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| Wed, 04-21-2004 - 10:33am |
Day three, P1, very constipated. Menus have been about the same since the beginning:
Day One:
B-Quiche cups, green tea
S-String Cheese
L-Tuna Salad on Greens
S-Pistachios
D-Chicken on Greens, Caesar Dressing
S-sugar-free Citrucel, Ricotta Creme
Day Two:
B-Quiche Cups, green tea, can of V-8
S-String Cheese
L-Cottage Cheese, salad with Caesar
S-Nuts
D-Grilled chicken on greens, caesar
S-sugar-free Citrucel, Ricotta Creme
Day Three:
B-Quiche cups, green tea
S-String Cheese
L-Going out for business, will post question next
S-String Cheese
D-Asian Chicken, salad and green beans
S-sugar-free Citrucel, Ricotta Creme
I know there's a lot of cheese in there, but I'm having citrucel daily. I am very bloaty and feel sluggish. I'm normally very regular, so this is creeping me out. The stomach pains are uncomfortable. Any advice would be great!

So, yesterday I took magnesium citrate to get everything out and have started on the Metamucil today. (Magnesium citrate is a rough way to go, LOL, spent all day on the pottie, but it really takes care of several days of constipation). Maybe the Citrucel doesn't work as well as Metamucil. Perhaps someone else can give feedback on the many different brands out there to we Newbies.
Karen
Also make sure that you are drinking TONS of water. That will help things from getting too dried out. (At work I feel like I am going to the bathroom every hour to hour-and-a-half, and my pee is very light colored.)
hth,
Kate
There are also chewable fiber pills that are pretty good too.
I bought the Metamucil capsules. The directions say an adult should take 1-6. I took 4 before breakfast and 4 before lunch. No adverse effects yet. If so, I will keep you posted.
Karen
I hope you feel better soon. When I started SBD, I didn't poop for five days!!! I was taking 4 Fiber One tablets per day (still my preferred fiber supplement), and finally I gave in and bought Dulcolax. It worked, and I wasn't on the toilet for hours or anything. Since then I've only had to use it once.
Once I got into the swing of things and especially when I got to P2, I have become more regular than I was before starting SBD.
Hope that helps!
Becca
167/157/135
Becca
On the Beach Since September 8, 2008
Hi there.
Susan :)
I'll mention to him to maybe have some veggies with breakfast, he already drinks tons and tons of water!
Thanks for the info!
Melissa
(144/138.6/130-125maybe?)