CONSTIPATION--problem with so many of our drugs
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Yes and I so appreciate all your support and advice SAS, and I can declare that a really good poop is more satisfying than an orgasm these days!! Touch wood I seem to be back to my normal pattern............
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LOL Lily. You are not the first person I've heard say that.
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Thanks Lily
Again, you came through unscathed, and so happy for that. Corky, did my last two posts help to know what to do with fiber and fluids? My attempt was to explain why the chia seeds may not have agreed with you. You may consider reintroducing them in smaller amount and see if the same thing happens. Their health benefit of a natural source of so many good nutrients is a thought. The belly ache without gas production makes me think perhaps your colon muscle wasn't ready for the amount used.
Hi Aristra, thanks for your contribution for a better go
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Results show blood in one faecal occult poop sample, other two were ok......tumour markers were all within normal but I don´t trust those much as never had abnormal markers even with 5cm + tumoration and stage 3 cáncer!!!
So waiting for referral to specialist at hospital, no way to go faster via Oncologist - protocol is protocol..........so waiting for a call with an appointment..........
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Sassy, I get plenty of fiber without chia seeds. What works is a prebiotic (Fiber Choice), Fiber One cereal, veggies and fruits. When those don't work I turn to apricots and prunes and then Miralax if all else fails. The Miralax is perhaps a half dozen times per year.
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I've found a wonderful multi-grain, crunchy, oven baked cracker from Crunchmaster. It's 100% whole grain, cholesterol free, low saturated fat, gluten free and has six seeds - sesame, flax, quinoa, amaranth, millet & chia. For those of you who are ER/PR +, it does have some soy but it's next to last on the ingredient list. Also verified Non-GMO. They are good w/toppings or just out of the bag.
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OH>>>>>>>>>>>>>CORKY, haven't studied "prebiotic" Chit............that has to be looked at......... but much on the plate, remind puleese if I forget. I did a whole lot of study on the microbiome this summer. It's the study of bacteria, viruses, mycobacterium, and fungus that live within and on us. But to have value you would have to read from the beginning. I was into good bacteria in the 70's, but we had to whisper as a nurses about it then. Got better over decades. The word probiotic was coined officially 1995 +- one year. The study of the microbiome took off in 2000. But when something takes off like that they're can be decades of research before trying to prove value, then it get's discovered.
If the orthodox medical establishment had, had more respect for bacteria and other bugs, we wouldn't have Superbugs. What's hopeful about this explosion of research is that many bacteria etc will become our friends in combating disease and more environmental problems. It's exciting.
I'll link to the thread. Please read the topic box to understand why the flow of the thread went the way it did. Most of the time it was just me. With pop ins that didn't stay long. Kinda sounds boastful, but I have lurkers that follow when I go off on a tangent
Love science, but in the phase of doing what I want, when I want. I was having fun learning and sharing what I thought of the subject. Lot's of studies. Can make you crazzzzzy. But if you take the approach of bypassing the statistical data and read for content to get a jist of the message. It's pretty cool.MT, saw where you post to another personon another thread that you abbreviated the greeting to MT. It was confusing for a moment. Loved it my brain did a double take.
Lily, Could have been a diverticula that was irritated and bleed a little. Could have been a hemorrhoid. I know you are worried it's cancer. Don't give cancer that power over your well being. Work the problem. Make sure the docs do referrals, keep appointments, and testing done that needs to be done. Then in the mean time plan and do things that make you happy
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Hi Sas -
After having success with some remedies and then subsequent failure I finally found something that has been working for me for almost 6 months now. I have added 3 tablespoons organic raw cultured sauerkraut with active enzymes to my other random probiotic schedule and stopped all of my fiber pills. For whatever reason the fiber stopped working for me even though I was drinking plenty of water. So, for now, I am a happy camper
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Hi gentian, haven't heard from you for awhile. Interesting about the organic raw cultured sauerkraut. Does the label say pasteurized, culture added back? Hey if it works and does no harm it's a winner isn't it. I only ask about the pasteurization b/c FDA has rules aaaaaand wondered if it applies to your product. Where do you get it? Any different than regular sauerkraut?
Recently started shopping at Aldi's. LOt's of their products are organic. I swear I taste the difference in their milk. I should get Publix's milk and Aldi's and do a blind taste test.
Nice to see you and thanks for the suggestion
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Morning Sas! White, wonderful and cold here in Ontario. We had a blast of winter this week so I hope this is the end of it. Saw the oncologist on Tuesday and I'm off of the cancer meds. I hate started them and now I hate stopping them. It feels really weird. I'm hoping that it doesn't take too long to go back to my new body. I started taking the probiotics and eating COSTCO "salad topper" which is just seeds and dried cranberries. I take 11 g of this the day before and with the probiotic and hot water the next morning, VOILA! I say my "new" body because I no longer have the parasite, cancer meds .... we'll see what happens in the future bm front! Have a great day!
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Congratulations Judi, Hard to fathom isn't it, after so much. Be so blessed always, as you feel right now. Hugs.
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Thanks Sas! I will always be a member of this group and it was here that I found friendship, knowledge and solace. Without this group I don't know where I would have been!
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Judi - I'm going to look for the 'salad topper'. Sounds good. In the meantime I bought a 6 pack of small prune juice cans today.
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Sas, I bought the sauerkraut at the Health Food Store, refrigerator section. It does not say pasteurized, just cultured and to keep it refrigerated. The bottle says it is not subjected to any heat process, they say it is raw, live, and cultured saurkraut with no water or vinegar added. I must say the aroma is quite potent when I open the jar for my 3 tablespoons.......so much so that anyone in the room next to the kitchen can easily smell it. But the taste is of regular sauerkraut only much much more so. Why this works so well for me, I don't know, but I am so happy that it is making my life much easier. I am happy to give the company name, if that is permitted. Sending good thoughts to everyone.
