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Old December 25th, 2008, 10:27 PM posted to alt.support.diet
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My stool is getting harder. I've been taking 600 mg of docusate sodium
twice a day for at least ten years because some of the drugs I take harden
the stool. I had slacked off the bran and fiber intake. Shortly after I
returned to it in earnest the stool returned to normal.

I've been on a diet of approximately 1200 calories a day since Nov 24. The
1200 figure was given to me by a professional dietician. I've lost about 7
pounds. I'll check my weight again next week if the weather permits. We
don't have a scale. My wife says she that she thinks she's shed a few
pounds, too.

Breakfast is almost always 1/2 cup All-Bran with skim milk. Sometimes, I'll
have oatmeal.

Lunch is almost always 1) a sandwich with 3 ozs of meat, turkey or ham, 2) a
TV dinner that's advertised as "lean" or "healthy", or 3) a bean or beef
burrito with cheese. The beef is invariably cooked in stock; it's never
ground beef. That is usually 300 calories. Occasionally, I splurge and get
a 6" Italian or BMT sub from Subway. Those subs have oil and vinegar on
them. Today, I'm having some frozen mixed vegetables.

Dinner is from a place called Dinner's Ready, http://www.dinnersready.com/.
I can't cook for health reasons and my wife doesn't have the time between
work and helping me out. She also doesn't have the disposition. I eat 3/4
of a portion.

I eat two apples a day, sometimes three and drink at least one Metamucil
cocktail a day. I also drink about 5 or six glasses of fluid, tea, diet
soda, or water. The dietician said that the soda and tea were just as good
as plain water and better than fruit juice. The latter, he said, were empty
calories.

I very seldom add salt and use Sweet 'n Lo on my cereal and in my tea.
Salad dressing and mayo are non-fat.

There are exceptions to the above, but they're not that significant.

Do you have any ideas about how I can soften the stool short of increasing
the DOSS by 100 mg? If I do increase the stool, should I do so at night or
in the morning? Thanks.


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Old December 25th, 2008, 11:29 PM posted to alt.support.diet
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On 25 déc, 16:27, "Info" wrote:
My stool is getting harder. *I've been taking 600 mg of docusate sodium
twice a day for at least ten years because some of the drugs I take harden
the stool. I had slacked off the bran and fiber intake. *Shortly after I
returned to it in earnest the stool returned to normal.

I've been on a diet of approximately 1200 calories a day since Nov 24. *The
1200 figure was given to me by a professional dietician. *I've lost about 7
pounds. *I'll check my weight again next week if the weather permits. *We
don't have a scale. *My wife says she that she thinks she's shed a few
pounds, too.

Breakfast is almost always 1/2 cup All-Bran with skim milk. *Sometimes, I'll
have oatmeal.

Lunch is almost always 1) a sandwich with 3 ozs of meat, turkey or ham, 2) a
TV dinner that's advertised as "lean" or "healthy", or 3) a bean or beef
burrito with cheese. *The beef is invariably cooked in stock; it's never
ground beef. *That is usually 300 calories. *Occasionally, I splurge and get
a 6" Italian or BMT sub from Subway. *Those subs have oil and vinegar on
them. *Today, I'm having some frozen mixed vegetables.

Dinner is from a place called Dinner's Ready,http://www.dinnersready.com/..
I can't cook for health reasons and my wife doesn't have the time between
work and helping me out. *She also doesn't have the disposition. *I eat 3/4
of a portion.

I eat two apples a day, sometimes three and drink at least one Metamucil
cocktail a day. *I also drink about 5 or six glasses of fluid, tea, diet
soda, or water. *The dietician said that the soda and tea were just as good
as plain water and better than fruit juice. *The latter, he said, were empty
calories.

I very seldom add salt and use Sweet 'n Lo on my cereal and in my tea.
Salad dressing and mayo are non-fat.

There are exceptions to the above, but they're not that significant.

Do you have any ideas about how I can soften the stool short of increasing
the DOSS by 100 mg? *If I do increase the stool, should I do so at night or
in the morning? *Thanks.


Does not your doctor have the answer to your question? Does not he
spent four years studying the human body? Does not he have colleague
in the "**** department" he can call who could give him a quick
answer? Does not he have medical books? Do doctors know more than
giving pills??
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Old December 29th, 2008, 06:53 PM posted to alt.support.diet
Doug Freyburger
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"Info" wrote:

Do you have any ideas about how I can soften the stool short of increasing
the DOSS by 100 mg? *If I do increase the stool, should I do so at night or
in the morning?


The simplist stool softener is a couple of extra liters
of water. If it works you'll know in a day or two and
you can just increase your daily quota of water going
forward. The extra water has to go somewhere and
fairly little of it will be in the stool so expect to ****
more.

The next step in low impact would be psyilium husk
to increase the quantity and absorbancy of the stool.
It will take a few days to move through the system to
have its impact. If you can find clear liquid fiber
products that don't have added you-name-it (sugar or
whatever) thos ewould work just as well.

I don't think increases on this level matter if when you
take them during the day. Timing matters to the
harsher approaches.
 




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