Hi Unyquity,

I've spent the past few days perusing through important threads and I must say, quite a forum you have here! I admire you and others for helping so many people. This is a long post so thanks for taking the time to read this, I know you must be very busy with helping so many of us.

I originally posted in constipation/other forums. A link to my original post titled is here: HELP!! BENTONITE Clay/Psyllium has caused me EXTREME constipation :(

http://curezone.com/forums/am.asp?i=1637716

I got advice from several people in that thread as well as Willowly/Iolite suggesting I post over here at Natural Healing. Since that post I've ordered an omega 8003 juicer (haven't started juicing yet), Dr. Bernard Jensen's "A guide to better bowel care", increase by intake of salad/veggies.

So in a nutshell..I took organic psyllium husk (organic india brand) and bentonite clay (sonnes #7) last fall just a couple times, dranks tons of water, and got extremely constipated. Since then my bowels have never really been the same, my bile is blocked I'm sure, consequently peristalsis is at a stand still, and I'm pretty sure I probably have parasites/candida (definitely)/leaky gut/inflamed bowel (definitely) (please refer to the link above to my first post for the rest of the story)

I've done a ton of research here on IF1 and IF2 and read these links you've posted in other threads:

Dr. Schulze 2001 newsletter

http://www.plim.org/drSchulze2001BowelNewsletter.htm

The non-supplement HEALING

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1372970#i

IF#1 & IF#2 - Addictive? Safe to use?

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1408157#i

Is IF #1 safe for prolonged use?

http://curezone.com/forums/am.asp?i=1640882

Re: Senna tea addictive? How to restore peristalsis...

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=462631

[FAQ] Healing Cleanse: Colon....Working File Thread

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1614444#i

But I still read other threads and info on how senna and cascara Can be habit forming/create dependency. Andreas Moritz says so here: http://curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=495895#i and Hveragerthi posted something here in "Truth in Medicine" forum: http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1538443

I don't deny that Senna and Cascara stimulate the peristaltic action of the colon thereby strengthening the musclulature of the large intestine...what I am worried about is once I eventually get off of them, my bowel will not squeeze on its own Because its gotten used to being STIMULATED by something I ingested, rather than my own bile. 

I'm not here to waste your time and start a debate, I definitely came for help...I'm just afraid I'll screw things up more.

Is there anyone that has used IF1 and then gotten off of it and still had 3 bowel movements a day? If there is and you have threads on CZ about your story, please post them because I know there are others with this fear of creating a lazy bowel.

In regards to IF2, it has psyllium/bentonite in it, which plugged me up last fall when I took them either together or alone with plenty of water. So I am afraid to take that again as well..for fear of making my constipation worse.

Since my first post on curezone a week or so ago, I've had slightly better formed poop but at times it was extremely dark. For the past several days I've been going just once a day right after waking. Today it was much harder formed than the past few days and not satisfying. I definitely feel full in my gut since the one morning BM only empties probably what I had a few days prior. For the past 3-4 days I've had tons of salad with olive oil, ACV and raw minced garlic sometimes, fruits, and minimal meat and no bread/rice/pasta.

A quick background on me:

20 something guy, been active all my life, generally didn't have a problem with constipation before this P/B fiasco (was regular: ~3 times/day), eat mostly organic (no S.A.D diet), eat plenty of fruits, just increased my intake of veggies, drink 65-80 oz of spring water a day, eat meat but not in excess, no milk/yogurt.

What doesn't help my constipation: prunes/prune juice, SWF, oxypowder,and dr. christopher's lbb bought from iherb. com (helped at first, then stopped working)

I would appreciate any suggestion/thoughts you may have. I really want to heal this and get regular..I'm just concerned about IF1 giving me a quick fix but having to use it the rest of my life and IF2 making things worse with the psyllium.

Thanks so much for your time.