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What Food Needs To Be Avoided For Constipation?

I take Cholestoff, Focus Factor, Fish Oil twice a day. Can any of these cause constipation? Im a healthy male, 57, and weight 170 lbs. I also drink a smoothie daily, which consists of Whey Protien, Benefiber, wheat germ, flaxseed, orange juice, almond milk, peanut butter, cinnamon, strawberries, ice and yogurt.

Thu, 25 May 2017
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Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can.

No, this type of food should not cause constipation,except peanut butter. Eveything else will lead more to loose stool than constipation. To prevent constipation you should follow next:
1. eat smaller meals but more frequently, avoid fried and spicy food, take menta tea, avoid alcohol and coffee, eat probiotics and milk products, boiled food and vegetables.
Also, there are medications such as Flobian,Magnesium oxide or certain Laxatives which may relieve such symptoms of this continue.
you may at times need to try a laxative such as Fleet Phospho-Soda, Milk of Magnesia, or glycerin suppositories. If there wont be improvement on these measures, you should consider doing diagnostic tests such as colonoscopy, anal sphincter manometry and food allergy testing.

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What Food Needs To Be Avoided For Constipation?

Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can. No, this type of food should not cause constipation,except peanut butter. Eveything else will lead more to loose stool than constipation. To prevent constipation you should follow next: 1. eat smaller meals but more frequently, avoid fried and spicy food, take menta tea, avoid alcohol and coffee, eat probiotics and milk products, boiled food and vegetables. Also, there are medications such as Flobian,Magnesium oxide or certain Laxatives which may relieve such symptoms of this continue. you may at times need to try a laxative such as Fleet Phospho-Soda, Milk of Magnesia, or glycerin suppositories. If there wont be improvement on these measures, you should consider doing diagnostic tests such as colonoscopy, anal sphincter manometry and food allergy testing. I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time.