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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: mousethief Date: 20 Apr 10 - 07:41 PM Tylenol is a poison. That's not why it works. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: Don Firth Date: 20 Apr 10 - 07:35 PM I'm not denying that the stuff works. But since it is a poison, that's exactly why it works. Your body wants to get rid of it. But what really turned me off of Miralax was the number of people (like the unfortunate bride) who said that as long as they were taking it, and for some time after they had quit, they didn't dare get more than about three steps and ten seconds away from the bathroom. And these were people who said that, until Miralax, they'd never had a problem with incontinence. Since wherever I happened to be, I'd have to climb into my wheelchair, make it to the bathroom, then transfer to the potty, I didn't want to have to deal with something that didn't give me sufficient advanced warning. Don Firth |
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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: mousethief Date: 20 Apr 10 - 06:42 PM Unless you grow all your own food and live 100 miles from civilisation (and upwind) all your food has poison in it. Some things that are poisonous in large doses are perfectly safe in small doses. Even water: if you have water up to your ankles, you're fine. If it's over your head for too long, you die. Too much Chicken Little on this thread. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 20 Apr 10 - 06:28 PM "Since it's poisonous, the body wants to get rid of it as quickly as possible!" When I was a kid, I was put on nightly Agarol - it contained phenolphthalein - I think - it was the same stuff used for an acid indicator in the lab - turned red... The 'new formula' does not contain this magic substance.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: gnu Date: 20 Apr 10 - 04:25 PM The innuendoscope is an experience from beginning to end. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: Rapparee Date: 20 Apr 10 - 04:17 PM I've had three colonoscopies and wasn't awake enough to understand what was going on in any of them. The prep, on the other hand, I understood all too well! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: Don Firth Date: 20 Apr 10 - 03:59 PM One of the joys of post-polio syndrome is hung chow. That's Chinese for constipation. And in my case, it's caused, my quack tells me, by "low intestinal motility." Which is to say the peristaltic muscles have been weakened and they don't move "matter" (he puts it politely) along as fast as they should. Said "matter" tends to get dry and hard as it lays their in the colon, because that's one of the functions of the colon: to remove some of the moisture from the "matter." Without some sort of assistance, a session on the potty can last for hours. Apparently this is pretty common among post-polios and folks with spinal chord injuries. I was given a bunch of free samples of Miralax. But I'm one of those patients who drive doctors nuts-o. I checked the internet for such things as side-effects and "what is this stuff, really?" Miralax came up sounding like a product from the House of the Borgias—as Rapaire points out, "anti-freeze! No wonder the stuff works. Since it's poisonous, the body wants to get rid of it as quickly as possible! In one internet forum on the stuff, a woman described how she was preparing for her big church wedding, and being pretty nervous and up-tight, she had become badly constipated. She took some Miralax. It worked. Boy, did it work! It converted her constipation to explosive diarrhea. Like the Energizer bunny, she kept going and going and going. . . . Then, on her wedding day, feeling that she had to be totally emptied out, as she, lavishly kitted out in her wedding dress, with a couple of hundred guests in the church, was walking down the aisle on the arm of her father toward the altar and her husband-to-be— Ka-BOOM!! She took an unpredictable and totally uncontrollable dump!! Needless to say. . . . So I tossed the free sample packets of Miralax into a drawer in my bathroom and opted for good old reliable Milk of Magnesia. A couple of times a week, three tablespoons of M. of M. in the morning and about three or four hours later, we have liftoff! It solves the constipation problem (oh, boy, does it!) and it makes the whole thing relatively predicable, which is a big bonus. I hope this helps. Don Firth P. S. Here you go: CLICKY P. P. S. For possible future reference: A physician claimed that the following are actual comments made by his patients (predominately male) while he was performing their colonoscopies: 1. 'Take it easy, Doc. You're boldly going where no man has gone before!P. P. P. S. Barbara and I were having some Chinese takeout with Bob and Judy. When we got to the obligatory fortune cookie, Judy opened hers, read the fortune, and burst out laughing. "It says 'You have an inner beauty.' That's what they told me after my colonoscopy!" |
