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Old 06-03-2009, 07:00 AM   #2 (permalink)
Etana
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My 21 year old son is currently on 30 gms net carb per day diet to reduce fat. After about 10 days on this he has a lot of flatulence and very scanty bowel movement. He also trains four days a week. The flatulence has lead to a frustrating big gut and the scanty bowel movemet keeps him on edge and anxious.
The same thing happened to him last year on V-diet.
Any help for him will be most appreciated. Bala \
I have put Miralax in my protein shakes and it helps. I also take Colace daily 100mg. Both these are non-prescription. I also take 12g psyllium husks in water daily, drink it real fast. I get the unflavored, but you could get the orange-flavored. However, the first 2 weeks I took the psyllium it caused flatulence; the company (Yerba Prima ) said it was restoring bacteria in my gut.

The combo of the 3 has really helped my chronic constipation.
I suggest you start with the miralax.
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