After some persuasion from me, my mum (45 years of age) finally tried the Atkins diet. She felt great and experienced the usual appetite decrease, disappearance of the 'bloated' feeling, and increase in energy levels. Only one problem - she had to stop the diet because of severe constipation. Once she broke the diet and had a piece of fruit, she was immediately able to go to the toilet. My mum says she would be happy to return to the diet if not for the constipation problem...any suggestions for what she could do?

Hi Mags

Doreen has written an excellent article. Click here to access it.

Maybe you could print it out for your mom?

Certainly a helpful article, thank you for the link. I'll pass it on to my mum and hope that she gives Atkins a second chance.