I have had several cases of constipation in individuals born in Europe during air raids.[fear ,powerlessness ] History back to in utero important. Then nurture in childhood etc "??Magn Carb.
Another idea is to use the related bowel nosode to your best remedy. Explore Alumina well . Recent cases where client not permitted or able to give herself permission to be herself though I doubt that is Ellen who is an enthusiastic explorer of ideas and methods. Sensation blocked might also be important. It is a hunt sometimes . Jean
Constipation cure?
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healthinfo6
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Re: Constipation cure?
Ellen,
Just some thoughts.
Constipation is rarely a problem for me. Almost each bowel movement is different. They can be large, small, float, sink, loose, hard, etc.
Since taking Tub K LM now finishing up LM10, I have had some of the largest bowel movements in my life at times during this remedy, sometimes soon after taking a dose.
Being mostly an Atkins dieter, one takes in less fiber as you eat mostly proteins and fats.
Some need to supplement fiber when on Atkins.
I never found this caused me any problems.
What has caused problems is following suggestions of taking extra fiber because it's "healthy".
One common fiber promoted is Konjac, which gives me gas and bloating. It's used in Japanese dish Oderi and as a vegan substitute for animal gelatin.
One fiber that seems to agree with me is inulin, which I take in a white powdered form on occasion which is also added as a prebiotic to many foods and is a fructoligiosaccharide, FOS.
You need to read up on their benefits.
I don't drink coffee daily nor that often but when I do, I find it helps promote a bowel movement rather fast.
While I don't usually eat fried foods, I do find if I consume French fries, I have a good bowel movement soon after.
Constitutionally, as I've described here in the past, I do very well animal meat, beef especially and not that well on plant based foods, but on occasion, a quick switch for a day promotes a bowel movement.
Certain cultured dairy products give me uncomfortable bowel movements, like regular yogurt, greek yogurt less so, due to higher protein, less carbs and kefir seems helpful.
According to the D'Adamo blood type diet plan, certain foods can be disruptive for your blood type and that has been a help to know.. Many "healthy" foods, like coconut, are AVOID for me and I see that eating them is not good for me. Many of these foods do not have immediate allergy type responses but can cause problems over time by consuming them. Grains are AVOID for me and eating them usually leads to loose and/or explosive bowel movements, while eating lots of beef which is BENEFICIAL for me gives well formed bowel movements. Oatmeal happens to be one beneficial grain for Type B blood and doesn't give me a problem other than usually raising my blood sugar. I've also been tested as a Type B Non Secretor which according to D'Adamo requires heavy doses of probiotics because of an inherited issue with keeping good bacteria attached to the intestinal lining. I feel the higher doses of probiotics also promotes a better bowel movement.
I gather from reading you follow more a fermented foods, maybe Japanese style diet,, with cooked green veggies, more fish, little or no red meat.
Possibly, for a day or two, eating some foods you don't normally eat may be helpful for you.
Do you eat eggs, beef, butter, olive oil?
Maybe you're eating what is perceived as generally "healthy" but not always may be for your constitution nor blood type.
Sometimes the body needs a change for a few days then go back to one's standard diet.
Last couple of weeks I needed to do a detox where I take specific supplements to help eliminate toxins.
Generally I'm a poor liver detoxifier and find this is necessary especially when I've tried to save money and eat foods with nitrites/nitrates instead of the more expensive ones without.
During the detox, some of the herbs, red clover is one, change how my liver functions and forces a diet change, albeit brief, and I can no longer do Atkins and eat fats but must go all carbs no fats, little protein, mainly brown rice, fruit, veggies, oatmeal. . While I'm eating lots of carbs, my blood sugar isn't going up, but eventually DOWN, but only while consuming these herbs during the detox.
I like eating that way but can sense it is not my "normal" way and when I'm more or less detoxed and have no more detox reactions from the pills/herbs, the pills stop working and I have to go back on Atkins.
During this time my bowel movements are all over the place especially when eliminating toxins.
I also notice feeling warmer after the detox while having felt colder during.