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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: gnu Date: 20 Apr 10 - 03:52 PM That's what started all my problems... one a them there "...azoles". Blocked me up and started me bleeding and gave me itching and rashes. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: SINSULL Date: 20 Apr 10 - 01:37 PM Omeprazole for acid reflux Citrucel capsules for fiber. I avoid Psyllium because it causes gas and bloating. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: Becca72 Date: 20 Apr 10 - 01:28 PM Long about 2005 I saw a concert by 4 "hair bands" from the 80s: Ratt, Cinderella, Firehouse and Quiet Riot. The lead singer of Quiet Riot (may he rest in peace) announced it as the Metal-Mucil tour... :-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: Ebbie Date: 20 Apr 10 - 12:58 AM "It's also suggested that in the event of a "large" spill (whatever that means) you provide yourself with splash goggles, full suit, vapor respirator, boots, and gloves; a self contained breathing apparatus should be used to avoid inhalation of the product." It appears to me that one should leave the door open. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: Rapparee Date: 20 Apr 10 - 12:37 AM And wear boots. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: katlaughing Date: 19 Apr 10 - 11:57 PM Banjo Bonnie aka Little Neophyte was a nutritionist. She gave me very good advice which I still use; that is, two-three dried figs every day. I chop them up and use them in a smoothie which also has frozen, unsweetened blueberries in it and almond milk. It's delicious and very good for maintaining GI health. Stay away from sugars and processed foods and try to increase your fruits and veggies. I gnow you gnow all of this, but it's worked for me for quite a few years, now.:-) May you be well and find relief, kat |
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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 19 Apr 10 - 11:40 PM All that info on PEG is enough to give one the sh.... sorry... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: mousethief Date: 19 Apr 10 - 11:13 PM Now look up how toxic Tylenol is. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: Rapparee Date: 19 Apr 10 - 10:30 PM Ethylene glycol is anti-freeze and I'd druther not drink it 'cause enough would kill ya. I don't know about PEG, so I looked it up: Wikipedia: PEG is traditionally also one of the main ingredients in Paintball fill because it is thick and flexible. However, as early as 2006, some Paintball manufacturers have been substituting PEG with cheaper alternatives. PEG has also been used to preserve objects which have been salvaged from underwater, as was the case with the warship Vasa in Stockholm, and the Mary Rose in England. It replaces water in wooden objects, which makes the wood dimensionally stable and prevents warping or shrinking of the wood when it dries. Additionally, PEG is used when working with green wood as a stabilizer and to prevent shrinkage. Here's the data on toxicity: ORAL (LD50): Acute: 30200 mg/kg [Rat] 28915 mg/kg [rabbit]. Thus, if you weigh 100 kg you would need to ingest 29,558 mg (or about 1.04 ounces Avoirdupois) of "the pure" to kill off 50% of yourself. It's also suggested that in the event of a "large" spill (whatever that means) you provide yourself with splash goggles, full suit, vapor respirator, boots, and gloves; a self contained breathing apparatus should be used to avoid inhalation of the product. Since this is would be used as a laxative I'd think the boots would be the most important item. Now tell the truth: ain't you glad I'm around to fill you in on stuff like this? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: gnu Date: 19 Apr 10 - 07:24 PM Poly-ethylene glycol is a laxative. Metamucil is a coagulative. That was the combo I was on for two days. It certainly `let loose ` the bowels of war. Now, I want to understand how Metamucil might be used to help without a lax. As per the norm, the first doc I have had faith in for years is gone as of month end for bigger money and better facilities in the USA. Oh... yeah... fuck Canuck Health Care... it sucks (in my province). |
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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: mousethief Date: 19 Apr 10 - 06:58 PM Miralax is a godsend. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: Stilly River Sage Date: 19 Apr 10 - 06:42 PM This kind of stuff can be useful at any age, as we have discovered in our family. I have a teenager who needs to use this. I buy the cheap stuff at Walgreens. And I use a lot of things like ground flax seed in my baking. SRS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: Art Thieme Date: 19 Apr 10 - 06:32 PM But seriously, folks, I suggest an over-the counter product called MIRALAX. Because of MS, I must take it once every day. That'd most certainly be overkill for you. It used to be prescription only, but now you'll find it anywhere. The actual name of the active ingredient is poly-ethylene glycol (if I'm remembering correctly.) Run it past your doctor first (No pun intended -- of course.) Art |
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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: Art Thieme Date: 19 Apr 10 - 05:42 PM I never met a mucil I didn't like. Art Thieme (after Will Rogers) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Metamucil question. From: Ebbie Date: 19 Apr 10 - 05:17 PM From what I gather, gnu, your system has undergone some fairly drastic changes in recent months. Maybe you just need a bit more pampering? Metamucil (psyllium) works for bulk and is used for mammals of all description. Incidentally, the generic form is much cheaper than any brand name. |
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Subject: BS: Metamucil question. From: gnu Date: 19 Apr 10 - 03:44 PM Anyone use it? How? Does it help? Dec 12 I was given a prescription by my GP who said I had a BAD case of acid reflux. The stuff blocked up me bowels fierce and at Xmas, there was blood, obviously from the upper alimentary canal (sparing details), and I developed an extreme case of the itchies and rashes. Referred to GE in early January. Endoscope in March. Results on April 6... take this softener and Metamucil (like my GP couldn't figure that shit out in early January!!!). I had to stop both after two days (sparing details). Soooo... anyone got any advice re Metamucil, a "fibre supplement" for regularity? It's to be taken three times a day with meals. I now eat six small meals a day, so I am wondering if anyone else is full of shit and has had any experience in this regard. |
