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Hey, remember when I stepped on that rusty screw?
Well, after the antibiotics kicked in, it healed pretty quickly. All better now.
Now my problem is that the antibiotics wrecked my guts, and my chronic constipation has given me a monster hemorrhoid. The kind of hemorrhoid where you can't wait to get home from work, take a hot shower, and gently push it back inside your asshole where it can heal and stop bothering you.
Getting old is fun.
At the risk of proposing an obvious solution, why not take psyllium husk every day?
Go to Amazon. Buy this Metamucil. Add two teaspoons to 8 ounces of water every morning and drink it. If not working, do it in the afternoon as well.
Manages blood sugar. Lowers cholesterol. Your poops will be perfect. Really everyone should use it.
I have been wondering, is there any downside to this?
The downside is that you need two hours before (edit: or after) any medications, as the fibrous gel the psyllium husk turns into will inhibit absorption of the med and it (the medication) won't work as intended. For meds taken at mealtimes or before bed this is something to consider.
Psyllium husk is simply fiber. That's it. Unlike chia seed, there is no fat or protein in there.
Also if you don't drink enough water with it (at least 250 ml preferably another 250 on top of that, if you're doing 5g) you risk worse constipation, or the kind of voiding your bowels that will leave you feeling...let's say bad. So drink enough water.
You also want to drink it 20 minutes or so away from eating.
The added benefit is that if you drink it in the a.m. you're hydrating well first thing.
Been taking it around 6 months. It's not a miracle, it won't cure IBD, but it may help, and it's worthwhile.
If a doctor wants to step in and tell me all of this is wrong, I'll concede and rethink.
Pretty good advice in this thread. The biggest risk factor is choking if you don't put it in enough water, but that's an easy thing to avoid.
I'd also recommend just buying Metamucil or another highly reputable brand for various reasons.
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