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Posted 5/9/2012 4:24 PM (GMT 0)
Everything is going great.

I added flax after reading more about how good it is.

Everything is still great but I cannot tolerate this flax, terrible gas is the result. Mine is 'SPECTRUM' and it is 'crushed' not 'ground'.

Is it better to get it finely ground ?
Posted 5/9/2012 5:26 PM (GMT 0)
Are you taking it for the added fiber? If so, perhaps add in a little bit at a time, slowly increasing your daily fiber.
Posted 5/9/2012 5:29 PM (GMT 0)
Adding fibre will cause gas/bloating to healthy people as well, it's a normal process for your body to adjust to it and it will...it's different for everyone, took my system 3 months but was worth every painful gas and bloating for the end result...I already had a lot of gas/bloating so a little more from adding fibre supplements wasn't too big of a deal especially when after 3 months it all went away.

Key is to always start with a small amount, and increase only if necessary once the initial extra gas/bloating subsides.

Good luck!
Posted 5/9/2012 7:37 PM (GMT 0)
I have taken lots of psyllium husk, my oat/sunflower bread is loaded with fiber and I down a loaf every 2 days.

Seems to be something about flax itself it was a problem previously.

I started with a smidgeon and have stepped it up and back down and I may have to only take it every 3rd day.
Posted 5/9/2012 7:42 PM (GMT 0)
Why not try flaxseed oil instead? It can be used as a salad dressing. It must always be refrigerated since it is very volatile.
Posted 5/9/2012 7:52 PM (GMT 0)
If flax is like psyllium, it will take a while to get the gas under control.  Probably took me 3-4 weeks.  I'm really happy I stuck with it.  It (psyllium) really helped me regulate my bowel movements.  Since going into remission, I have 1 (sometimes two) bm's within an hour of waking up and I'm good for the day.  Just like clockwork.  Mary
Posted 5/9/2012 8:12 PM (GMT 0)
Aguywithuc,
I am curious about your oat/sunflower bread. Sounds good. Do you buy it or make it yourself?
As for the flax, I would use the fine ground. You can use coffee or spice grinder to make it very fine. I agree with others about take a small dose and go up slowly form there. Any kind of flax (oil or seed) should be refrigerated.
Posted 5/9/2012 9:06 PM (GMT 0)

BabeintheWoods said...
Why not try flaxseed oil instead? It can be used as a salad dressing. It must always be refrigerated since it is very volatile.

Good point - I have no answer will check it out.
Posted 5/9/2012 9:09 PM (GMT 0)

Scarecrow said...
If flax is like psyllium, it will take a while to get the gas under control. Probably took me 3-4 weeks. I'm really happy I stuck with it. It (psyllium) really helped me regulate my bowel movements. Since going into remission, I have 1 (sometimes two) bm's within an hour of waking up and I'm good for the day. Just like clockwork. Mary

Thanks Mary, I am not taking it for UC. I am closing in on 2 years of remission with over 1 year of med free. Once daily in the morning for me and since taking elite-XT its 99% like it was pre-UC. Solid tubes.

I am taking it because it helps the omega-3,6,9 balance and is good for the brain.

Maybe your right about 3-4 weeks, I dont recall any problems with psyllium but perhaps I should crank it down a notch and wait for the internal bacteria to catchup.
Posted 5/9/2012 9:39 PM (GMT 0)

lookforcure said...
Aguywithuc,
I am curious about your oat/sunflower bread. Sounds good. Do you buy it or make it yourself?
As for the flax, I would use the fine ground. You can use coffee or spice grinder to make it very fine. I agree with others about take a small dose and go up slowly form there. Any kind of flax (oil or seed) should be refrigerated.

I love this bread. I put Justins almond butter and honey it
or
toast it and butter it then put hard boiled eggs on it from slicer tool

several times a day - yummy

www.rudisbakery.com/organic/products/?type=breads&id=71

Harvest Seeded
Posted 5/9/2012 10:14 PM (GMT 0)
Aguywithuc,
thanks for the website for the bread. I checked it out. It has a lot of fiber, including flaxseed. Maybe between the bread, almond butter, veggies and fruits that you eat during a day, you get more than enough fiber and by adding more flax is just too much for your body to handle. Just a thought. I would rather take Flax oil instead the ground/ crushed flax seeds.
Another thought is if the flax seeds that you take now were not refrigerated (in a store or home), they just might be rancid and that is why you have the gas?
Posted 5/10/2012 4:18 AM (GMT 0)

lookforcure said...
Aguywithuc,
thanks for the website for the bread. I checked it out. It has a lot of fiber, including flaxseed. Maybe between the bread, almond butter, veggies and fruits that you eat during a day, you get more than enough fiber and by adding more flax is just too much for your body to handle. Just a thought. I would rather take Flax oil instead the ground/ crushed flax seeds.
Another thought is if the flax seeds that you take now were not refrigerated (in a store or home), they just might be rancid and that is why you have the gas?

oh CR@P it does say refrigerate after opening !

Ok moving on to flax OIL :)
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