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Lyndzie wrote:How frequently is this happening?
GardenVeg99 wrote:Lyndzie wrote:How frequently is this happening?
It's been a couple of weeks. Before then, not too frequent.
debknott - I wish oatmeal worked for me. I eat home made steel cut oatmeal every morning - but it doesn't help for me when I have those bouts of IBS during a flare. Same with prunes - they make sense for people eating SAD who need some fiber in their diet - but eating the McDougall diet means we're eating plenty of healthy fiber.debknott wrote:I spent all of my life fighting long bouts of downright painful constipation. Then just a few years back I got hooked on eating a good sized bowl of oatmeal every day, and voila! the constipation was gone. NOTHING I had deliberately tried for constipation had worked, but just eating a bowl of oatmeal virtually every day solved a lifetime problem.
I don't know if this would work for everyone, but I don't think it could hurt to try. Best of luck with finding something that works equally well for your body!
Deborah
p.s. The wonderful thing for me is that this was something I could carry into the McDougall program with me, as of course oatmeal is perfectly McDougall compliant.
GardenVeg99 wrote:Thanks DebKnott and VeganKit I've always had a bowl of oat groats, steel cut oats or rolled oats with unsweetened almond milk for breakfast daily. I'm sorry to say that all those prunes (7 daily) since you recommended to me seem to be missing in action! I really don't want to get a laxative. I eat lots of green veggies, fruits and beans, drink a lot water and exercise. Getting frustrated and want to be unplugged!
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