Thus, how I eat can create my own maintaining cause.
I knew someone who as a little girl was in Auschwtiz, a concentration camp in Germany and most of her family was exterminated.
I found out towards the end of her life in her 70s that she had chronic constipation most of her life.
Whether the constipation was due to her young experiences will remain unknown.
Susan
Just some thoughts.
Constipation is rarely a problem for me. Almost each bowel movement is different. They can be large, small, float, sink, loose, hard, etc.
Since taking Tub K LM now finishing up LM10, I have had some of the largest bowel movements in my life at times during this remedy, sometimes soon after taking a dose.
Being mostly an Atkins dieter, one takes in less fiber as you eat mostly proteins and fats.
Some need to supplement fiber when on Atkins.
I never found this caused me any problems.
What has caused problems is following suggestions of taking extra fiber because it's "healthy".
One common fiber promoted is Konjac, which gives me gas and bloating. It's used in Japanese dish Oderi and as a vegan substitute for animal gelatin.
One fiber that seems to agree with me is inulin, which I take in a white powdered form on occasion which is also added as a prebiotic to many foods and is a fructoligiosaccharide, FOS.
You need to read up on their benefits.
I don't drink coffee daily nor that often but when I do, I find it helps promote a bowel movement rather fast.
While I don't usually eat fried foods, I do find if I consume French fries, I have a good bowel movement soon after.
Constitutionally, as I've described here in the past, I do very well animal meat, beef especially and not that well on plant based foods, but on occasion, a quick switch for a day promotes a bowel movement.
Certain cultured dairy products give me uncomfortable bowel movements, like regular yogurt, greek yogurt less so, due to higher protein, less carbs and kefir seems helpful.
According to the D'Adamo blood type diet plan, certain foods can be disruptive for your blood type and that has been a help to know.. Many "healthy" foods, like coconut, are AVOID for me and I see that eating them is not good for me. Many of these foods do not have immediate allergy type responses but can cause problems over time by consuming them. Grains are AVOID for me and eating them usually leads to loose and/or explosive bowel movements, while eating lots of beef which is BENEFICIAL for me gives well formed bowel movements. Oatmeal happens to be one beneficial grain for Type B blood and doesn't give me a problem other than usually raising my blood sugar. I've also been tested as a Type B Non Secretor which according to D'Adamo requires heavy doses of probiotics because of an inherited issue with keeping good bacteria attached to the intestinal lining. I feel the higher doses of probiotics also promotes a better bowel movement.
I gather from reading you follow more a fermented foods, maybe Japanese style diet,, with cooked green veggies, more fish, little or no red meat.
Possibly, for a day or two, eating some foods you don't normally eat may be helpful for you.
Do you eat eggs, beef, butter, olive oil?
Maybe you're eating what is perceived as generally "healthy" but not always may be for your constitution nor blood type.
Sometimes the body needs a change for a few days then go back to one's standard diet.
Last couple of weeks I needed to do a detox where I take specific supplements to help eliminate toxins.
Generally I'm a poor liver detoxifier and find this is necessary especially when I've tried to save money and eat foods with nitrites/nitrates instead of the more expensive ones without.
During the detox, some of the herbs, red clover is one, change how my liver functions and forces a diet change, albeit brief, and I can no longer do Atkins and eat fats but must go all carbs no fats, little protein, mainly brown rice, fruit, veggies, oatmeal. . While I'm eating lots of carbs, my blood sugar isn't going up, but eventually DOWN, but only while consuming these herbs during the detox.
I like eating that way but can sense it is not my "normal" way and when I'm more or less detoxed and have no more detox reactions from the pills/herbs, the pills stop working and I have to go back on Atkins.
During this time my bowel movements are all over the place especially when eliminating toxins.
I also notice feeling warmer after the detox while having felt colder during.
Thus, how I eat can create my own maintaining cause.
I knew someone who as a little girl was in Auschwtiz, a concentration camp in Germany and most of her family was exterminated.
I found out towards the end of her life in her 70s that she had chronic constipation most of her life.
