Hi everyone. I've been reading about some of your experiences with flax seed and I'm wondering if it could benefit me, as well. After a couple of setbacks last week, I upped my dosage of stool softener to 300 mg per day (one pill about 30 min before each meal). I also use olive oil that has omega 3 in it (at least 1 tbsp a day) and that seems to really help with the "coating" of the BM. I've been ok the last few days, but I'm considering adding the flax seed due to the volume of the fiber-enhanced BM's. lol
Anyway, is the flax a softener, also? Is this too much with the 300 mg of stool softener? If so, should I reduce the softener a bit when I start the flax seed? Would I still need the olive oi? What dosage should I start with? How long does it take to work?
Sorry about the barrage of questions, but I wanted to get as much info as possible...
Oh, I also eat all bran buds in the am, activia yogurt, and plenty of fruits, veggies, and water.