Zpol said:I've had this as long as I remember. At about 16ish I found out that it wasn't normal that I was only having bowel movements every couple weeks. Needless to say I was a very sickly child. It continued to get worse and worse.
I would do anything to get over this already!...well just about anything.
I feel for you, I have had an extremely similar experience. At a young age I too thought that my bowel movements were just part of the natural variation in people lol.
Zpol said:As for the low carb thing; I just can't seem to do it for very long. Partly due to what I know about the dangers of it and partly because it makes me have to pee every hour and nearly pass out, but it does get rid of the constipation.
Low carb got me pooping too, maybe for 1-2 weeks but even then it was only every 2-3 days. If you try it for months I bet you'll have a different experience than you did.
Zpol said:I think fructose may be a problem because the 2 weeks that I went low carb I eliminated all fructose (all carbs in general actually) and did have improvement. But indeed, it could be the fiber in the fruit. Also, I have extreme bloating from watermelon and cherries which are known to be high fructose.
I don't know if you do or not but if you are constipated like that, your metabolism is generally much slower. A slower metabolism may not eliminate that fructose before bacteria get a chance to metabolize it and I have experienced this as well.
Zpol said:I suppose the best bet would be keep it at dextrose (pure glucose) as my only carb (and raw carrot although I'll probably just eat one per day) for a couple weeks, see how that goes, and then try adding in other carbs like fresh OJ and honey, and check again for a raw milk source.
And I suppose I should attempt to cook bone broth (I don't know how and I do not enjoy cooking, another reason why raw sounds more appealing!LOL).
Does anyone know; is chicken soup okay? My mom showed me how to make this but she puts the whole chicken in the pot (well I mean one of the frozen ones from the supermarket, doesn't contain the head, feet, or gizzards), so the meat is still on the bones while it cooks...is it necessary for the bones to be boiled separately?
thanks much!
That sounds like a solid approach to me. I feel strongly that fiber is not your friend so seriously explore that. I could only make baby steps with any health improvement until I was able to poop regularly. It has probably added years to my lifespan by figuring it out, on the scale of stopping wheat consumption which I'm allergic too. I would even argue that wheat only became as toxic as it is for me because any allergens I ingested just sat around in my intestines. You must eliminate!