Forgive me for being so rude.
 

But I am stopped up! I had to use a chemical laxative last night. I eat plently of green veggies, where else can I find a source of fiber that will not effect my daily carb count?

Any Suggestions would be appreciated!

Well...the Sugar Free Metamucil does have a couple of carbs but not enough to really hurt. It has aspartame...I've never had any problem with it.

Tricia

Hi Angelica,

Don't worry about being rude, its a common problem up here and toilet talk is normal :o some of us even play silly toilet games :D the lucky ones of the other sex that is. :D

For some people physillium tablets or by the spoon, and or flax seed or flax seed oil I think. Some people have found a magic solution in a diet chocolate - I think its is Stovers (not familiar with that brand being Canadian) but I believe the active ingredient if you choose to look at it that way is malitol. :)

Hey, you are NOT alone. I heard about a product here in the forum that I tried over the weekend. If you can believe this, it is called Smooth Move...I kid you not. It's a tea that you drink in the evening. It sure worked for me. It's from a company called Traditional Medicinals which has a website. I found it at my local grocery store. It tastes pretty good but I can't BELIEVE the name.

Hang in there and GOOD LUCK!
Sue

Also try Senna tea. I bet Smooth Move has Senna in it.

ROFL. I don't think anyone is bothered by potty talk around here. It's just a natural occurance that happens with low carb diets. Nothing to be embarresed about (yeah easier said than done)

What kills me is the name of that tea, smooth move?!?!? LMAO.
I just bought some sugar free generic brand metemucil and it did the trick just fine.

ROFL
 

Hugs Koko and Busy.

LMAO....Smooth Move....I got some of that, it was embarrassing to buy it....I went to a diff store than norm to buy my Laci LeBeau...Dieters Tea....rudely called POOP TEA by my best friend Marie....LOL :lol:

So here I am at this store...and I cant find my Laci Lebeau...and found SMOOTH MOVE....ack! OH well I was desperate for relief at the time so I got it..

Of course the cashier read it when she scanned it and then looked at me ....was she trying to see if I "looked" constipated?!?
Was there a desperation in my eyes? ROFLMAOOOOOOOO. :lol:

No not a very nice name for a laxative tea.....its not enough that I am miserable from not being able to go....I have to subject myself to announcing it to the world by buying SMOOTH MOVE AKA LOOK AT ME IM ALL STOPPED UP! lmaooooooooooo

Whoa....no more late night posting when sleepy for BB! :lol:

and yes.....both the Laci Lebeau and Smooth Move have senna in them.

Nite all,
BB.

oh yeah and...
 

those Russel Stovers chocos that Koko mentioned.

or...PureDe-light bars

Aye yeye yeye......better than Ex-lax.

:lol:

OK...for those of you who have bought Smooth Move...what section of the store did you find it in? Is it with the laxatives or the other different types of teas? I'd like to try it out but I sure as heck don't want to go to the store and have to ASK!

I bought Smooth Move tea at GNC and boy did my belly rumble but it did not actually work for me.

I am heading to GNC today to do my monthly shopping, and am going to try the Psyllium Husk. :thup:

Something is bound to work!!

Mornin
 

The Laci Lebeau Dieters Tea actually works better for me...I found this in the diet food area(not pharmacy diet area ...I think the same aisle as the peanut butter and diabetic candies) of Cubs out here.

Smooth Move is in the Tea area ...this was at Albertsons.

Dont know if you have those two stores in your area, but it should be in either two of those areas...tea, and diet/diabetic area.

BB.

Both teas work....note on the Laci...do just start off with the half dose that they reccommend.

Unfortunate product names
 

There are many unfortunate names for products out there. All of this poop talk reminds of one such unfortunate incident. When my father was to have surgery on his colon, the dr gave him stuff to drink called "go lightly". It was designed so you did everything BUT go lightly. Remember, to do surgery on the colon, it must be clean.
Now, there are sugar free candies called "go lightly" and I do not think I would ever find the courage to ever buy them knowing what I know about the name.

Go Lightly
Smooth Move
What's next? !

I found that the "powdered stuff"
 

Comes in a pill form that does not have sugar in it. The stuff I used was called "fibercon" I think.

Wow, so glad I found this thread -- I'm going to give the tea a try. I have tried everything else -- psyllium husks, Fibercon, flax, always have lots of veggies, water, and exercise -- but the only thing that's worked at all for me is the sf candy with malitol. Unfortunately, I believe it can cause stalls (weight loss stalls, that is!).

Thanks so much for the tea tip -- I always learn so much here!

I had the same problem. I went to walmart and bought the flax oil capsules. They took care of the problem perfectly. Just be careful the bottle says 2 per day. I found that i could only take 1 every other day or I couldn't stay out of the bathroom.
Tam
:wave:

~~~~ just sitting here giggling as I read the names of some of this stuff~~~

Hello all

I just had to put my two cents in on this thread. I am in week 2 of induction and because I'm not a big veggie eater (trying to get better), I was concerned about my fibre intake.

Well do I have good timing or what? Last week one of my grocery stores had a special on "Bowel Buddies" cookies :D !!.

They are a bran cookie with 14g of carbs but 11g of fibre. They recommend two a day but I can tell you that one a day works just fine!!

I hope something on these posts helps -- almost all of us have been there. I'm glad you didn't suffer in silence.


Gina

Bowel Buddies? Bowel Buddies??? :confused: Surely you jest . . .

Oh man, bowel buddies?!?!?! Now that is bad! Sounds like something my grandmother would purchase. LMAO!!!! Do they taste any good??


Yeah I got a look from the checker to. The funny thing is is that I picked the checker that was like 110 years old!!!! I mean I figured that her of all people would be sympathetic to my problems.

This is what I LOVE about this forum. You can ask absolutely anything here. How cool is that?

Butterfly - I wuz tryin to sleep but this thought kept invading my mind and I thought we should patent it quick before someone else does. first listen to the song Wild Thing , ok in case you don't know last line is like "wild thing, you make my heart sing - oh babe you moooooooooooove me" so lets copy the smoothe move - but we give it a code name - Wild Thing - therefore no embarassment at cashier - she just thinks we are some pretty cool babes who need this Wild Thing Product.

Maybe now I can get some sleep :daze:

Oh help, if I keep laughing this hard after all the water I've had today I'll wet myself, and we'll need another thread!

--
Ruth

Not to worry, Ruth...I had a word with my cat, Jane Doe, and she says she will gladly share her box with anyone who can't make it down the hall

ha HA...snicker...snort..

I really do appreciate all the feedback from these fourms. Its a huge resource, like tapping a million minds at once. Beyond that, the moderators do a wonderful job of making sure that all threads are in the right place, and I have yet to see a troll, so thank you all for being so great about all of this.

I live near the US/Mexican border, and we see a lot of health and diet products that drift over the border. Yesterday, while shopping downtown I came across a fiber diet product called "Flocko E Savroso" Translated : Thin and Yummy. Gave me a good chuckle anyway.

ROFLMAO!!!!
 

OMG You all are so funny!