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I was wondering if 1/2 cup cooked oatmeal, 1/2 cup blueberries or 1 cup of strawberries, and 1 Tablespoon Flaxmeal was a safe first meal for a chronic C person? Wouldn't be okay for me! I have about a cup to 1 1/2 cups oatmeal with 1/8 cup raisins, a banana and up to a cup of strawberries...and no flaxmeal. But then I'm not as C as you. But I'd say more oatmeal.

Also, I used the microwaved method she described in order to "burst" the blueberries, and ended up with oatmeal and blueberries all over the inside of my microwave! If I made this on the stovetop, which I prefer, it probably wouldn't "pop" the blueberries. Is that okay? Hmm. If you do it on the stove, poke at the berries with a fork or spoon to pop them. Or take the oatmeal out half way through and stir it...or use a plastic tub with a cover or clingfilm. It possibly made a mess as more berries compared to oatmeal means more water which means HOTTER.

Also, is one piece of white bread enough of a buffer for lunch for the rest to be wheat bread and an entire serving of veggies, say cooked, unpeeled zucchini? Again, wouldn't be for me.

One more question, okay, guess this isn't a quick question! Are 3 rice crackers enough SF before eating an unpeeled nectarine? Now that WOULD be okay for me. I do that all the time.

Finally, is it okay to eat a SF veggie mixed into some IF cooked millet without eating any other SF alone beforehand? Guess what? Not okay for me!

Sorry for so many questions, but I need to figure out if I'm doing anything wrong. S'ok.

Also, how many servings of IF are usually recommended for constipated folks? Is it easier to tolerate them as fruit/veggies than in the form of grains, such as millet? Not sure. I find cooked veggies very easy to tolerate now tho. Or is this a personal tolerance thing, again! You all know how I want one size fits all answers! Sorry hon, no can do!

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