Constipation Issues

[ravenwoodglass]

1 hour ago, oatmeal said:

Oatmeal helps with both constipation & diarrhea, it really works as a regulator. I find i like the old fashioned rolled oats. Every morning i eat gluten free oatmeal-5g fiber, chia seeds sprinkled over oatmeal when done.1 tablespoon-5g  some kind of fruit ??- 1/4 cup of chopped pecans 2 !/2 g.  For the liquid you can use coconut, almond milk or reg, milk or water . I use pure maple syrup to sweeten it. Its  easier to digest then honey. i have also have used brown sugar.That should give you 13 or 14 g for the day. this really works. I have had both, diarrhea and constipation   I have sprinkled it on salad in mashed pota, etc, Im not sugesting that you get all you fiber for the chia's. Most beans have 5-6g  I use black beans in salads & anywhere else i can add then. 1 cup of canned green beans have 4g. 

 

Oh that oatmeal sounds so good right now. Be aware though that some celiacs don't tolerate even certified gluten free oats. Newbies should wait until they are healed before adding them into their diet. When I am craving or in need of a hot cereal I go with cream of buckwheat. Not quite the same but still lots of fiber and easily digested protein.