I think that probiotics and prebiotics, such as kefir, yogurt, fermented
foods, etc., are sometimes not emphasized enough. They are so important.
Kefir is a part of my family's daily diet, and it definitely has an impact
on making sure that everything exits smoothly.
Victor
On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 11:51 AM, phoenix23002 tds.net <phoenix23...@tds.net
> wrote:
> A common side effect of a course of antibiotics is diarrhea which is why
> one is encouraged to take probiotics or eat a lot of yogurt with live
> cultures to
> replace the gut flora and fauna. Antibiotics kill off everything.. the
> good and the bad, not 100% of course, but enough to cause problems. People
> who take a lot of antibiotics or very, very strong antibiotics can, on rare
> occassions, develop C-diff... a condition that can cause constant
> diarrhea. The cure is, beleive it or not, a fecal transplant..lol.. I
> know.. yuck. Some pain medications can cause horrific constipation due to
> the pain medications putting everything to 'sleep', so to speak.
>
> Many folks with constipation need to drink plenty of water and eat fiber
> foods to give the gut lubrication and bulk. I have taken cs for twenty
> years or
> more off and on and never have had it cause any gut issues. When I take
> DMSO, I can get just a little constipated since DMSO displaces water in
> cells.
> Supposedly, taking magnesium can cause loose stools as can mega-doses of
> Vit. C. Everyone is different, of course, and will react differently to
> situations. Lola H.
> On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 9:04 PM, Neville <one.red...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I used to think that as well, but, if it's the goodies which do the job
>> in the digestion process allowing motions to pass unhindered, then if those
>> goodies are compromised in any way they can't do their job of breaking down
>> the food we eat, thus the motion becomes firmer, i.e. poor digestion? And
>> if enough of those goodies are wiped out constipation becomes evident?
>>
>> I mean it's the goodies which aids the digestion process, thus if they
>> are not there, or are in minimal numbers, theory dictates constipation will
>> ensue?
>>
>> That would be a reasonable assumption wouldn't it? I may be wrong of
>> course, but that's how I see things working. The goodies are there to keep
>> things running 'smoothly' so to speak.
>>
>> My theory is encouraged due to a mate of mine having a heart bypass or
>> valve replacement or whatever it is they do, he was so pumped full of
>> antibiotics etc etc that he eventually stuck his fingers down his throat to
>> rid himself of it all, he even had to have enemas and other stuff to
>> promote evacuation. Of course the nurses went ape when they found out, but
>> he was in so much trouble he had to do something about the situation as he
>> was feeling sicker as time went on. After the finger episode he felt
>> better, in combination with all the other stuff he had to take to encourage
>> evacuation. He may have jumped the gun, but he considered nobody was
>> listening so he took it upon himself to do something.
>>
>> N.
>>
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>> From: tmswift777...@gmail.com
>> Subject: Re: CS>CS and constipation
>> Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:37:41 -0500
>> To: silver-list@eskimo.com
>>
>> Good bacteria chilled by antibiotics causes diarrhea not constipation so
>> I don't think CS would cause constipation.
>> Theresa
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Oct 20, 2014, at 9:32 AM, Ron <ron....@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Haha! Good one Neville.
>> Actually it does sound feasible.
>> Ron
>>
>> On 10/20/2014 3:22 AM, Neville wrote:
>>
>> No, I haven't personally, but here's my theory...
>>
>> Food poisoning/diarrehea for example - ingest silver, the baddies die and
>> the "runs" stops, the motion becomes firmer and starts to return to normal.
>>
>> Ingestion of too much silver in an effort to kill the baddies could
>> promote the destruction of some friendly flora also, hence the food will
>> not be broken down during the digestive processes adequately, this then
>> would result in the motion possibly becoming firmer still {cheeks may
>> become flushed and the eyes may bulge under the strain <g>}.
>>
>> Ingestion of too much silver under normal circumstances/conditions and
>> the friendly flora may be practically wiped out, this then would result in
>> dramatically reduced digestive processes/activity resulting in constipation
>> for no apparent or obvious reason.
>>
>> How's that? Sound feasible? <g>.
>>
>> N.
>>
>> > From: d...@deetroy.org
>> > Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:36:51 +0100
>> > To: silver-list@eskimo.com
>> > Subject: CS>CS and constipation
>> >
>> > Has anyone ever heard of CS causing constipation? dee
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPad
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