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Where Does It All Go?

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LuvMoosic4life
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Once my pms starts ( 24 days before my period believe it or not!) I get C. I havent gone normal in days. its like rabit terds. But what really bugs me is where does all my food go??? I've laughed about it, but at the same time it is scary considering the amount of fruits and veggies I eat. In the past 3 days, aside from chicken, rice a lots of quinou (I'm addicted) I have eaten:

1 frozen bag of broccoli and cauliflower

2 cups of brussel sprouts

1/2 cup of peas

3 zuccini

3 apples

1 peach

2 sweet potatoes

I think I had some kiwi too

I havent gone! (minus the straining that resulted in terds and it refused to come out!!!) I've gone to every doctor and all my tests came back nomal. This C happens everytime my pms starts up....my pms that starts WAAAYYYY too soon!!!!!! I'm seriously going insane. There are literally only 7 days a months where I feel reallly good :angry:

I've been trying miralax which my G.i gave me, it is the only thing that hasnt bothered me, but I hate taking medicine...

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I'd try vitamin C and magnesium. The intestine must have magnesium in order to contract. Start low and work up to a dose that helps you eliminate. Vitamin C in higher doses leads to loose stool--and it won't hurt you as you'll excrete any excess.

This was my main symptom for celiac, I know I used to wonder the same thing!

After trying many things, the above was the best solution I found, and it improved but still wasn't great. I would go every day usually but often only a tiny bit.

Recently I was put on the SCD (specific carbohydrate diet) and have had a huge improvement since. There is a protocol for constipation posted for SCD on www.pecanbread.com. I follow some of that, but didn't need it all.

You haven't mentioned your gluten-free status or how long you have been gluten-free. Some people also find that milk constipates. If you do a search on this forum you'll find many threads about it with various things that have worked for various folk.

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aikiducky
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As to the "where does it all go" part - I found this rather interesting article on poop :) : Open Original Shared Link

So the fact that you don't produce very much in volume means that the water has been absorbed back I think?

I guess you could also try some probiotics if you haven't yet.

Pauliina

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LuvMoosic4life
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I've been gluten-free since may...I'd say 99% gluten-free due to some CC that I cant always avoid. but I check EVERYTHIG and stick mostly to naked foods. I didnt have this problem when I first started out on the diet, it seem to gradually get worse as my Gluten symtoms went away ( which were extreme foul gas and diarrhea)

I'll try the magnesium. is it hard on the body to take magnesium??

Where does it all go : my mom joked that maybe I get up in the middle of the night and "sleep poop" not knowing it.... :blink:

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aikiducky
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No, really, the little that you do poop is all that is left of your food after the usable parts are absorbed. What makes for more volume is more water in the poop plus more discarded gut bacteria. It might be that you don't have a very sturdy gut flora right now. And since thing are moving along so slowly, the water gets reabsorbed. I think. :)

It kinda makes sense to have C right now I think. Because your intestines were used to the constant irritant of gluten to work, and now that's gone, they don't know how to keep things moving without it. See what I mean? That's usually the pattern for me after a glutening as well, first D or loose stools for a couple days, then a long while of C, until I'm recovered. It's like my intestines are sulking after a glutening. :D

You've only been gluten free for a few months, it's going to take much longer before everything stabilizes.

Pauliina

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I would add the magnesium too. It is gentle. Try a liquid (citrate, malate or glycinate). You can also soak in Epsom Salt bath. The skin does absorb it. But to loosen the poo...you need to take it orally. Up to 2000 mg Vit C a day could help as well. Tons of water of course.

George's Aloe Vera juice could also do the trick. Healing. Soothing. And doesnt taste bad. Tastes like water.

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