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chronic colon cramping, Paleo hasn’t helped

As I have whined about before, I have IBS and my gut goes into a prolonged spasm (like, day-long) after every single #2. I eat low-FODMAP, no eggs or nuts. I eat 3 meals a day, …
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does meat putrify or rot in your colon?

Vegan and vegetarian propagandists claim that red meat and other animal flesh rots in your intestines. Where did they get this idea from? Does animal protein/flesh get fully absorb …
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Does a redundant colon cause constipation and odd shape feces? Update

I have had Crohns disease for close a decade now. Oddly enough I'm constipated most of the time as opposed to the common 3-5 times a day diarrhea. On a routine colonscopy I had a f …
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Hack this colon pain

My boyfriend and I recently moved from Delaware back home to Florida. Since we've been back, we have definitely slipped out of eating paleo, but are trying to head back that direct …
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High dose triphala, lactulose, chlorella doing little for constipation.

Hi, I have problems with fatigue, bloating, constipation amongst other things. Tried loads of things, nothing seems to help. Been recently adding 45ml of lactulose and 2.5g of ch …
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How important is the large intestine, really?

I suffer significantly from slow transit constipation. Today my surgeon informed me that he would like to totally remove my colon attaching the ileum to the rectum (subtotal colec …
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Psyllium husk and paleo

Hi, I have a few questions about psyllium husk as a fiber source. I have hypothyroidism and tend to get jammed up, I've taken psyllium husk for years to keep things moving, is tha …
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Really stuck on how to hack this one particular IBS symptom

Hi there, Paleo has helped with a lot of my symptoms, but not the one that causes me the most grief. Every time I go to the bathroom (once a day, and takes a lot of squatting in …
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Health and awesomeness by way of colonics?

Possible Duplicate: paleo colon cleanse The other day, my massage therapist was telling me about her experience with colonics and how amazing she felt after she had one. S …
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colonoscopy and gut flora

I'm at the age where colonoscopies will become a regular thing, or at least an occasional thing. As prep for the colonoscopy, you drink this liquid which "cleans you out" so they …
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I’m stopping IF. Can eating more speed up metabolism?

With IF fasting I simply can not eat enough to function well during the day. I hypothesis about it more on my blog. http://primallykosher.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/intermittnt-fasti …
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Paleo folk suffering from colitis - what about coconut oil suppositories?

It's a crazy idea, but it just might work ?! In the midst of some colitis pain yesterday, I began thinking about how (at least for my colitis type), some lubrication in the system …
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spasm after going to the bathroom (warning, may be TMI)

As I've written here before, I have IBS which is why I've started Paleo. I am noticing a decrease of bloating on this diet, which is great. However the one symptom that hasn't c …
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familial adamatous polyposis colorectoral cancer vlc

i believe i am genetically predisposed to the above diseases given family history. i have recently read that a high fat low carb diet invreases risk given slower transit time of fe …
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Does death really “begin in the colon?”

Does death really "begin in the colon?" Ok, that aphorism might be an overstatement- I would more say 'disease' instead of death, cause we're all going to die someday, but I'd ra …

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