Good Herb For C ?

[Guest adamssa]

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good herb for C, besides psyllium/metamucil, that the bowel won't become dependant on? I usually take a lot of magnesium. It works for me, but not in a healthy way, if you know what I mean. I've used it anyways for almost a year, anything not to be C, but I really think I need to try something else. Psyllium doesn't work for me, yesterday it gave me pretty bad stomach pain.

Sara

[Jestgar]

Vitamin C can help (maybe that's why they named it that ). Try increasing your citrus.

[RiceGuy]

I've tried a few different magnesium supplements - all in powdered form because I know my system would never break down a solid pill. My main goal was actually to assist in nutrient absorption, but I did see the kind of effect you're looking for also.

The first one "worked", but it really gave me trouble at the same time. I then tried a different formulation, which was much better, except it gave a funny taste to whatever I put it in. I found out that the vitamin D it had was from sheep lanolin. So now I just use a straight magnesium citrate powder. The "oooph" it gives is quite a mild effect, but I know I'm now getting better absorption because I can truly feel the improvement in many ways - day by day.

So although the digestive system can get dependent on a typical laxative, I see this as a nutrient - one which I am obviously not obtaining adequately from food. Chlorophyll contains magnesium, so if you start "seeing green" after eating spinach or other dark leafy veggies, that to me is an indicator that the chlorophyll isn't being broken down. Hence malabsorption.

[Jestgar]

Chlorophyll contains magnesium, so if you start seeing green" after eating spinach or other dark leafy veggies, that to me is an indicator that the chlorophyll isn't being broken down. Hence malabsorption.

This is interesting and I never would have thought about it that way, but there are other reasons for seeing green. I don't digest spinach very well, so that always comes through green even though other green plants don't. Also, if I've eaten something that my digestive tract really objects to it might come out green, but I think that's from bile.

Just pointing out that, as with all things, you have to consider what you started with when analyzing what you got.

[lorka150]

although not an herb, what about glycerin suppositories?

[plantime]

I use cat's claw and hawthorne berry capsules. Not the extract ones, the ones that are whole herb crushed and put into capsule shells. They have a bit of magnesium in them, but I find that using the herbs helps me more than using plain magnesium. I have used milk thistle, but it caused painful cramping.

[woofie]

I've tried a few different magnesium supplements - all in powdered form because I know my system would never break down a solid pill. My main goal was actually to assist in nutrient absorption, but I did see the kind of effect you're looking for also.

The first one "worked", but it really gave me trouble at the same time. I then tried a different formulation, which was much better, except it gave a funny taste to whatever I put it in. I found out that the vitamin D it had was from sheep lanolin. So now I just use a straight magnesium citrate powder. The "oooph" it gives is quite a mild effect, but I know I'm now getting better absorption because I can truly feel the improvement in many ways - day by day.

So although the digestive system can get dependent on a typical laxative, I see this as a nutrient - one which I am obviously not obtaining adequately from food. Chlorophyll contains magnesium, so if you start "seeing green" after eating spinach or other dark leafy veggies, that to me is an indicator that the chlorophyll isn't being broken down. Hence malabsorption.

I've been taking 400-600 mg chelated magnesium for years, and my docs are always troubled by it - which always makes me thing I shouldn't be taking it - but it is the only thing that keeps me regular (and free from heart palpitations). since I am only recently gluten-free, I thought I could give that up - but I'm pretty sure I am wrong about that. I react VERY poorly to psyllium & metamucil, but citrucel seems to work much better. I was just hoping all of this dependence on these products would disappear!