Whether the constipation was due to her young experiences will remain unknown.
Susan
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Ellen Madono
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Re: Constipation cure?
Hi Susan and all,
Susan, very interesting self description. You really have a lot to figure out for yourself as you focus on protein based food. As a person with an Asian extra long intestines, that is hard to imagine. Meats are severely constipating for me. As I was saying, each of us has a different kind of constipation.
A friend of mine is telling me something like good olive oil will be good. I don't understand, but has something to do with the index finger being shorter than the middle finger and type 0 blood. How curious. Anyway, oil feels good and it certainly loosens the bowels. She say put the olive oil in the fridge and don't use if if it hardens.
Hennie suggestion for the Rock Water Bach remedy is the best. Perfect fit on the spiritual and physical levels. http://www.flowersociety.org/schuster-rock-water.html Hennie thinks a lot of us are like Rock Water. Enlightening to see how much a good homeopath can read. I have never benefited from Bach remedies and would like to.
In Taiwan I went shopping for the American poisons. They didn't have them. They had American brand psyllium that lacked any kind of sweetening. I also saw homeopathic remedies for specific problems with no mention of homeopathy, but from Biron. No magensium citrate just magnesium rocks. Ha ha.
Anyway, I think I can learn from the doctor who I cited without taking his poisons.
Blessings for all flow,
Ellen
Susan, very interesting self description. You really have a lot to figure out for yourself as you focus on protein based food. As a person with an Asian extra long intestines, that is hard to imagine. Meats are severely constipating for me. As I was saying, each of us has a different kind of constipation.
A friend of mine is telling me something like good olive oil will be good. I don't understand, but has something to do with the index finger being shorter than the middle finger and type 0 blood. How curious. Anyway, oil feels good and it certainly loosens the bowels. She say put the olive oil in the fridge and don't use if if it hardens.
Hennie suggestion for the Rock Water Bach remedy is the best. Perfect fit on the spiritual and physical levels. http://www.flowersociety.org/schuster-rock-water.html Hennie thinks a lot of us are like Rock Water. Enlightening to see how much a good homeopath can read. I have never benefited from Bach remedies and would like to.
In Taiwan I went shopping for the American poisons. They didn't have them. They had American brand psyllium that lacked any kind of sweetening. I also saw homeopathic remedies for specific problems with no mention of homeopathy, but from Biron. No magensium citrate just magnesium rocks. Ha ha.
Anyway, I think I can learn from the doctor who I cited without taking his poisons.
Blessings for all flow,
Ellen
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Ellen Madono
- Posts: 2012
- Joined: Fri Aug 15, 2003 10:00 pm
Re: Constipation cure?
Hi Dr. Roz,
Dr. Roz, my acupuncturist has no idea about how to fix constipation.
At least it is very low on her list. If the flow of blood and qi from
the feet are low, then naturally they are in short supply in the
abdomen. So the result is organ problem and minor stuff like
constipation starts. (My blockage started from childbirth of a huge
baby. But that's beside the point. ) So she is focused on more
relevant "causes" for the problem such as blood pressure and more
recently inflammation (a secondary effect also but more pressing
because is involves an solid gland).
If I have a homeopathy patient who is constipated along with a long
list of deeper issues, I don't rep it. My acupuncturist is the same.
She has her own mental repping technique, I am sure.
I could be fooling with a remedy now to fix the constipation, but my
constitutional remedies have never covered it and only recently have I
become dissatisfied with the intestinal status quo. Also, for me,
homeopathy is the big highly accurate gun. I don't use it as a shot
gun.
Also, as I become aware that an aggressive approach to constipation
may be quite manageable for many people besides me, I am thinking that
I want my IBS or inflammation patient etc., to help my remedy by
getting rid of the source of toxins (blocked intestines). This is
very self serving, but I quickly persuade myself that if I can do it,
so can others. That is really wrong headed and I would like to become
more informed so I don't go down that road arbitrarily. But, healer
heal thyself, is my beginning on most learning journeys.
