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I'm having the opposite problem! I used to be able to go 1 to 3 times a day, and there would be a lot at once. Since I've been raw (only just over 2 weeks), I go less and less and when I do much less comes out. I guess it makes sense because I've been eating less, but the only thing that seems to work for me is eating raw oat groats. Anyone have any suggestions? I've been eating mostly fruit throughout the day, and some vegetables at night. Is there something I should be adding to my diet?
scooterjinx, are you eating greens. copious amounts of greens are needed........
superfood2, I'm eating mostly the same kind of fruits and veggies as I was when I was on a cooked diet and 'going' all the time. I eat apples, oranges, peaches, pears, bananas, blueberries, strawberries, kiwi, tomatoes, spinach, kale, zucchini, and more almost daily.
joannabanana, I don't think the oat groats are doing me any harm .. I soak them over night and rinse them in the morning, and I've only had it three times in the past two weeks. Maybe you know something more I don't though? For me though, cooked or raw, oats have always made me go.
What kind of greens is everyone else having? I try to have a cup or two of spinach in a smoothie with either a banana or orange and I'll have the kale in the evening. Any suggestions? I tend to eat a lot more fruit than vegetables, maybe that's the problem?
Also, I gave up tea since going raw which I think I'm going to start again .. anyone else find that that does the trick? Green tea after my breakfast almost always seemed to set things in motion.
A few ideas to keep things moving:
1) Smooth Move or other herbal laxative (these shouldn't cause cramps but if you are super constipated it might); detox teas usually have something that may help too; you may need to have the tea a few times
2) massage along your stomach below your bellybutton from your right side to your left
3) drink some aloe (buy the kind for drinking, not the kind for your skin!) they have flavored which tastes better (I bought mine at Walmart). This will soften the fecal material
4) do a castor oil pack. Do NOT drink the castor oil. Pour it on a flannel cloth (you can buy cloth specifically for this), put it on your abdomen (more the right side), wrap yourself in plastic wrap (or at least cover the area) and put a heating pad on the area for 30 to 60 minutes. Use a mix of baking soda and water to remove the oil from your skin. This can get some nasty old material out of there. It seeps through the skin and softens the fecal material from the walls of the intestines (and promotes digestive and liver function!)
5) enema
6) colonic
Hope this helps those with constipation!
There is probably more fiber in almost all the raw foods you are eating. Some fibers are not digested, but instead come out in waste. Drinking water is necessary to keep these moving out of the body. They are good because the take toxins out with them, so they do not infect the body as easily. I would say it is probably uncomfortable at the beginning, but continue the diet, drink lots of water. While fiber is good, you can get too much, so much that not only toxins are eliminated but also vitamins. You may be able to find the answers about nutrittion at the following website.
http://www.csun.edu/science/health/nutrition/nutrition.html
I started eating 80/10/10 and I had 7 the other day! :D
Luxdivon- grains and nuts can keep you from having regular bms.
Also, I'd recommend learning about food combining and transit times. For instance, sweet fruits should never be combined with fats (as Larabars often do). Sweet fruits should be eaten on an empty stomach, melons first, and usually take about 30 minutes to go through your system. The only exception is bananas, which take 45 minutes.