Ok let’s settle this I have just got rid of the miralax. I have used chia seed but know they can cause constipation. I eat a bunch of kale lately. What does everyone prefer.

Try one or all of these! The answer is not always what is preferred but what WORKS for you. Natural is the best.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318694.php

Continue taking the chia seeds and kale if you enjoy eating them. They're chockful of valuable vitamins and minerals.

At just 33 calories, one cup of raw kale has:

• Nearly 3 grams of protein
• 2.5 grams of fiber (which helps manage blood sugar and makes you feel full)
• Vitamins A, C, and K
• Folate, a B vitamin that’s key for brain development
• Alpha-linolenic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid. (While kale has far less omega-3 than fish, it is another way to get some of this healthy fat into your diet. Lutein and zeaxanthin, nutrients that give kale its deep, dark green coloring and protect against macular degeneration and cataracts. Kale also includes minerals like phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and zinc.

Chia seeds contain essential fatty acids alpha-linolenic and linoleic acid; mucin; strontium; vitamins A, B, E and D; and minerals, including sulfur, iron, iodine, magnesium, manganese, niacin and thiamine; and they’re a rich source of antioxidants.

You need both!

Try one or all of these! The answer is not always what is preferred but what WORKS for you. Natural is the best.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318694.php

Continue taking the chia seeds and kale if you enjoy eating them. They're chockful of valuable Vitamins and minerals.

At just 33 calories, one cup of raw kale has:

• Nearly 3 grams of Protein
• 2.5 grams of Fiber (which helps manage blood sugar and makes you feel full)
• Vitamins A, C, and K
• Folate, a B Vitamin that’s key for brain development
• Alpha-linolenic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid. (While kale has far less omega-3 than fish, it is another way to get some of this healthy fat into your diet. Lutein and zeaxanthin, nutrients that give kale its deep, dark green coloring and protect against macular degeneration and cataracts. Kale also includes minerals like phosphorus, potassium, Calcium, and zinc.

Chia seeds contain essential fatty acids alpha-linolenic and linoleic acid; mucin; strontium; vitamins A, B, E and D; and minerals, including sulfur, Iron, iodine, magnesium, manganese, niacin and thiamine; and they’re a rich source of antioxidants.

PREACH ! I LOVE KALE AND CHIA

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You may need to diversify beyond this, pysllum husks, chickory root, detox/smoothmove tea, ground flax, senna pod, stevia ( my go to), lentils, mustard greens, chick peas, barley, etc.
Consult with your team

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@Tealael. What's your favorite way to eat chia seeds? Do you refrigerate them? I bought some once and they seemed to go rancid fairly quickly.

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[mention=321469]Tealael[/mention]. What's your favorite way to eat chia seeds? Do you refrigerate them? I bought some once and they seemed to go rancid fairly quickly.

I have a dry gallon of them on my counter (they have been there for 6 months no issue -1/3 of the way done now) so I add them to everything, dry.

I cook then into bean dishes, falafel, salmon croquettes, smoothies, on yogurts, in salads.

I add a dry sprinkling to almost everything (they fluff up quickly depending on the food it's added to) that hempseed, and tumeric goes into almost everything I eat.

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My favorite thing to do with Chia seeds is Chia seed pudding.

The texture is weird, but you get used to it....and then start to crave it. Good stuff!

The basic ratio is 3 Tablespoons of Chia seeds per one cup of Coconut, Almond or Cashew milk. (I like the 30 calorie Coconut milk for this.)

You put the seeds and milk in a storage container with some vanilla and some splenda (or whatever sweetener you like) and shake it.

Then stick it in your fridge and forget about it until the next day.

Next day...serve this wonderful stuff with fresh fruit, or by itself.

Love this stuff! Eat it several times a week:)

2 hours ago, Tealael said:

tumeric goes into almost everything I eat.

Very smart! Some excellent research on curcumin in cancer prevention and anti-inflamatory benefits (curcumin is in tumeric) https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cancer/expert-answers/curcumin/faq-20057858

My favorite thing to do with Chia seeds is Chia seed pudding.
The texture is weird, but you get used to it....and then start to crave it. Good stuff!
The basic ratio is 3 Tablespoons of Chia seeds per one cup of Coconut, Almond or Cashew milk. (I like the 30 calorie Coconut milk for this.)
You put the seeds and milk in a storage container with some vanilla and some splenda (or whatever sweetener you like) and shake it.
Then stick it in your fridge and forget about it until the next day.
Next day...serve this wonderful stuff with fresh fruit, or by itself.
Love this stuff! Eat it several times a week:)
Very smart! Some excellent research on curcumin in cancer prevention and anti-inflamatory benefits (curcumin is in tumeric) https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cancer/expert-answers/curcumin/faq-20057858

I used to make chia pudding in the early post op stages too! I used coconut milk and peach pureed together. So good. But know I just toss them every where.
Prior to surgery I used to do tumeric shots, now I just cook with it.

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I don't use it in everything, but I LOVE curry and I buy it by the bag:)

My favorite brand is Anthony's Organic Tumeric...you can get 2 POUNDS of it on Amazon for $12!

Anthony's also does a terrific pea protein powder that I use a lot.

Going through weekend on fiber and protein I have been going to bathroom but I don’t feel I am completely vacating my bowels. And I’m straining as a person with hemroids and fissures I am scared to strain. I’m getting enough water and liquid I’m going to try to get 90 oz or more of water today. I don’t like straining I can’t use a stool at work.

I've never had chia seeds before, that I know of, so I'm going to try to make some pudding! Thanks for the great idea. I love that it is calcium rich, always looking for ways to get some extra.

I buy chia in bulk and put in a shaker, sprinkle it on everything.

Salad, soup, yogurt, baked into things both sweet and savory, spaghetti sauce, salsa, scrambled eggs . . . . . They have no flavor, just texture and you get used to it. New habits, like we all haven't been doing enough of that! ?

If I try to give my 4yr old yogurt w/o chia he will get upset "Where are my black sprinkles!?"