Re: prunes for constipation question

[Guest guest]

Oh, Lord! I hate prunes!! I'd try Fiber One bars first!! But if you LIKE prunes, I'd check one of the nutritional content websites like http://www.wehealnewyork.org/healthinfo/dietaryfiber/fibercontentchart.html to check how much fiber is in each. I believe it's recommended that we eat a minimum of 25 grams per day so I'd shoot for 30 or more. Depending on how much other fiber you normally eat (breakfast cereal, breads, etc.), add enough prunes to bring your fiber total up to 30 or more. According to the site I list, 3 pitted prunes is only 1.9 gms of fiber and also 122 calories so in my opinion, they're a little too calorie dense for the amount of fiber provided. I do like Fiber One bars and one bar is 9 gms of fiber & 140 calories I think. Plus they're a lot tastier than prunes

And be sure to drink plenty of water also!

Just my 2 cents. Or 2 grams.........................Dorothy prunes for constipation questionTo: Hepatitis_C_Central > how many do you recommend to eat daily to help relieve constipation?> >

[Guest guest]

The trick to having regular BM's is to eat fiber. Doesn't have to be prunes.

A mostly whole food diet with smaller meat and dairy portions and larger fruit, vegetable, whole grains and nuts will keep a person regular.

Also very important is drinking enough water.

A person should drink 1/2 oz per pound of body weight.

If you weigh 180 you should drink almost 3 quarts a day. Drinking enough water will keep the river of life in your body flowing.

http://watercure2.org

is a site I find helpful about the benefits of drinking water.

The following foods have no fiber and should be eaten sparingly.

Meat of any kind.

Dairy in any form.

White bread, refined flours, white rice and white sugar.

Soda Pop.

Eggs.

Fish.

Anything that is refined can have fiber missing.

A truly healthy person poops with every meal, not just in the morning. You really don't want that waste hanging out in your colon all day.

http://thenutmanshow.mypodcast.com

there is a little podcast here about poop.

Kathy, nutritionist

[Guest guest]

If it helps any, ANY dried fruit does it for me, if I eat more than a couple of pieces. Particularily apricots, I don't wait very long for results!!!

Sharon in NW WashingtonAll I have seen teaches me to trust in the Creator for all that I have not seen. Ralph Waldo Emerson

prunes for constipation question

how many do you recommend to eat daily to help relieve constipation?

[Guest guest]

Thanx sooo much for the info! She HATES prunes and 30 or more a day is out of the question...LOL! She picked up some of those Fiber one bars and she is acutally enjoying them!

Thank you again very much for the info!!

prunes for constipation questionTo: Hepatitis_C_Central > how many do you recommend to eat daily to help relieve constipation?> >

[Guest guest]

Thanx so much! Am sending her the info now..

Thanx again!

prunes for constipation question

how many do you recommend to eat daily to help relieve constipation?

[Guest guest]

Thanx so much for the info. I will send it to her now.

Thanx again very much!

RE: prunes for constipation question

The trick to having regular BM's is to eat fiber. Doesn't have to be prunes.

A mostly whole food diet with smaller meat and dairy portions and larger fruit, vegetable, whole grains and nuts will keep a person regular.

Also very important is drinking enough water.

A person should drink 1/2 oz per pound of body weight.

If you weigh 180 you should drink almost 3 quarts a day. Drinking enough water will keep the river of life in your body flowing.

http://watercure2.org

is a site I find helpful about the benefits of drinking water.

The following foods have no fiber and should be eaten sparingly.

Meat of any kind.

Dairy in any form.

White bread, refined flours, white rice and white sugar.

Soda Pop.

Eggs.

Fish.

Anything that is refined can have fiber missing.

A truly healthy person poops with every meal, not just in the morning. You really don't want that waste hanging out in your colon all day.

http://thenutmanshow.mypodcast.com

there is a little podcast here about poop.

Kathy, nutritionist

[Guest guest]

Great!  I buy the Fiber One bars at Costco

or BJ’s Wholesale so I’ve always got them.  Also throw a couple in

my handbag for a snack in the car.  They really are good and sure beat prunes!!

Glad someone takes my advice J

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prunes for constipation question

Thanx sooo much for the info! She HATES prunes and 30 or

more a day is out of the question...LOL! She picked up some of those

Fiber one bars and she is acutally enjoying them!

