Re:LeeAnn/ Massage for constipation

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You hear quite a few different " perfect' ratios. My recommendation is not

scientific at all. My son (7) prefers about equal amounts of epsom salts and

baking soda. We now use about 2 cups of each. When we first started I used

only epsom salts, which seemed to help with constipation and also had a calming

effect. Adding baking soda didn't have any immediate effect other than the 'red

butt' calming. But, what happened over time was subtle -- better attitude

reduction in the number of supplements needed, etc, I know this may sound

strange, but I just let him play and soak for as long as he wanted and that

seemed to work best. Sometimes that was 5 min, at other times it was 30 min.

At the same time I measured the first morning urine PH, which was very alkaline

at first. You might think this is a good sign, but it really wasn't -- the PH

was so hign it was clear the he wasn't clearing the acids from his body. Over

time his first morning PH came down to a 'normal' level, which I attribute to

baking soda/epsom baths. The added benefit was my boy -- just plain easier to

work with. Not perfect, but a huge improvement.

HTH

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> > > > >>From: L <l.largeyyahoo (DOT) com>

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> > > > >>Subject: Massage for constipation

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> > > > >>To: miralax@yahoogroups .com

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> > > > >>Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 7:42 PM

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> > > > >>Has anyone tried this? My daughter who went to school for massage gave

me a basic massage to do with my son and it does help. We do other things as

well. She said she was not certified nor did she learn to do the more in depth

technique but there is a specific massage for chronic constipation.

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