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Posted 8/2/2010 3:34 AM (GMT 0)
I just spent four days up in the mountains, and I'm having perfect poo again. I was told the water is hard water and is high in minerals (calcium, magnesium), ... The valley in California, by contrast, has unusually soft water, derived mainly from mountain lakes fed by glaciers and snowmelt. Just thought it was interesting, especially for those (like me) who find the spinach and sunflower seed diet helpful.
Posted 8/2/2010 4:06 AM (GMT 0)
Interesting, I would say more minerals could also mean iron? Good you're feeling better. Maybe you needed the holiday?

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Posted 8/2/2010 8:41 PM (GMT 0)
Wasn't anything to due with stress. I went with my boyfriend, his daughter, and her mom. And we slept in one tent. I spent most my time trying to help everyone get along.

I believe it was the magnesium. I'm going to start taking magnesium supplements to find out.
Posted 8/4/2010 10:57 PM (GMT 0)
This is very interesting. I have been reading more and more that a multi-mineral supplement is really important because our american diet doesn't have near the minerals it used to. I take Magnesium. I first started taking it to help calcium absorption but I do think it helped my Crohn's. I have started, stopped, restarted, stopped ect as I do with a lot of supplements and I do notice I feel better when taking it. WHen I was researching magnesium supplements I did find some info that said it encourages regularity and healthy digestion.

My tip is, don't get just any Magnesium supplement. Magnesium can have a laxative side effect so you need to make sure you take one that is slow release. I take one I found online that doesn't bother me at all, it has sustained release and releases over 6 hours to avoid the laxative affect.
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