How about just lots of shredded wheat and fruit. That always makes me poop a lot. I was on many different cleanses and diets and that's the one that I have to say that I felt the best on.

Have you done any exercises to strengthen your abdomen? http://www.ab-core-and-stomach-exercises.com/abdominal-exercises.html


Here is more information on retraining the bowels http://web.pdx.edu/~sujata/FruitEze/education/colon/retraining.html


Keep us posted.

I agree completely with the references posted above by socalgrl and I encourage you work with those exercises and they should help.

But you are correct in that bowel retraining is a long term process, so don't become discouraged if you don't see results within a few weeks or a few months.

But until you have achieved complete natural bowel regularity it is important to not allow waste matter to stagnate in your colon, so don't be hesitant to take an enema whenever your bowels don't move on their own within 48 hours. Avoid the Fleet chemical disposables and just use 3 or 4 pints of warm (103 degrees F) Sea Salt solution.

The worst thing would be to allow yourself to become constipated again.

However, I should add that for some people, as a result of weak peristalsis it is very difficult or impossible to achieve normal bowel regularity. Since your problems started at such an early age it's possible that you fall into this category.

If after trying everything else you find that nothing else seems to work, regular cleansing enemas or a colema board at least offers a healthy alternative and the ability to pursue a normal active life.

I have several clients along with 2 family members (my Nana and an aunt) who use enemas every day and are in good health and don't feel that their lifestyle has been inhibited as a result.

But I encourage you to work on the recommended exercises, and I also concur with the advice to eat lots of raw fruits, along with a balanced diet, regular exercise and enough sleep.

All the best, Valerie

Did you try eating a lot of soluble/insoluble/prebiotic fiber (feed your bacteria with fos/inulin/oat bran/apple pectin...), drinking lot of water and exercise?

Also "Bifidobacterium animalis DN173010" from Danon has very posstive studies:

"Researchers for Danone have chosen to use BL RegularisTM in Activia® for its beneficial properties pertaining to the digestive system. BL RegularisTM has been shown to play a role in intestinal transit. Slow intestinal transit, principally due to bad dietary habits and stress, is a source of discomfort (bloating, heaviness, aches)."

Have you tried yoga positions for the colon???? There is one where you breathe out, then breathe in very fast and then immediately exhale forcefully through the mouth and while holding your breath you bring in your abs tight. I'm pretty sure that there are other yoga positions that will help tonify the colon too.

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You need to start Dr. John R. Christopher lower bowel (Lbb) balance. But you will most likely have to be on it for at least 9 months. it can gotten from here http://www.barefootherbalistmh.com/

Well my history is not the same but I have a very slow colon. Parctically doesn't have the waves of movement, no matter what. The surgeons wanted to remove my entire colon 3 years ago but I have founght that. If it did not work I would have to be on a bag the rest of my life and I am not ready to risk that.
The movement of the colon is called (cant spell) parasthesis. It is the small muscle movements that move down the line to propel the waste out. If those movements are not happening, then it will not push anything thru very fast, if at all. That give it time for the waste to become hard or packed and risk of impaction. I had a obstruction 2 years ago because an adhesion had twisted around my bowel. I don't know very much about the colon cleansing, and all the other things you have tried but to keep things moving and keep out of surgery I have a routine. It works well enough as long as I don't have to take Antibiotics . They throw a big monkey wrench in to the mix.
I take 3-4 400 mg. magnesium capsules morning and night, as well as using Miralax if that doesn't keep things going. If I get into a bad place where nothing is working you can take the Miralax every two hours until you get relief.
Truth be told, there is not real relief from the issues, as far as I have found. But this keeps things going. I also take 3 Ultimate Flora pro biotics each day, more if I have to take Antibiotics . The thing is, if your colon has been damaged enough and the walls of the colon are weak, there is very little that will make them og back to before the damage. Mine were damaged from years of severe constipation. But if you can[t ge4t things going that is my advice on that area. My biggest issues are with the Bloating and discomfort associated with that. I feel like a barrel. I had to take Antibiotics 6 weeks ago and I am still having bad problems. I just did a cat scan but they couldn't see anything wrong so I guess it is just out of whack from that. Hope this helps.