Looking For 'relief"

[simplicity66]

With my C.D i am at the other end of the scale...most people have the god forbidin "D"

after there infected....i have bloating, cramping, can even expel gas for days...having a BM

is out of the question for days......i have even tried eating my diet of strictly alot of water dry fruits and nuts this seems to make matters worse....i was wondering if there was a gentle herb or over the counter

softener for this occassional upset...i dont want to become depended on this.....i want things

to take its course.....

[RiceGuy]

Many do find magnesium to work quite well. It is, after all, the basic idea behind Milk of Magnesia. Interestingly, magnesium deficiency is common for those with celiac disease. In fact, most Americans in general are low on magnesium.

Powdered magnesium citrate is the usual recommendation. There are also products with names like "magnesium calm", or similar, which combine magnesium and calcium.

[ShayFL]

I too would go for the magnesium first. You can also try 2 - 4 oz of Aloe juice a day. George's aloe looks and tastes like water. But is very effective.

[Pyro]

Regularly adding in a lot of flaxmeal helps me be more regular. I'm talking like 2 to 3 ounces a day.

As for bloating, I'm still working on that. Though today I feel much better even though last night was a little food heavy. I suspect coconut milk from the curry. Or maybe the ginger (even though I supplement it). Whatever the case, my stomach is the flattest it's been in a month. Still could lose some bulk which I can actually feel by my belly button, but right now is way better than what I've been living with. Unfortunately, no matter what I do that bulk seems to persist until it one day disappears. I've had them before and took all kinds of more natural laxatives (magnesium citrate instead of ex lax for example). Nothing works. Only once did I disperse it within an hour with medicine but that never worked again.