Best,
Ellen
Dr. Roz, my acupuncturist has no idea about how to fix constipation.
At least it is very low on her list. If the flow of blood and qi from
the feet are low, then naturally they are in short supply in the
abdomen. So the result is organ problem and minor stuff like
constipation starts. (My blockage started from childbirth of a huge
baby. But that's beside the point. ) So she is focused on more
relevant "causes" for the problem such as blood pressure and more
recently inflammation (a secondary effect also but more pressing
because is involves an solid gland).
If I have a homeopathy patient who is constipated along with a long
list of deeper issues, I don't rep it. My acupuncturist is the same.
She has her own mental repping technique, I am sure.
I could be fooling with a remedy now to fix the constipation, but my
constitutional remedies have never covered it and only recently have I
become dissatisfied with the intestinal status quo. Also, for me,
homeopathy is the big highly accurate gun. I don't use it as a shot
gun.
Also, as I become aware that an aggressive approach to constipation
may be quite manageable for many people besides me, I am thinking that
I want my IBS or inflammation patient etc., to help my remedy by
getting rid of the source of toxins (blocked intestines). This is
very self serving, but I quickly persuade myself that if I can do it,
so can others. That is really wrong headed and I would like to become
more informed so I don't go down that road arbitrarily. But, healer
heal thyself, is my beginning on most learning journeys.
Best,
Ellen
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healthinfo6
- Posts: 987
- Joined: Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:00 pm
Re: Constipation cure?
Ellen,
If you have Type O blood, there are many specific diet suggestions in D'Adamo's Diabetes, Fight It With the Blood Type DIet.
This includes his most recent updated info, not just diabetes suggestions and has suggested food amounts for Asians, in addition to Caucasian and African heritages.
Beef happens to be SUPER BENEFICIAL for Type O.
Generally, Type O has various carb intolerances that can lead to insulin resistance and diabetes.
Also, susceptibility to hypothyroidism due to naturally low levels of thyroid hormone
and issues with high triglycerides, which are increased by eating fruits and fruit juices.
Overall, wheat, corn, dairy (poorly digested), kidney/navy beans, lentils, cabbage, brussel sprouts, cauliflower are discouraged
while low fat red meat, walnuts, kale, spinach, broccoli, seafood, sea weed, sea salt, plum, pineapple are encouraged,.
Meat/Poultry for Asian women is recommended at 2-5 ounce serving, 6-9 times/week, 7-11 times if you tested as Non-Secretor.
Beef, Calf liver, Buffalo, Lamb, Veal Mutton are SUPER BENEFICIAL, bacon, ham, pork, quail AVOID
Fish for Asian women, 2-5 ounce serving, 2-5 times/week, 4-5 for Non-Secretor
Cod, trout, Red Snapper, Halibut are SUPER BENEFICIAL, while Abalone, Barricuda, Catfish, Conch, Octopus, Squid, Pollock, Herring are AVOID.
Most others are ALLOWED FREQUENTLY or INFREQUENTLY
Bass, Pike, Shad, Sole, Sturgeon, Swordfish, Perch, Tilefish, Yellowtail are considered BENEFICIAL
Dairy foods are all considered AVOID as they are poorly digested, contribute to inflammation and fatigue.
3-4 eggs a week are OK for Asians, more for others.
Milk/Yogurt are 0-2 times/week for Asians.
Cheese 0-1 times/week for Asians
Only Ghee (clarified butter) is BENEFICIAL
Oils for Asians are 1 tablespoon, 5-8 times/week.
