Constipation...help!

Hi Ya'll,

I'm in my second week of induction with Atkins. While I've already
lost a fair amount of weight (around 10 lbs), the constipation is
killing me! While some of you may be ready to recommend flaxseed oil
and unsweetened psyllium husks, let me explain my situation:

1. I'm currently living in a former Eastern bloc country where I don't
have access to many ingredients, and....

2. I've gone to several health food stores here and asked for flax and
psyllium and all I've gotten is blank stares.

On the other hand, I have plenty of access to meat, cheese, sacharine,
etc.

Can anyone recommend a way to get myself going with vegetables or
something of the sort?

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

170/160/145

"bbatson" wrote in message
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Hi Ya'll,

I'm in my second week of induction with Atkins. While I've already
lost a fair amount of weight (around 10 lbs), the constipation is
killing me! While some of you may be ready to recommend flaxseed oil
and unsweetened psyllium husks, let me explain my situation:

1. I'm currently living in a former Eastern bloc country where I don't
have access to many ingredients, and....

2. I've gone to several health food stores here and asked for flax and
psyllium and all I've gotten is blank stares.

On the other hand, I have plenty of access to meat, cheese, sacharine,
etc.

Can anyone recommend a way to get myself going with vegetables or
something of the sort?

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

170/160/145

For really hard-to-shift stuff, Milk of Magnesia does the job, for the
occasional nudge Senacot S and for daily maintenance, fibre, water and
exercise. Can't you get stuff sent from the west? We're not talking exotic
medecines here.

"bbatson" wrote in message
om
Hi Ya'll,

I'm in my second week of induction with Atkins. While I've already
lost a fair amount of weight (around 10 lbs), the constipation is
killing me! While some of you may be ready to recommend flaxseed oil
and unsweetened psyllium husks, let me explain my situation:

1. I'm currently living in a former Eastern bloc country where I don't
have access to many ingredients, and....

2. I've gone to several health food stores here and asked for flax and
psyllium and all I've gotten is blank stares.
snip

They may call it linseed over there. What you want for fiber is the seed or
meal not the oil. While the oil is very good for you it doesn't contain
fiber.
--
Jeri
"Change is inevitable, except from vending machines."

Walnuts, pecans, and almonds.

--

Eat less, exercise more. -- MFW

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"bbatson" wrote in message
om...
Hi Ya'll,

I'm in my second week of induction with Atkins. While I've already
lost a fair amount of weight (around 10 lbs), the constipation is
killing me! While some of you may be ready to recommend flaxseed oil
and unsweetened psyllium husks, let me explain my situation:

1. I'm currently living in a former Eastern bloc country where I don't
have access to many ingredients, and....

2. I've gone to several health food stores here and asked for flax and
psyllium and all I've gotten is blank stares.

On the other hand, I have plenty of access to meat, cheese, sacharine,
etc.

Can anyone recommend a way to get myself going with vegetables or
something of the sort?

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

170/160/145

JC,

Is it the actual fiber count of the nuts, or something about their
composition? I have a can of peanuts I almost tore into (after downing
psyllium, tons of lettuce, you name it) but they didn't have a high fiber
count...


"JC Der Koenig" wrote in message
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Walnuts, pecans, and almonds.

--

Eat less, exercise more. -- MFW

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"bbatson" wrote in message
om...
Hi Ya'll,

I'm in my second week of induction with Atkins. While I've already
lost a fair amount of weight (around 10 lbs), the constipation is
killing me! While some of you may be ready to recommend flaxseed oil
and unsweetened psyllium husks, let me explain my situation:

1. I'm currently living in a former Eastern bloc country where I don't
have access to many ingredients, and....

2. I've gone to several health food stores here and asked for flax and
psyllium and all I've gotten is blank stares.

On the other hand, I have plenty of access to meat, cheese, sacharine,
etc.

Can anyone recommend a way to get myself going with vegetables or
something of the sort?

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

170/160/145

It's something about their composition, i.e.: fiber. Peanuts are not on the
list.

