Anyone use black chia seeds and hemp hearts for their D (or even C)?

Hey pb4, I don't have experience with these seeds but that is awesome to hear about a good bm this morning. Pls continue to keep us posted and let us know how u are doing. I hope this will bring your IBS into full remission. You majorly deserve it. When u can...maybe u can share some of the good advice this dietician gave u. Sounds like you've had some good results! Keep going!
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Thanks hateuc, I definitely plan to share all the knowledge that comes my way! I'm quite okay with spending the high price tag of getting expert advice (I feel very confident in her because she's been suffering with crohn's since she was 12 years old and has 3 resections due to her CD) so she definitely knows her stuff and I'm thrilled to share what I learn from her!!

Q you should definitely incorporate it back in if you found any benefits from the black chia! I don't even taste them since I mix it with my cereal. NO I don't use milk, the instructions say to cook it in water and it's creamy like cream of wheat cereal which I used to eat a lot as a kid and quite liked it but once I add the 3 tablespoons of the hemp hearts and 1 tablespoon of the black chia the bowl of cereal gets bigger and takes a while to eat lol...I found if I eat it while on the computer then I'm paying less attention to how overwhelming that amount is for me (especially since you may remember I've never been a breakfast eater throughout most of my life and certainly not on a regular basis) so the distraction helps me get it all down, then I follow with a small banana (as instructed) about an hour later.

I can use lactose free milk for whatever I like but I think adding milk to my cereal with the other stuff would be way more than I could handle.

Yeah crazy eh, me eating breakfast regularly is quite a new experience for me lol!

They are tiny little flakes that look just like cream of wheat and with the same consistency after cooking as well. It's called Arrowhead Mills, Rice and Shine (gluten free) lol, funny pun eh! and it's made with organic brown rice....for one serving it's only 3/4 cup of water and 1/4 cup of Rice and Shine, cooks in 3 minutes on the stove (can be microwaved too) so it's definitely quick and easy...could add fruit to it too but I wouldn't with having to add the hemp and chia, that's more than enough filling.

Dietitian specified that the biggest meal of our day should be breakfast and never supper and it really makes sense...
the only reason supper was my biggest meal of the day was because I pretty much went most of the day without eating much of anything and certainly never ate so early in the mornings like I have been. Having supper as your lightest meal of the day is best for anyone's digestive tract because of the time of day being much later. It probably might help with getting a better night's sleep too but I'll test that out in a week or so before I quit smoking MJ before bed all together and if this dietitian can straighten me out then I shouldn't ever have to smoke it anymore which would be fine by me.

Since she has CD herself she's also designing my diet so it's mainly anti-inflammatory for any future crohn's flares, she said that my diet won't guarantee that I'll never flare again but that at least when I do my body/bowels should handle future flares better and possibly not get so severe and intrusive in my daily life as it mostly has throughout the many years.

Time will tell.

Yes I used black chia seeds due to the long list of health benefits they have, and as you say you can throw them into any meal your preparing, knowing that its all good stuff!

Thanks Ewa, yes fiber aids with both D and constipation.

NatureCalls,

I bought the brand TruRoots from Costco and I've seen them at safeway as well as coop in Canada where I live...No Frills store has them too I believe.