Borage, flax oils are SUPERBENEFICIAL, Olive oil BENEFICIAL, most others are INFREQUENT or AVOID
Grains are almost all discouraged except sprouted
Rice is NEUTRAL ALLOWED INFREQUENTLY
Vegetables and mushrooms are allowed unlimited from SUPER BENEFICIAL and BENEFICIAL
Maitake is SUPER BENEFICIAL, Shiitake and white mushrooms are AVOID
Olives, white potatoes, aloe, cucumber, mustard greens, leek, corn, alfalfa sprouts, cauliflower are AVOID
Artichoke, romaine lettuce, kohlrabi, horseradish, dandelion, okra, onion, parsnip, sweet potato, pumpkin, turnip, and other mushrooms are BENEFICIAL
Yams are INFREQUENT
Fruit for Asians are 3-5 times/week
Blueberry, Pineapple, Plum, Prune are SUPER BENEFICIAL,
Guava, mango, fig, cherry, banana are BENEFICIAL
Asian pear, Avocado, Bitter Melon, Blackberry, Cantaloupe, Coconut, Honeydew, kiwi, orange, plantain, tangerine are AVOID
Fenugreek, Tumeric are SUPERBENEFICIAL
nutmeg, black/white pepper, vingegar are AVOID
Maybe you'll notice something you're eating a-lot of that may not be best for your blood type.
Susan
If you have Type O blood, there are many specific diet suggestions in D'Adamo's Diabetes, Fight It With the Blood Type DIet.
This includes his most recent updated info, not just diabetes suggestions and has suggested food amounts for Asians, in addition to Caucasian and African heritages.
Beef happens to be SUPER BENEFICIAL for Type O.
Generally, Type O has various carb intolerances that can lead to insulin resistance and diabetes.
Also, susceptibility to hypothyroidism due to naturally low levels of thyroid hormone
and issues with high triglycerides, which are increased by eating fruits and fruit juices.
Overall, wheat, corn, dairy (poorly digested), kidney/navy beans, lentils, cabbage, brussel sprouts, cauliflower are discouraged
while low fat red meat, walnuts, kale, spinach, broccoli, seafood, sea weed, sea salt, plum, pineapple are encouraged,.
Meat/Poultry for Asian women is recommended at 2-5 ounce serving, 6-9 times/week, 7-11 times if you tested as Non-Secretor.
Beef, Calf liver, Buffalo, Lamb, Veal Mutton are SUPER BENEFICIAL, bacon, ham, pork, quail AVOID
Fish for Asian women, 2-5 ounce serving, 2-5 times/week, 4-5 for Non-Secretor
Cod, trout, Red Snapper, Halibut are SUPER BENEFICIAL, while Abalone, Barricuda, Catfish, Conch, Octopus, Squid, Pollock, Herring are AVOID.
Most others are ALLOWED FREQUENTLY or INFREQUENTLY
Bass, Pike, Shad, Sole, Sturgeon, Swordfish, Perch, Tilefish, Yellowtail are considered BENEFICIAL
Dairy foods are all considered AVOID as they are poorly digested, contribute to inflammation and fatigue.
3-4 eggs a week are OK for Asians, more for others.
Milk/Yogurt are 0-2 times/week for Asians.
Cheese 0-1 times/week for Asians
Only Ghee (clarified butter) is BENEFICIAL
Oils for Asians are 1 tablespoon, 5-8 times/week.
Borage, flax oils are SUPERBENEFICIAL, Olive oil BENEFICIAL, most others are INFREQUENT or AVOID
Grains are almost all discouraged except sprouted
Rice is NEUTRAL ALLOWED INFREQUENTLY
Vegetables and mushrooms are allowed unlimited from SUPER BENEFICIAL and BENEFICIAL
Maitake is SUPER BENEFICIAL, Shiitake and white mushrooms are AVOID
Olives, white potatoes, aloe, cucumber, mustard greens, leek, corn, alfalfa sprouts, cauliflower are AVOID
Artichoke, romaine lettuce, kohlrabi, horseradish, dandelion, okra, onion, parsnip, sweet potato, pumpkin, turnip, and other mushrooms are BENEFICIAL
Yams are INFREQUENT
Fruit for Asians are 3-5 times/week
Blueberry, Pineapple, Plum, Prune are SUPER BENEFICIAL,
Guava, mango, fig, cherry, banana are BENEFICIAL
Asian pear, Avocado, Bitter Melon, Blackberry, Cantaloupe, Coconut, Honeydew, kiwi, orange, plantain, tangerine are AVOID
Fenugreek, Tumeric are SUPERBENEFICIAL
nutmeg, black/white pepper, vingegar are AVOID
Maybe you'll notice something you're eating a-lot of that may not be best for your blood type.