--

Eat less, exercise more. -- MFW

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"RT" wrote in message
m...
JC,

Is it the actual fiber count of the nuts, or something about their
composition? I have a can of peanuts I almost tore into (after downing
psyllium, tons of lettuce, you name it) but they didn't have a high fiber
count...


"JC Der Koenig" wrote in message
...
Walnuts, pecans, and almonds.

--

Eat less, exercise more. -- MFW

--
"bbatson" wrote in message
om...
Hi Ya'll,

I'm in my second week of induction with Atkins. While I've already
lost a fair amount of weight (around 10 lbs), the constipation is
killing me! While some of you may be ready to recommend flaxseed oil
and unsweetened psyllium husks, let me explain my situation:

1. I'm currently living in a former Eastern bloc country where I don't
have access to many ingredients, and....

2. I've gone to several health food stores here and asked for flax and
psyllium and all I've gotten is blank stares.

On the other hand, I have plenty of access to meat, cheese, sacharine,
etc.

Can anyone recommend a way to get myself going with vegetables or
something of the sort?

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

170/160/145

bbatson wrote:

Hi Ya'll,

I'm in my second week of induction with Atkins. While I've already
lost a fair amount of weight (around 10 lbs), the constipation is
killing me! While some of you may be ready to recommend flaxseed oil
and unsweetened psyllium husks, let me explain my situation:

1. I'm currently living in a former Eastern bloc country where I don't
have access to many ingredients, and....

2. I've gone to several health food stores here and asked for flax and
psyllium and all I've gotten is blank stares.

On the other hand, I have plenty of access to meat, cheese, sacharine,
etc.

Can anyone recommend a way to get myself going with vegetables or
something of the sort?

There's several things you can do to ease the problem: greatly increase
your water intake so things will be less solid, increase your fat intake
so things will be more lubricated, and increase your veggie intake for
fiber so things will be looser.

--
As you accelerate your food, it takes exponentially more and more energy
to increase its velocity, until you hit a limit at C. This energy has
to come from somewhere; in this case, from the food's nutritional value.
Thus, the faster the food is, the worse it gets.
-- Mark Hughes, comprehending the taste of fast food

Hi Ya'll,

I'm in my second week of induction with Atkins. While I've already
lost a fair amount of weight (around 10 lbs), the constipation is
killing me! While some of you may be ready to recommend flaxseed oil
and unsweetened psyllium husks, let me explain my situation:

1. I'm currently living in a former Eastern bloc country where I don't
have access to many ingredients, and....

2. I've gone to several health food stores here and asked for flax and
psyllium and all I've gotten is blank stares.

On the other hand, I have plenty of access to meat, cheese, sacharine,
etc.

Can anyone recommend a way to get myself going with vegetables or
something of the sort?

Any help would be greatly appreciated...


Yes. Get going with the vegetables. 2-3 cups daily, munch on celery,
what kinds of vegetables are available to you ?

*

See if you can find some wheat germ or wheat bran. That'll do it too.

freeborn wrote:
Hi Ya'll,

I'm in my second week of induction with Atkins. While I've already
lost a fair amount of weight (around 10 lbs), the constipation is
killing me! While some of you may be ready to recommend flaxseed oil
and unsweetened psyllium husks, let me explain my situation:

1. I'm currently living in a former Eastern bloc country where I don't
have access to many ingredients, and....

2. I've gone to several health food stores here and asked for flax and
psyllium and all I've gotten is blank stares.

On the other hand, I have plenty of access to meat, cheese, sacharine,
etc.

Can anyone recommend a way to get myself going with vegetables or
something of the sort?

Any help would be greatly appreciated...



Yes. Get going with the vegetables. 2-3 cups daily, munch on celery,
what kinds of vegetables are available to you ?

*

Jennifer,
I'm not sure where you are...I'm in Poland. Hi. We're relatively close, at
least.

We do have flaxmeal (called len) and bran by the bagful. I have a great
bran muffin (well, considering it's LC) recipe which helped me my first
couple of weeks. We also have celery root, but recently have gotten
celery...green stuff.

Becky P.