stannarad
Yes, I think that's the best way to describe it, isn't it?-- an almost total shut down of bowels. I've been suffering with that for 12 years now- ever since I was given too many broad spectrum
Antibiotics :-(. I don't know what to say to be honest-- I still haven't found an answer and I have done it ALL! Cleanses in all forms such as Colonix,
Oxypowder , and also
colonics ( LOTS ), enemas, senna, cascara sagrada, triphala, you name it and I've done at least once ( or lots! ). I really feel that this problem stems from lack of good flora because once for about 6 months I had an amazing break through ( I was using high count probiotics ) and was going every day for the first time in years! I think I messed up my poor ole bowels again though shortly afterwards becuase I started trying liver flushes, which proved to be a disaster. It stopped the peristalisis and made my gut even more inflamed. I'm back to taking more high count probiotics at the moment, but despite a host of improvements ( tons more energy, clear skin, nails and hair growing faster ), I still am not having bm's. Sigh*