Yes, you can put salt on your food or put it into capsules (which is what I do for my daughter).

Congratulations on such great results!!!

Constipation can be a bugger and be created from lots of different sources: sometimes parasites or yeast, sometimes mineral issues like Magnesium deficiency which can sometimes be caused by heavy metal issues and sometimes mechanical restrictions like a common bile duct that got strained in a fall or car accident....... and sometimes a congested liver.

how much Mag are you taking?
sometimes taking more helps some

I really think Iodine brought my liver issues to the forefront so I had to address them and I am still plugging away at them in various ways.

I will strongly encourage you to keep looking into figuring out how to move your bowels more regularly, like 2-3 times a day....you don't want that stuff in there too long

if the cause is hypothyroid the Iodine should fix this problem in the long run, so you may be going through a reset with your thyroid and yes as you suggested it may be detox too.

sometimes doing regular enemas to keep things clear is necessary as a stop gap until things straighten out......

keep us posted!

Get the "00" sized capsules from the health food store. They hold about a 1/4 tsp of salt per capsule. That way, you can tolerate the salt a little better and it still gets into your system to aid your kidneys - they need it.

Many people have said how much magnesium citrate has helped with the constipation. I know I have a renewed appreciation of that particular form of magnesium.

I have just taken up with the 10oz bottles of it in liquid-drink form. There's also a lot of sodium in them, but I have noticed a reduction of my leg and feet edema that I've been suffering from for quite a while now...IOW...it works.

I take just two or three swallows a few times a day now in between meals and the bottles last 2 or 3 days.

I have eliminated my problem with elimination.

finally

lol

Constipation is one of the symptoms of hypo T. What helped me was magnesium (right type!) + vitamin B,C and iodine.
Having to pee all the time; may be mangnesium but also boron deficiency. This is where I have had most success in my cases with boron-magnesium + iodine.

Take the salt in any way you like; my kids cant take salty water as me; they prefer to lick on their finger, dip it in salt, then flush with water.

Taking my temp along the way showed the fact that I feel much better at 37+ C than 36+ C

Thanks for the great suggestions. I think I will try licking it off my finger until I can get to the store to get capsules. I have been taking Magnesium but not Citrate and that is probably what I need. I feel so much better on all other counts I can't let that stop me. One other question does it have to be sea or celtic salt?

Glad to hear of your good results and I agree with everyone in this thread that it is very important to keep your bowels moving.

A couple of different aids that you could take would be Oxypowder or Schulze intestinal formula # 1. I used both of those(not together) early on in my CZ days and I went from going once per day to going at least twice, and I've been that way for years now:). Both are easy on the system, the schulze a at a low dose(1 cap per day, taken in the evening) or the Oxypowder (elevate dosage to tolerance). These are both stop-gap measures though so be sure to not take either for an extended period of time.

A few thoughts. It could be that you have gone a bit to the hypo side as your body adjusts to the increased Iodine intake. You did mention though that constipation has always been a problem, so...

Diet and exercise... the basics:)

I'm sure you've heard the fiber proselytizing. Fiber's good, but excess fiber is not... as in baked goods with added bran, fiber this, fiber that, etc. Excess fiber in the diet and you actually run the risk of wiping out your good bacteria, leading to.... tada! constipation! Here, this dude says it better than I can:

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So... my reco is to eat lots of fresh fruits and vegs, easy in the summer:) And good food for your friendly flora. Also be sure to get some fermented foods into your diet. Yogurt, kefir, buttermilk, kimchi, sauerkraut are all good... kombucha tea:)

BTW, in the old literature hypo has been cured by dietary means only. A specific diet that I've read of is one of only apples and buttermilk for.... 3 days? Makes sense. Fruit to feed the little buggers and bacteria in the buttermilk to repopulate.

Also, exercise. Ever notice what happens when people walk their dogs?

And, people used to take walks after dinner. That ritual was called a "constitutional". Exercise stimulates the bowels~!