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Maybe A Stupid Question

Danijela

By Danijela
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Danijela
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Hey there!

Ive heard people say if you don't have a BM for a prolonged period of time your body can become toxic.....

what are the signs that this has happened......

I have 1 mb per week so i'm sure i have this and feel lousy i'm just wonder what symptoms can i blame on this???

thanks

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When I don't go often enough, I just feel sick all over. My tummy gets swollen if I haven't gone in awhile and is sore to touch. I seem to be a little more in touch with things than I used to be and I can really tell if I've gotten toxin overload. I start to notice that I don't have as much energy. Sometimes I have lower back pain with it as well. I've also had joint & muscle pain with toxic overload. I think some people even have headaches when they're overloaded.

My dd gets constipated and her Dr. has put her on Murilax. This has helped her go more often without all the pain. He also has her drinking 100% juice such as blueberry. He also recommended eating blueberries and watermelon together. :) She complains with a tummy ache and gets cranky when she's not regular as well. Her Dr. wants us to try to get her to go twice a day.

Hope you get to feeling better soon.

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What happens is that if you are constipated, your waste doesn't leave your body and it further ferments or decays (or becomes rancid, supposedly) in your gut, which is a permeable membrane, so this stuff is reabsorbed in your system and can make you feel terrible. Having migraines, illness, feeling like you have the flu, difficulty concentrating, etc, are all signs.

If I am constipated, I still seem to go every day, but it's just harder, so I try taking psylliam and drinking more water, or taking extra magnesium capsules until things get moving. I definitely feel better. Sometimes if I have to go and haven't had an opportunity, I start to feel bad, and have noticed that right after finally going, I feel much better right away. I'm pretty sensitive though...

Stephanie

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Posted

Also, bad breath can be a symptom (as of much else).

In addition I would recommend, when you do eat, lots of green leaf veg like spring cabbages and also the older and whiter kind of cabbage. If you've not got a steamer don't worry, drain off the liquid into a couple of mugs and when it's cooler it's a delicious drink.

If you use live yoghurt, stir into it a little psyllium husk, rice bran or cinnamon-flavoured finger millet powder (ragishira) all of which I have found help me. (Live yoghurt, if it contains serious numbers of organisms, has had its lactose changed into something else so permissible unless on an ultra strict lactose regime, is delicious, and the organisms promote internal health.)

A supplement of magnesium has helped me in this situation in the past.

Epsom salts in the bath can help (a good handful maximum per bath).

'Normal' for BMs is reputedly anywhere from 3 times a week to 3 times a day so, while you've some way to go, it's not too far. Also, as you explore with support your gluten and any other dietary issues the system will get more and more balanced so there's plenty of hope!

:lol:

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jenvan
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danijela-

oh no! you definitely need to be going more often!! i totally disagree when doctors say 'everyone is different and some people only go every few days.' not true! our bodies weren't designed that way. i would definitely evaluate your diet, make sure you aren't continuing to get gluten. (are you gluten-free?) my constipation vastly improved after going gluten-free. make sure you are getting fiber--eat fruits, beans, drink lots of water. try some psyllium or magnesium too--those definitely help. hope things improve soon!

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Danijela
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danijela-

oh no!  you definitely need to be going more often!!  i totally disagree when doctors say 'everyone is different and some people only go every few days.'  not true!  our bodies weren't designed that way.  i would definitely evaluate your diet, make sure you aren't continuing to get gluten.  (are you gluten-free?)  my constipation vastly improved after going gluten-free.  make sure you are getting fiber--eat fruits, beans, drink lots of water.  try some psyllium or magnesium too--those definitely help.  hope things improve soon!

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Hi Jen

I'm not gluten-free yet, i just started seeing a GI specialist and I found out from my GP secretary what celiac antibodies were run and it wasn't the full panel so when i see him in a few weeks i'm going to ask him to re-order the test, ive been trying to eat the 2-3 pieces of bread in order for it to be acurate....

Thanks for the advice !

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Rachel--24
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I was very constipated before I went gluten-free. I did feel very toxic all the time as well. Since eliminating all gluten I immediately became "regular". I even have more than 1 bm a day now.

Not being gluten-free probably explains your constipation. Keep doing what you're doing for the tests...hopefully you are having them soon? If the tests are negative try going gluten-free anyways. My bloodtests were negative but I wasnt eating gluten all the way up to testing cuz I didnt know any better.

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danijela-

oh no!  you definitely need to be going more often!!  i totally disagree when doctors say 'everyone is different and some people only go every few days.'  not true!  our bodies weren't designed that way.  i would definitely evaluate your diet, make sure you aren't continuing to get gluten.  (are you gluten-free?)  my constipation vastly improved after going gluten-free.  make sure you are getting fiber--eat fruits, beans, drink lots of water.  try some psyllium or magnesium too--those definitely help.  hope things improve soon!

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I have to agree with Jen. If I don't go everyday I feel terrible. I drink a lot of water, eat lots of fruit and fiber, and take 2-4 Citracel /day. It's good for both diarrhea and constipation and it forms a gel action in your intestine and I usually have a "masterpeice" B) every day. You will feel so much better if you go every day. Also Citracel is gluten-free!!!

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I was only trying to be encouraging! :lol:

I found magnesium good, also green leaf veg, and live yoghurt. For fibre I'm now recommended, hemp protein powder which has a lot of fibre, or sprouted flaxseed, which is also fibre rich. Rice bran from Ener-G is cheaper though, as is psyllium.

I vary in my regularity but on average at least once a day, an improvement on previous, so there's light at the end of the tunnel when you complete testing.

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