Hard Bowel Movements, something missing from diet? page 2

[Primal123]

You may need some probiotics too. Try some fermented veggies, or some kefir, kombucha, maybe all three.

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[PBNewby]

Do you eat a lot of cheese?

[Annlee]

No one has mentioned magnesium - use a citrate or sulfate, I believe - not oxide (not as well absorbed). and do drink plenty. Magnesium will help keep the stools softer by preventing the water from being pulled out in transit (as I understand it). There have been many threads on constipation.

[Cryptocode]

Booo so today I was faced with the annoyance of a hard bowel movement, that resulted in bloodshed *insert sad face here* so I'm curious as to if its something that I'm missing in my diet that caused this or just one of the many mysteries in the world. Helpful points might be that I'm on my third week of eating primal, and I drink plenty of water.

Any thoughts?

I think it depends on a number of things, such as: length of time on PB (3 weeks is not long enough), age, how sick you were before primal, how bad your diet and eating habits were.
If you're following PB pretty closely, don't worry. Excessive water, fruits, fats, etc. aren't necessary. Just time.

And absolutely - don't push, certainly not enough to cause bleeding or anywhere near that. That can cause you a lot more problems.

[StephenHLi]

What color was the blood? Dark, bright red, fresh red?

[Chaohinon]

do you use a lot of whey protein? more than 2 servings in a day and I'm literally shitting bricks

[TheFastCat]

more prebiotics imo

[Louisa655]

do you use a lot of whey protein? more than 2 servings in a day and I'm literally shitting bricks

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