Re: p.s...To Fledgling

Fledgling - thanks for further suggestion. I'm a tough nut to crack. I have used Oxypowder , which another brand of the magnesium type supplements that release oxygen and are supposed to clean out the bowels. I bought two large bottles last spring. About 1 out of the first 5 times I used it, I got results, but the other four did not. Tried increasing the dosage, and then it seemed that I was having even less success in the bathroom department than before having ever taken it! I'm wondering if I have some kind of bad bacteria that is actually aerobic (dependent on oxygen), and thus got worse from the oxygen. Was scared to increase the dose further in case I'd get even worse, and stopped using it altogether for several months. Recently tried it again for two nights, using the dose that had at one time last spring worked, and no luck - and have had a series of bad days since - BUT also did not do well with what I was eating that particular week either, so hard to make a connection as to what caused me to get worse.
And I took fresh lemon juice with the Oxypowder all of the times. Good idea though.