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What causes you constipation?

Postby missy moo » 05 Jun 2019, 01:24

EDIT

For me it's
Yellow cheese
Kumara/sweet potatoes
White bread/buns/doughy things.
Tinned beans any kind (too high fiber)
Green beans
Too much caffeine (dries out my bms)
Too high fiber foods (or eating to much high fiber in one sitting)
Fake food, highly processed foods

"Edited"
I now take 1 serving of psyllium husk daily plus eat more vegetables i avoid the above foods and have created larger normal bms i no longer take any softeners and I've not had lis my fissure started nearly 9 years and i can for the first time say things are going well not perfect but having normal bms without the softeners has been a game changer I'm doing good now for about 3 months
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Re: What causes you constipation?

Postby patience_and_healing » 08 Jun 2019, 23:03

For me it's red meat, too much processed food made from white flour, and the biggest one is not getting enough water.
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Re: What causes you constipation?

Postby missy moo » 09 Jun 2019, 02:45

Oh and alcohol dries me up the absolute worst!! Because it dehydrates and while drinking alcohol I don't drink water at all.
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Re: What causes you constipation?

Postby Abu » 09 Jun 2019, 03:45

For me it's sugar, Cheddar cheese, pizza and any wheat based foods.
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Re: What causes you constipation?

Postby Cez » 10 Jun 2019, 10:52

Caffeine greatly caused dry stools at.one point. Cheese, refined flour, and STRESS
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Re: What causes you constipation?

Postby Ani » 11 Jun 2019, 15:44

My diet is pretty healthy, so I can't really name (and blame) specific food, but I agree with Cez that stress is a major factor. Especially when the stress comes from not being at home and/or not having enough time to have a BM.
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Re: What causes you constipation?

Postby missy moo » 11 Jun 2019, 16:19

I agree ani the worst thing about having a fissure is the stress of being away from your privacy and bathroom time. It causes so much stress for me being away from home yet I want to be away from home so I can spend time with family.
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Re: What causes you constipation?

Postby missy moo » 04 Aug 2021, 04:38

Could fibre be our problem not of fix?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3435786/
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Re: What causes you constipation?

Postby Dust 2 Dust » 03 Jul 2022, 17:46

White flour for sure is the worst for me.
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Re: What causes you constipation?

Postby missy moo » 04 Jul 2022, 18:22

Looks like we should all avoid white flour. Almond flour, oat flour, millet flour or wholemeal flour would be good substitutes. I avoid all white flour things have done for months so that mite also be whats helping me to be doing so well right now
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