pysillium

Hi everybody

I would like to pick your brains about pysillium husks

I am sure I have read somewhere that this can also be used firm up your BMs. Is this true.

I am in remission at the moment from proctitis. I have 2-3 BMs a day which are formed but very soft. I am tempted to try pysillium to firm it up a bit and maybe slow down my digestive tract and also maybe reduce my BMs if this is possible

I take at the moment 2400mg mezevant, vit b complex, probitics, tumeric. zinc. omega 3. calcium. vit c and vit e.

Yours thoughts on this would be gratefully recieved.

Also i took my mezevant last night and this morning it was in the toilet bowl unabsorbed - any ideas

Thanks Martha

It can be mucilogenic, and can firm up soft stools. I use it with great success, 3 teapsoons throughout the day keeps the D away!

Why are you taking a B complex? Higher intake of vitamin B6 is proven to make colitis worse. Maybe try sticking to B12 supps.. The other supplements are great tho!

I'm puzzled you're having 2 - 3 bms a day. Are you eating an excessive amount of food or foods that would cause you more bms>

Psyllium might/might not increase your bms. I would suggest you take it with food, not inbetween. I would also suggest you start with the capsules (I use Metamucil or the SuperStore brand). You can start slow, take one with one meal..then after a few days increase to take another one with another meal..etc.
They're portable, you can take them if you eat out, etc.

Actually, I think they should even out your bms to less rather than more if it's not UC-driven.

psyllium helps to exercise and even out the rhythm of the digestive tract, especially the colon.

Try them.

Regarding the b vitamins. It would be best to take them as a multi B that's not high in each dosage. If you aren't low in B12, don't take it separately.

Definitely take a multivitamin anyway...some are higher in the multi B.

I take my meds after breakfast/fibre.
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