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i tried a supplement, and it did make me go, but i wasn't really happy with the outcome. is there any way to avoid too soft a stool when taking it? i guess i should keep trying smaller doses? (i have it in pill form.)
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Get the powder form. That's the best...I didn't know they made the Calm magnesium in a tablet even.
You could measure out as little as you need.
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it's not calm that i have, just a magnesium citrate supplement.
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This is the product web page I take cal/mag during the day, and if I need an extra boost for the C, I'll take this product. Works very well for the constipation....more than the tablets did for me, at least.
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Jordy,
Is the Magnesium Calm same as taking Magnesium citrate supplement caps? I take about 400mg a day of the citrate supplement caps. Would it help me more to "go" if I take the calm instead?
About the fruits...I do eat fruits after each meal and when I do eat a fruit with like an apple or plum, I eat it with everything. Prunes do help me go, but I only a couple a day with my flax seeds and cereal in the morning. I forgot to tell I found another cereal with high in IF and some SF: "Fiber One Honey Clusters" from General Mills. I have been eating it and I like it. I also bought Go Lean Crunch Honey Almond Flax. It has the same amount of IF as SF. I haven't tried it yet, but I will.
I mashed my beans before I eat them, which makes them safer. I also eat avocado with my dinner, it's a fruit and I believe its SF.
Blessings,
Abi
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Well, I get better results with the powder. I do take a cal/mag supplement for total health (total of 500 mg of mag and 1000 mg of calcium...but this tends to constipate me up. The Calm mag helps me more with going. I would try it! Not a miracle cure by all means...but worth a shot! It's a fairly cheap supplement and could be substituted for the pills....if they aren't working for you. Are they?
Doesn't sound like you eat very many skins with peels, right?
What I don't understand is the IF cereal for breakfast. Aren't we suppose to not have high IF foods early in the day ? But if it is half SF maybe this is worth it! But should I increase the amount slowly like we are suppose to do with the supplements? I'm afraid it will cause more cramps and spasms though. Oh, do you rehydrate your prunes? I may try some at night first to see how they go....or is the "effect" better if you take them in the am? But if they don't go well, you will be sick all day. 
What kind of beans do you eat? Do they serve as your veggie? And I never knew an avocado was a fruit! 
Isn't this a confusing situation? 
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I find that regular exercise keeps both C and D under control very well, but if I'm going through a bad period of C, I find that (ironically) taking one dose of Vitamin C usually helps. I take it in the form of a fizzing powder drink called Emergen-C, but I'd imagine any type of vitamin C pill or whatever would work. But I have to be very careful with it because if I take too large a dose, it gives me really painful D, followed by more C... ugh, IBS. 
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Jordy,
I'm planning to buy the magn. Calm soon, I want to see if it works better than the magn. caps supplement I been taking. I think the caps help, but maybe the calm in powder is better.
I know you a little confused b/c you noticed I eat lots of IF. I need to eat more IF and not so much SF to stay regular. I tried eating more SF and SF supplements for a while and got chronic C, the worst. I'm still trying to add some more SF to my diet, but I'm being very careful. I rather stay regular and then work up my SF as I feel I need it.
I eat all kind of beans, but my favorites are red beans. I pressure cook them and then mashed them before I eat them with brown rice. I also eat cooked green beans and carrots. Some lettuce, alfalfa and fish.
I always eat my prunes and mango in the am, but I eat papaya and pineapple after each meal. I snack on papaya dry fruit.
Blessings,
Abi
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Like a lot of folks with IBS-C, eating lots of IF without any SF will make me more C.
I don't understand how? Is it because IF will cause spasms and that makes you more C?
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I hope the Calm helps. With how today is going for me, I will be taking some of this tonight.
Did you see this post in this thread? web page
Maybe your IF is actually worsening your C? Do you have pain, gas, or bloat along with your C?
I don't do very well with dried fruits. You do okay with the dried papayas?
What kind of SFS did you try that made you more C? Maybe a different type would work? I'm no expert, though. I'm struggling with trying to find one that helps (versus hurts) me too. Maybe I should just stick to the SF foods? But I can't eat enough to get the high dose of fiber that an SFS can provide.
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