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I am also a "C". I have been following the "diet" for about a year now. I have had three weeks [in that year](not in a row) where I had a BM every day for five or six days in a row!
I consider it nothing short of a miracle. What a thing to be so excited about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I battle it every day. I drink a lot of water with acacia.
Triggers for me: alcohol, choclate. I still have not found
the "secret" to making my gut work every day... I just keep thanking God for the good days, and I also realize that I have been like this for 48 years of my life. ( I remember being constipated as a child.) So, I figure it may take me a several years to "train" my gut. I thank God for this website and Heather.
I do get frustrated sometimes though. Sometimes I am child-like and get really mad when I can't eat or drink what I want and go ahead and do it anyway...knowing tomorrow will be a bad day. I also still have to take Cascara Sagrada (herbal supplement)-- one a day to help me stay regular.
A big improvement over the years when I had to take 4 or 5 a day... I hope to wean myself off completely at some point.
Well, I completely understand everyone's anxiety and frustration with "C". Thanks for letting me vent.

Robin.

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