Will my bowels ever move normally again ?

[Guest guest]

I've been doing really well lately and not as many die off symptoms and

feeling a lot better. Oral thrush is almost gone - still a slight

white coating on the tongue though. But I've been constipated for

weeks. I take magnesium capsules at night so that I can " go " the next

day. Every once in a while I won't take them to see if I can eliminate

without them, but so far no luck.

I did cut back a little bit on fat because of all the die off I was

having, but still eating a lot re coconut oil, butter, olive oil, plus

fatty meats.

Is it that I need more fat to get rid of the constipation or something

else I need to do?

Gail

[Guest guest]

Gail wrote:

>

> I've been doing really well lately and not as many die off symptoms

and feeling a lot better. Oral thrush is almost gone - still a slight

white coating on the tongue though. But I've been constipated for

weeks. I take magnesium capsules at night so that I can " go " the next

day. Every once in a while I won't take them to see if I can eliminate

without them, but so far no luck.

>

> I did cut back a little bit on fat because of all the die off I was

> having, but still eating a lot re coconut oil, butter, olive oil,

plus fatty meats. Is it that I need more fat to get rid of the

constipation or something else I need to do?

==>Gail, that's wonderful you are improving and making progress. Good

for you! To avoid constipation it is important to keep the fat and

protein ratios in balance according to the ratios recommended, or it

will cause constipation. Ensure you spread out your fats during the

day, having it with each meal. To increase fats without die-off

increase extra virgin olive oil which won't cause as much. Start meals

with a couple of tablespoons or more. Fats will help your constipation

but also ensure your digestion is up to par - have you done the stomach

acid test in the Digestion Folder? Sauerkraut with every meals helps

aid digestion wonderfully.

Keep up the good work Gail.

Bee

[Guest guest]

>

> >

> ==>Gail, that's wonderful you are improving and making progress.

Good

> for you! To avoid constipation it is important to keep the fat and

> protein ratios in balance according to the ratios recommended, or

it

> will cause constipation. Ensure you spread out your fats during

the

> day, having it with each meal. To increase fats without die-off

> increase extra virgin olive oil which won't cause as much. Start

meals

> with a couple of tablespoons or more. Fats will help your

constipation

> but also ensure your digestion is up to par - have you done the

stomach

> acid test in the Digestion Folder? Sauerkraut with every meals

helps

> aid digestion wonderfully.

>

> Keep up the good work Gail.

>

> Bee

>

Thank you, Bee. I haven't been real good at calculating my ratios

lately due to time constraints and it is very time consuming for me

to figure everything out. I know I have to get better at this. I

just wish I could find a printable gram chart - I've searched and

searched to no avail. I started a chart in excel but never finished

it. I haven't done the stomach acid test - so off to read the folder

on that. I'll try all your suggestions, except the sauerkraut. Just

the smell of it makes me gag LOL.

I keep getting new die-off symptoms, but not usually too severe so am

happy about that.

Thanks, again.

Gail

[Guest guest]

hi gail

constipation has been one of the tough ones for me in the past (as

well as IBS stuff - yuk). i did the diet religiously, and felt most

of my candida symptoms reduce greatly, including the runny part of

IBS (sorry, gross) as well as a general overall feeling of better

health, but i was always struggling to " stay regular " .

bee reminded me that the supplements are very important for that. i

couldn't get them all, but when i started up on daily mag citrate/cal

citrate and a good b complex it really helped. i stayed on them every

day for quite a while and found that when i ran out and didn't have

the funds to get more immediately, my body still did well on its own!

i still suffer with the constipation occasionally, some of us are

just more prone to it. my mom's side of the family actually calls

it " the family curse " !

i also find that having a big bowl of vegetable soup, well salted,

first thing in the morning will often get things moving. sometimes a

little too well and i'll need to stay close to the loo for a few

hours! its actually doing a form of salt water flush - which sends

the salty liquid through the pipes at a pretty rapid rate (without

the body absorbing extra salt - it comes through with the liquid).

great to hear of the other good progesses you;re making. hang in

there, and do give the supplements a try. you may not need them

forever, they're just a great boost for the whole system in this

healing process.

~ suz

>

> Is it that I need more fat to get rid of the constipation or

something

> else I need to do?

>

> Gail

>

[Guest guest]

>

>>

> bee reminded me that the supplements are very important for that. i

> couldn't get them all, but when i started up on daily mag

citrate/cal

> citrate and a good b complex it really helped. i stayed on them

every

> day for quite a while and found that when i ran out and didn't have

> the funds to get more immediately, my body still did well on its

own!

>

>>

> i also find that having a big bowl of vegetable soup, well salted,

> first thing in the morning will often get things moving. >

> ~ suz

>

Thanks for the suggestions, Suz. I am going to try the soup! I still

haven't made any (just am so disorganized with everything I'm trying

to do right now). I had been taking all the recommended supplements

for years already with the exception of a couple that I've now added.

So I'm good in that dept. I have had constipation problems for quite

a few years, but looking back, it really started when I put myself on

a low fat/high carb diet. Prior to that I never had any elimination

problems. Though I also contributed it to getting " older. " I was

able to regulate it pretty well with occasional supplement of

magnesium and aloe vera juice. Sooooo, I'm trying the soup for now

and try to remember eventually it will normalize.

Gail

[Guest guest]

hi gail

i notice you said the problems started when you went low-fat/high-

carb. i just want to remind everyone here that our candida diet is the

opposite of that = high fat/low carb.

hopefully you're on that track already. just wanted to clarify for

others who may be new and just joining in ...

hope the salty vegetable soup helps you. let me know what happens. i'm

interested to hear how other peoples' bodies react to the soup method.

mine is practically infallible when it comes to salty veg soup.

~ suz

**snip** I had been taking all the recommended supplements

> for years already with the exception of a couple that I've now added.

> So I'm good in that dept. I have had constipation problems for

quite

> a few years, but looking back, it really started when I put myself

on

> a low fat/high carb diet. **snip**

[Guest guest]

>

> hi gail

>

> i notice you said the problems started when you went low-fat/high-

> carb. i just want to remind everyone here that our candida diet is

the

> opposite of that = high fat/low carb.

>

> hopefully you're on that track already. just wanted to clarify for

> others who may be new and just joining in ...

>

Oh, yes! Sorry - I did not mean to confuse anyone. I was on the low-

fat/high carb diet before I found out I had candida. I've been on

the candida diet for a couple months now. Since I've changed to the

high fat/low carb diet I am amazed at how many of my physical

complaints have disappeared.

The constipation problems were off and on prior to going on the

Candida diet and mostly associated with diverticulitis. It improved

the first couple of weeks on the Candida diet and then got worse to

where I can't go at all without taking something to help it along.

But since everything else is improving I'm sure this will too - as

everyone is assuring me and if I follow the diet and suggestions

offered.

Gail

[Guest guest]

> Thank you, Bee. I haven't been real good at calculating my ratios

> lately due to time constraints and it is very time consuming for me

> to figure everything out. I know I have to get better at this. I

> just wish I could find a printable gram chart - I've searched and

> searched to no avail. I started a chart in excel but never finished

> it. I haven't done the stomach acid test - so off to read the folder

> on that. I'll try all your suggestions, except the sauerkraut. Just

> the smell of it makes me gag LOL.

==>Gail there is an Excel Spreadsheet that you can adapt to your needs -

see A) Candida Diet Folder.

>

> I keep getting new die-off symptoms, but not usually too severe so am

> happy about that.

==>That's good to hear Gail.

Cheers, Bee