Susan
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Ellen Madono
- Posts: 2012
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Re: Constipation cure?
Dear Susan,
That is incredible that you can keep track of so much information. Thank-you.
That full moon last night kept me up a long time, so I am going to think about this later. I don't even know the English names of some of the fish I eat. Anyway, Will think about it later. Apparently this can be modified by his research on genotypes. I don't understand the inner logic of it, so it is hard to get excited. You know how homeopathy has a logic? If you understand it, everything becomes easy to learn. If you don't understand it, then memorization of diffuse facts is impossible. That's where I am with this. I got the books and will look at them later. I am looking for the rational behind all this more than what I should and should not eat. Just the way my mind works.
Best,
Ellen
That is incredible that you can keep track of so much information. Thank-you.
That full moon last night kept me up a long time, so I am going to think about this later. I don't even know the English names of some of the fish I eat. Anyway, Will think about it later. Apparently this can be modified by his research on genotypes. I don't understand the inner logic of it, so it is hard to get excited. You know how homeopathy has a logic? If you understand it, everything becomes easy to learn. If you don't understand it, then memorization of diffuse facts is impossible. That's where I am with this. I got the books and will look at them later. I am looking for the rational behind all this more than what I should and should not eat. Just the way my mind works.
Best,
Ellen
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Maria Bohle
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Re: Constipation cure?
Interesting information. I like Adamo's work, but I wonder if he has adjusted his protocals for the AO, BO, type blood types. And, how about for the Rh negatives?
I am an AO (the best I can figure), am happy with a vegetarian diet 3 weeks out of a month, and eat very little meat, not crazy about chicken, and could pretty much live on Adamo's Blood type A diet. However, I will then get a craving for RED MEAT, can eat a huge piece of it, and will go back to being a vegetarian again for another 3 weeks or so.
I figure it is the silent O factor - or the Rh factor??? Any thoughts.
Maria (ps. Index fingers are shorter than my middle finger.)
I am an AO (the best I can figure), am happy with a vegetarian diet 3 weeks out of a month, and eat very little meat, not crazy about chicken, and could pretty much live on Adamo's Blood type A diet. However, I will then get a craving for RED MEAT, can eat a huge piece of it, and will go back to being a vegetarian again for another 3 weeks or so.
I figure it is the silent O factor - or the Rh factor??? Any thoughts.
Maria (ps. Index fingers are shorter than my middle finger.)
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Ellen Madono
- Posts: 2012
- Joined: Fri Aug 15, 2003 10:00 pm
Re: Constipation cure?
Dear Maria,
This is all new to me. I downloaded a Kindle book by D'Adamo called Geno-type Diet. ($10). He seems to have a body measurement system etc as another way to categorize. The types look similar to the Grant Bentely's Facial Feature types (a few of them do). They seem more finely tuned ways of categorization than simple blood types. In there I see Rh negative as a result of a type. Also, each blood type has several possibilities that can be figured out using different means. So, your shadow O type might be there.
The most important point for me, how he figured out these types, I don't see by quick browsing of the book, but he also has a website and an active forum. Maybe its a trade secret. If this is science,, it should be reproducible.
Best,
Ellen
This is all new to me. I downloaded a Kindle book by D'Adamo called Geno-type Diet. ($10). He seems to have a body measurement system etc as another way to categorize. The types look similar to the Grant Bentely's Facial Feature types (a few of them do). They seem more finely tuned ways of categorization than simple blood types. In there I see Rh negative as a result of a type. Also, each blood type has several possibilities that can be figured out using different means. So, your shadow O type might be there.
The most important point for me, how he figured out these types, I don't see by quick browsing of the book, but he also has a website and an active forum. Maybe its a trade secret. If this is science,, it should be reproducible.
Best,
Ellen