The Chia Seed.

The humble chia seed!!

If you're struggling with constipation, try incorporating chia, either in a pre made drink (love grape chia kombucha by Synergy), greek yogurt with chia on the bottom (17g protein), or make your own chia pudding (many recipes online).

My bf works at one of those hippy grocery stores and just brought home some chia yogurt one day. HOly Crap---literally.

Check it out. Chia is high in Protein, Fiber, Essential fatty acids, and many many Vitamins and minerals etc etc. Do your own research. I'm amazed.

-unbe

The Chia Seed.

The humble chia seed!!

If you're struggling with constipation, try incorporating chia, either in a pre made drink (love grape chia kombucha by Synergy), greek yogurt with chia on the bottom (17g protein), or make your own chia pudding (many recipes online).

My bf works at one of those hippy grocery stores and just brought home some chia yogurt one day. HOly Crap---literally.

Check it out. Chia is high in Protein, fiber, Essential fatty acids, and many many Vitamins and minerals etc etc. Do your own research. I'm amazed.

-unbe

Shouldn't we worry about the seeds goin thru the staples? We do a lot with these seeds but I'm not on them right now bc of being seeds an seeping thru...

That's good to know. My daughter is the hippy in our family. I'll chat with her about it.

Dried prunes are great too

I have some organic chia seeds at home. I'll start adding them. Thanks!

if a seed could get through your staples, the food and gastric juices would be getting through too. Therefore you would have a leak. There is no more risk of seeds going through your staples as any other food. It's not like the staples you put in paper. there are three rows usually and they are very close together. Plus, after you are healed, your stomach is a whole organ again, like it was before, only smaller.

I LOVE chia seeds and eat them almost every day. A simple idea is to add a tablespoon to yogurt or your protein shake. Both are yummy! There are tons of Chia recipes online, too!

How soon after surgery did you begin adding the seeds?

Personally about 8 months. Check with your doc, but when you've been doing good with solids for a while, it's probably fine.

Chia seeds are good. But only use them after your doc has cleared you for seeds. They can get stuck in the seam of your staple line and cause problems. Most docs have you avoid seeds for the first 4 months, some longer.