Yes and Absolutely! lol
I, too, have had all kinds of bowel issues with my depression. In fact, without Prozac, I regulary have IBS and have BM's up to 5 times daily (and sometimes the situation is extremely urgent!). Within days of taking a 20-40 mg of Prozac, I'm down to one BM daily...within a few more days, I'm clogged up. But Prozac sure the heck ain't a cure for bowel issues (OR depression). Although it may mask the symptoms somewhat, it won't cure or heal the bowel issue OR the depression (however, it WILL create a dependence on anti-depressants :(
Our depression, our IBS and other issues are symptoms of something being wrong with our bodies and our health. Most frequently, that 'something wrong' begins in the colon. And even more frequently, doing a good, reputed colon cleanse (that gets results) will alleviate 80% of most people's symptoms.
Please read: "Journey to the Center of your Colon" at the site called TheDoctorWithin:
http://www.thedoctorwithin.com/index_fr.html?content=content.html
t h e d o c t o r w i t h i n
And if that's not enough to satisfy your appetite for knowledge, check out this copy of one of Dr. Schulzes newsletters that is devoted to bowel cleansing and health.
http://curezone.com/forums/m.asp?f=329&i=10681
You can find more of his newsletters here:
http://www.dr-schulze.com/nhpltrindex.asp
It seems to all boil down to what we learned in basic biology...EVERY living organism must be able to receive nourishment and eliminate waste in order to function properly. When the colon/bowel is clogged, the human organism cannot receive nourishment OR eliminate waste - the toxins build up for years - and depending upon our genetics & lifestyle, the "disease" manifests itself where our bodies are weakest. So, the first line of defense to get rid of the clogs & toxins, and then take it from there :)
Yes indeedy, I've had wonderful bowel symptom management and control with the Schulze products AND I've had a reduction in my depressive symptoms. I do have to add here, that at the same time I started the bowel program, I switched over to almost all organic foods & produce (so I wouldn't continue putting "toxins in" where I was trying to get them out!). I'm sure that's had some effect on my results, as well.
Keep learning - you'll be AMAZED at what you find!
Unyquity
OOPS! I just reread my posts and realize that I repeated myself from my original post to this one. Please don't think that I thought you needed to hear it again - I just got all excited and forgot to look at my original post before I wrote this one.