Help, how do I quit?!? 
yael23
21 y
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I've been doing a Colon Cleanse with B/P shakes for the last 4 weeks or so (yes, it worked!). During the last week of this I've gotten into an unpleasant cycle and want to know how to end it.
I am currently doing only one B/P shake a day (in the morning), and I don't eat very much during the rest of the day. What is happening is - I go for 2 or 3 days without a B/M and start feeling constipated; so I drink a laxative tea, after which I get Niagra Falls butt for half a day. Not pleasant!
Should I quit the B/P shakes entirely? I feel like I need the fiber, since I eat so little. I don't like using the laxative tea, but I like being "stuck" even less.
I should add that 1 - 2 BM's per day is normal for me. I have not suffered from either constipation or the runs before. Any suggestions as to how I can break out of this cycle would be much appreciated!
yael23
- Re: Help, how do I quit?!? Tracey
21 y
937
This is a reply to # 569,839Yael! Hmmm...that's not good. Did you add the b&p's too quickly? Drop back to one a day and add 1 tbsp of olive oil to the drink. Someone else here found that that REALLY worked. Then when things are moving at least once a day at a 2nd b&p etc etc...
I have heard Ptree say that not eating regularly can cause constipation because it's when we eat that peristalsis is stimulated. Why are you not eating all day long, Yael? Your body probably goes into starvation mode which may cause it to store fat, and your peristalsis won't be stimulated! hmmmmmm.
Definitely start your day with many mugs or glasses of WARM water to stimulate peristalsis. Also...are you drinking at least 2 litres of water a day?
Hope the olive oil B&P trick works for you!
Tracey
- Re: Help, how do I quit?!? yael23
21 y
939
MoreThis is a reply to # 569,846Thanks Tracey! I'll try adding the olive oil to the B/P shakes. I do drink lots of water, about 2 -3 quarts per day.
I don't eat much because I have gained about 15 pounds this winter and I'm trying to get rid of it. However, I feel like my metabolism is stuck at zero. I did 6 days on a juice fast and lost about 3 lbs. As soon as I went back to 2 small meals a day, I gained that weight right back. So now I usually eat one meal of steamed veggies and one of protein, not much of either.
I'm proceding as if hypothyroidism may be my problem (I'm cold and tired much of the time)...but that's a subject for a different forum.
Thanks again for the suggestion!
yael23
- Re: Help, how do I quit?!? yael23
21 y
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- Re: Help, how do I quit?!? #162341
21 y
963
MoreThis is a reply to # 569,839I had your problem, so I tried a parasite cleanse, and it helped.
Then I started doing filtered water enemas and that helped even more.
Last week, I started using psyllium whole husks instead of powder, just because Iran out of powder and the whole husks were in sale.'
It made a humongous difference, It really helps your regularity.
So good that I am a little worried my bowels will develop an addiction to the whole husk, just like it would to laxatives.
- Re: Help, how do I quit?!? gray goose
21 y
1,016
This is a reply to # 569,857the best way to lose excess weight is to speed up your body's metabolism. do this by eating 5-6 very small meals a day. make sure they are healthy. if you do not fuel your body, it goes into starvation mode and holds onto its existing fuel - fat. cut out the bad carbs - white flour, Sugar - this means no pasta, no candy no sweet coffee, etc.
start burning the pounds off by exercising as well. - Re: Help, how do I quit?!? Tracey
21 y
1,544
This is a reply to # 569,857I know PTree is busy with stuff right now...but she's the expert on psyllium and I know that she'd say that your bowels wouldn't become addicted to the psyllium. The psyllium isn't a laxative, it is just fiber (think of it like...is your body addicted to carrots and salads? good fiber that is good for you?)....and psyllium promotes HEALTHY peristalsis (colon muscle movement that pushes the stool through) unlike herbal laxatives which simply irritates the lining and doesnt' promote healthy peristalsis.
Nothing to worry about, the pysllium is good for you!
T
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- Re: Help, how do I quit?!? gray goose
21 y
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- Re: Help, how do I quit?!? Tracey
21 y
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