Bev - Flax seed oil question
#64317 - 04/23/04 01:29 PM
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crc
Reged: 03/01/04
Posts: 161
Loc: Maine
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Bev,
I was reading that taking omega 3 oils such as flax seed oil is supposed to help us IBSers. But I have also heard that it gives some people the dreaded D. Since you are an IBS-D and I think you said you were taking flax seed oil I was wondering if you might tell me if it has affected you in any adverse ways??
Thanks, Cindy
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I haven't tried the oil, but I often sprinkle a little flaxseed meal on my hot cereal in the morning. My mom's been using it for about a year and she says it works better than ANYTHING to relieve D and running back and forth.
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Hi Cindy,
Yes, I'm taking large doses (3,000mg./day) of flax seed oil for my high cholesterol, and have been for about a month now. Can you imagine how much salmon I'd have to eat to get that much omega-3 and omega-6 oil?
You know, your question is a real interesting one, because it makes me stop and think. I've had two attacks since I've been on the capsules, and, while I had the cramps and D, actually the D wasn't nearly as severe as usual. I had an attack yesterday from eating honeydew melon without a soluble fiber first -- duh -- and the cramps began right away, followed by the infamous D -- but only one RUN to the bathroom and the D was over with! That's VERY unusual for me.
So no, I'd have to say the capsules haven't affected me in that way at all; in fact, just the opposite. Now, if it'll just help reduce my triglycerides.....
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Good Luck to you and hubby on your triglycerides. You guys sound like you are making such a good effort. Wishing the best for you.
Cindy
Crocuses bloomed in Maine today!!
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Bev, have you ever made mayonnaise with flaxseed oil? I've made it with several other oils, but not flaxseed. I wonder, would this be an IBS-safe way to eat mayo??
Heather??
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Flax Mayo -- Not!
#64384 - 04/23/04 08:10 PM
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Bevvy
Reged: 11/04/03
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Loc: Northwest Washington State
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I wouldn't recommend it. The oil, although very heart-healthy, is still oil. Too much fat!
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Really? Too much? 'scuse my ignorance here, because I've been eating a sorta low-fat diet for about 30 years, and recently it's even lower fat, but I can tolerate mayo just FINE. I mean, a spoonful of flax oil mayo on toast with a lunch sandwich is different from flax oil supplements in which way ??????
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Kelly, if you want flax seed oil mayo, goferit! You asked my opinion, and my opinion is no. I answered your question as regards myself, not you or anyone else.
I HAVE to take the supplements for my high cholesterol. If I didn't have to, I wouldn't. It's too much oil. Again, it's "heart-healthy," but it's still oil. I don't eat mayo. I try to cut out as much fat as I possibly can, especially now that I'm taking all those supplements.
I can't answer your question as regards to you; only you can do that, and it sounds like you've already done it.
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