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JudiH--That's wonderful!
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Genetian lots of other folks all over the boards give names. Why not..............
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The surerkraut I purchased is called Rejuvenative Foods. They give a web site address of www.rejuvenative.com/ Hope this helps someone as much as it has helped me. Thanks, Sas for keeping this thread alive and full of information.
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Gentian, thanks back at you
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This is scary for me since I have chronic constipation already and am not having my surgery until March 23. I wonder how much worse it will get.
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RET, Okay. you have days to read the past posts. Increase your water intake.
Please, we will be here for you. But it's 11: 30 est and I need to go to bed
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I am so glad that I remembered there was a "trouble pooping" thread! Sas, I have been reading from the beginning and got up to around page 10 and will try some of these things for sure.
I was the "poster child" for regular until recently! All of a sudden, it is like chitting out a pine cone, like someone said in the early part of this thread. Sometimes it is the tiny pellet thing too and sometimes, nothing for a day or two and once it was 3! I have not changed my diet at all and my meds are the same with the exception of changing my AI from exemestane to letrozole in the beginning of January. Could that be it?
I am due for my 10 year colonoscopy (had one ten years ago this month) so once I see my PCP, she will set that up. I do take pain meds for severe arthritis, but have been taking the same dose and same med for years - literally years. Over 7 years to be exact so nothing had slowed me down in the past and now all of a sudden...hard to go!
I took stool softeners, tried prunes and senokot. and now am going to try pro-biotics and chia. Anything you can think of as to why all of a sudden?
And to anyone suffering from this, I am so sorry. It succcccccks big time!
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I was a 2 or 3 times a day regular girl until I took Anastrozole - totally blocked me up for over 3 weeks! Nightmare, now back to better movements since stopping Anastrozole, and chemical composition wise letrozole is very similar
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I'm glad I found this thread! I'm 59, and I have suffered from chronic constipation since I was a child. When I was 20-21, I abused laxatives and water pills to keep my weight down. That really busted my system. I had surgery last July and radiation through December. My MO remembered that I had mentioned being constipated at my last visit months ago. When my RO first interviewed me and was going down the list of illnesses, he asked, "Constipation?" "Usually," I said.
It's really bad. Days go by with nothing or next to nothing. I'm eating fruits and veggies, drinking water, etc. I need to go back to taking Metamucil every night. Bleech. Also back to cereal and prunes. Raisins don't do it.
Looking over the notes, it's all helpful. Thanks, sas-schatzi!
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April, the drug change is likely the offending drug since nothing else changed. Lucky you are seeing your PCP soon. Take a list in of suggestions and see what she recommends. See Lily's post again. Her's started one week after changing AI. Worried for her to the maximum. AI's all have the problem. Very good that you only changed one thing at a time. It can be a mess pinpointing it when several things are done at once.
Start the poo record the is further on in the thread. They're also is a questionaraire(sic). that will help your PCP. Also near the end.
Can't legally tell you what to do. But they're oddle's of suggestions here. No enema's if in a low immune state. You are already passed pg 10 that has all the products described. Many have sung the praises of miralax. Also, a quick cleanout can be done with a saline osmotic. Like magnesium citrate.
It sounds like you have done the usual, but the drug change has changed your condition.
Hugs, keep us up to date. Nothing worse then going through this with no one to talk too.
Cuddy, the way I read your post is the Doc MO & RO asked about the problem and didn't offer a solution. Great. Radiation was where? I don't want to assume chest. Radiation of the colon is a whole different pooper. Cuddy you are in a unique situation. Almost 40 years after the laxative scenario. Study Miralax, and see what you think. Please, look at the questionnaire. Never assume anything with something this important. Check in tomorrow. We will all check into. Several mentor this thread.
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April - sorry to welcome you here. My "normal" was always every 3 days. Now if I let it go that long I have hard pellets. I've been trying 2-3 dried prunes on day three. As you know, currently on vacation and somehow have been missing salads. I went so far as to buy a Fleet Enema after 3 days. Good thing I didn't have time to use it since I had a "breakthrough" the next morning. Now I'm going twice a day. It's a pain in the patootie while I'm trying to hike on the Pacific coast, but lovely that I no longer feel bloated.
Cuddy - glad you found us. Let us know how the cereal & prunes work.
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Thanks ladies and Sas, I will look for the suggestions and the questionnaire you mentioned. I really am tired of this and I cannot imagine going through it long-term like some of you have been suffering. Ugh!! I drink a ton of water throughout the day and always have so I know that my liquids are good. I do take lisonipril for HBP (another "gift" from the AI's cause I always had excellent BP prior to those evil drugs) which I understand has a diuretic in it and I pee a gazillion times a day from that (at least until around 7 hours after taking it) which can explain some of the dryness in stool (but have been taking these for almost 2 years so why now?) so will keep trying to find solution. Thanks again for all suggestions posted here!
Minus, have fun with your son and see you when you get back on our Quit thread xoxo
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be back tonight
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Hi Sas! Hope you are doing well. Popping in to say that I started again on my probiotic; using Dr. Ohhira's probiotics. Take one in the morning on an empty stomach with water and then have my mug of boiled water. I'm not even finished 1/2 mug and the bathroom is calling my name. I have popcorn (Skinny Girl Popcorn, any named popcorn, or air popped popcorn) the day before as a snack. I think all of the fibre from the popcorn (usually have 3 cups) plus the probiotic and nature calls. Plus, I'm no longer on Al's. MT, I still have the Salad Topper as well but not everyday. This is just makes my day. Have a bm, shower and then I'm ready for the day. Hope everyone is doing well!
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