Thank you again very much for the info!!

prunes for constipation question

To: Hepatitis_C_Central

> how many do you recommend to eat daily to help relieve constipation?

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[Guest guest]

I usually use soluble-fibre in water/liquid just before meals.

It helps to retain water in the stool/s, and therefore makes

elimination " go " (lol) more smoothly. IMO

It also helps to fill me up, so I eat less volume of food at mealtime/s.

It can also have the added benefit of helping to delay the emptying of

the stomache-contents, which can help with post-meal Glucose-

spikes....etc.

Ask Your doctor/s and/or pharmacist/s if adding fibre is right for You,

as some health-conditions may preclude the addition of fibre to ones

diet.

The absorption of some medications can be affected by taking them at

the same time as fibre as well (and ask what type of fibre/s to

use),....yet one more reason to ask Your doctor/s and/or pharmacist/s

about these things.

I hope that this was of some help to You.

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> how many do you recommend to eat daily to help relieve constipation?

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[Guest guest]

This is information I USED to know. lol Thanks for the reminder!! Sharon in NW WashingtonAll I have seen teaches me to trust in the Creator for all that I have not seen. Ralph Waldo Emerson Re: prunes for constipation questionI usually use soluble-fibre in water/liquid just before meals.It helps to retain water in the stool/s, and therefore makes elimination "go" (lol) more smoothly. IMOIt also helps to fill me up, so I eat less volume of food at mealtime/s.It can also have the added benefit of helping to delay the emptying of the stomache-contents, which can help with post-meal Glucose-spikes....etc.Ask Your doctor/s and/or pharmacist/s if adding fibre is right for You, as some health-conditions may preclude the addition of fibre to ones diet.The absorption of some medications can be affected by taking them at the same time as fibre as well (and ask what type of fibre/s to use),....yet one more reason to ask Your doctor/s and/or pharmacist/s about these things.I hope that this was of some help to You.

[Guest guest]

Not a problem Sharon, we can all use a reminder/s from time to time.

I try to keep-up on things as well as I can, and I've learned a few

tips-n-tricks that help me to keep my blood-glucose (A1C) down to

good levels, (My last A1c was 5.6) although I ALWAYS consult my

health-team about things before I implement anything.

There are SO-MANY hucksters around, especially on the internet,

trying to proffer so-called " cures " for this and that....etc.

Most definitely, Hepatitis and Diabetes can-be, and often are related

to each other,.....among a number of other conditions.

One more challenge,....I suppose.

The ONE somewhat 'good-thing' about all of this, (if one can call

anything about it 'good' that is) is that it has made me much more

aware of how to treat my health/body better, eating properly...etc.

It's been one HECK of a learning-curve all the way around, and it's a

continual research kind of thing to do.

Luckily, I've always been scientifically-minded and I actually

greatly-enjoy learning new things, wondering about things/asking

questions. etc.

Don't get me wrong, it CAN-be frustrating at times as well. :-)

However, it is an 'interesting' subject/s and also has a tendency to

keep me more mentally-engaged than I might be otherwise.

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> This is information I USED to know. lol Thanks for the reminder!!

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> Sharon in NW Washington

> All I have seen teaches me to trust in the Creator for all that I

have not seen. Ralph Waldo Emerson

> Re: prunes for constipation

question

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> I usually use soluble-fibre in water/liquid just before meals.

>

> It helps to retain water in the stool/s, and therefore makes

> elimination " go " (lol) more smoothly. IMO

>

> It also helps to fill me up, so I eat less volume of food at

mealtime/s.

>

> It can also have the added benefit of helping to delay the

emptying of

> the stomache-contents, which can help with post-meal Glucose-

> spikes....etc.

>

> Ask Your doctor/s and/or pharmacist/s if adding fibre is right

for You,

> as some health-conditions may preclude the addition of fibre to

ones

> diet.

>

> The absorption of some medications can be affected by taking them

at

> the same time as fibre as well (and ask what type of fibre/s to

> use),....yet one more reason to ask Your doctor/s and/or

pharmacist/s

> about these things.

>

> I hope that this was of some help to You.

>

[Guest guest]

I dont eat Prunes for constipation but I know eating rasins makes me

go to the bathroom.

I always tell people to drink coffee and tea with milk that usually

does it for me.

GOOD lUCK

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> how many do you recommend to eat daily to help relieve constipation?

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