Soy constipates me
#314844 - 09/11/07 05:29 PM
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TATYANA
Reged: 07/22/07
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Loc: Washington, Seattle
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I started eating soy and started getting constipated really bad. I noticed that soy is high in iron so that's why I get constipated. My multi-vitamin is even without iron....
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IBS-C since 2006. No signs of IBS now, it's been 4 yrs. Only dairy allergy now.
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Is Soy constipating then? I've started having soy milk every morning for the last week and i've been really constipated as well. Gutted if it's soy that's causing it as i love soy milk.
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Sarah
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I haven't been constipated in months but then recently I started using soy and now I'm constipated every day. I am positive that soy is causing that for me.
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IBS-C since 2006. No signs of IBS now, it's been 4 yrs. Only dairy allergy now.
Edited by TATYANA (09/12/07 11:33 AM)
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Here is an NIH MedLine web page on soy. It says "Soy protein taken by mouth has been associated with stomach and intestinal difficulties such as bloating, nausea, and constipation"
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If only! I recently discovered that if I have too much soy, it causes D! So go figure. 
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If only! I recently discovered that if I have too much soy, it causes D! So go figure.
Funny you should mention that. I'm not IBS-D but if I have bowls of cereal with Soy milk throughout the day, I get the D rumblings in my tummy and will either have a loosey goosey BM or no BM at all and just the tummy rumblings. I wonder if it's because Soy milk has a similar consistency as cow milk and my insides think they're getting cow's milk. But if I make my oatmeal with Soy Milk or a strawberry-banana smoothie, I'm fine. Good God next thing you know I'm going to be analyzing the molecular make up of all of my foods!
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Wendy IBS A thru Z 
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I know. It's ridiculous at times. I seem to be OK as long as it's not a lot. A luna bar, or bread made with soy is OK. Heather's butternut squash recipe, soy rice pudding, more than a small portion of soy ice cream, the reaction is very definite.
I can't think that your tummy is mistaking soy for cow. Maybe you have more soy in your system when you have bowls of cereal throughout the day? Maybe it's a SF to IF buffer difference. I dunno. It's so hard to figure out sometimes.
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