this was normal or not. Anyway I now have a grape sized lump at the very bottom of my back wall with what I can only describe as feeling like a vein running up the length of it. So by new rectocele I mean one that I never had before.

I actually handled the new discovery pretty well considering I completely fell apart when this first happened to me. I am not happy about it at all but there is nothing I can do about it. I am just praying this does not get any worse as it would most definately hang outside as it is so very very low.

A

louiseds

January 4, 2008 - 7:08am

Hi Anita

It is so easy to think that it will hang outside given half a chance. I know there are women whose prolapses do hang outside, but I think these are pretty rare, and I suspect some may be due to medical examination roughness, ie doctors unintentionally making it worse by examining roughly. You may be pleasantly surprised. I have found that these organs will drop quite a distance, often one by one, then just stop falling. From then on it is a matter of using WW techniques to prevent further descent and help us through that threatening time just before and during a period. It is not success 24/7, but on average I find it bearable and manageable most of the time. I am just so glad I didn't allow myself to be bulldozed into a surgical procedure which I feel would have only created other problems.

On the other hand, if they do continue falling, we at least know what is happening. It must be so scary to be young with a new baby to receive the news that you have prolapses as if it is the most unusual and deforming condition you could possibly get, all at a time when your body is not generally feeling very sexy and desirable. It is pretty shocking, especially when young, but it does improve with time after birth and most of us can learn to live with it, as just another one of the things that happens as a woman's body changes throughout life. Fortunately we have in Wholewoman a whole raft of resources to help us to deal with it. Thankyou Christine and fellow Wholewomen!

Cheers

Louise

stella

January 5, 2008 - 4:07pm

My friend swears by a natural laxative called Fiberzon(by Amazon herbs). I have never tried it(thankfully, I do not suffer from constipation-maybe because of the TONS of veggies I eat). But she is very careful about what she puts in her body and thinks this stuff is great...