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caya · 05-04-2008, 08:42 AM

I have been suffering from this problem the past couple of weeks myself and have been eating 6 -8 pitted prunes daily, taking a no-name stool softener 2/day, and drinking alot of water. I have started to put 2 tsps of apple cider vinegar into a 500 ml. water bottle as well, as the vinegar is reputed to be a great natural healer for various ailments. I also try to eat a cup of bran cereal every day as well (you can cut up some of the prunes and put them in the cereal).
Make a cold bean salad of chick peas, red kidney beans, white kidney beans, black beans, (and any other variety you like) - mix with a dressing of olive oil, apple cider vinegar, dijon mustard, chopped garlic and stevia (all natural sweetener). You can also chop in some fresh herbs like chives, oregano, sage and basil. I mix up a huge batch of this and my entire family loves it. A great non-meat source of protein, and also helps in the bowel department.

Hope that helps.

all the best
caya

05-04-2008, 08:42 AM	#8
caya Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,320	I have been suffering from this problem the past couple of weeks myself and have been eating 6 -8 pitted prunes daily, taking a no-name stool softener 2/day, and drinking alot of water. I have started to put 2 tsps of apple cider vinegar into a 500 ml. water bottle as well, as the vinegar is reputed to be a great natural healer for various ailments. I also try to eat a cup of bran cereal every day as well (you can cut up some of the prunes and put them in the cereal). Make a cold bean salad of chick peas, red kidney beans, white kidney beans, black beans, (and any other variety you like) - mix with a dressing of olive oil, apple cider vinegar, dijon mustard, chopped garlic and stevia (all natural sweetener). You can also chop in some fresh herbs like chives, oregano, sage and basil. I mix up a huge batch of this and my entire family loves it. A great non-meat source of protein, and also helps in the bowel department. Hope that helps. all the best caya __________________ ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+ 1.7 cm and 1.0 cm. Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested) MRM Dec.18/06 3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08 Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012 BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so. Reclast infusion January 2012 Oopherectomy October 2013 15 Years NED!!