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Laxatives

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Sep 3, 2020 at 8:51 pm #3674644

Worth Donaldson
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@worth

1 to 3 cherry flavored prunes daily and titrate. They taste like Bing cherries and help get the job quickly with minimal cleanup afterwards. Very beneficial when the black flies are thick and you need to spritz your sphincter with DEET or squat over a smudge fire.

Sep 3, 2020 at 10:11 pm #3674656

BlackHatGuy
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@sleeping
Locale: The Cascades

Too much sugar in prunes/plums for me.

Sep 4, 2020 at 8:30 am #3674687

BC Bob
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@bcbob
Locale: Vancouver Island

“….The single greatest predictor of a healthy gut microbiome is the diversity of plants in one’s diet.

That’s right. Not Metamucil, not simply counting grams of fiber, but the diversity of plants in your diet. More specifically, [Dr. Rob Knight, American Gut Project] found that the consumption of thirty different plants in a given week was the greatest predictor of gut microbial diversity….”

Bulsiewicz MD, Will, 2020-05-12, Fiber Fueled: The Plant-Based Gut Health Program for Losing Weight, Restoring Your Health, and Optimizing Your Microbiome.

Sep 4, 2020 at 11:11 am #3674709

Chris FormyDuval
BPL Member

@chform
Locale: RTP

I tend to bring a chili dinner for night two or three to keep things moving. Just fyi, something about the water in Yellowstone kept things moving all by itself.

Sep 4, 2020 at 12:36 pm #3674725

Brad P
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@brawndo

After taking MoviPrep last night and this morning, I can’t imagine taking a laxative daily without a doctor giving a very good reason.

Sep 4, 2020 at 12:53 pm #3674727

Jeff Y
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@ogilybogil

Brad,

Good luck on your colonoscopy :)

Sep 4, 2020 at 1:12 pm #3674728

Brad P
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@brawndo

Jeff,

Home and relaxing. All good. :)

Sep 4, 2020 at 1:48 pm #3674731

BlackHatGuy
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@sleeping
Locale: The Cascades

“After taking MoviPrep last night and this morning, I can’t imagine taking a laxative daily without a doctor giving a very good reason.”

Taking a daily laxative is nothing like taking MoviPrep, really not even close (if taken properly). It simply helps things move along a bit easier and cleaner, at least for me.

Sep 4, 2020 at 1:50 pm #3674732

BlackHatGuy
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@sleeping
Locale: The Cascades

@bcbob: Eating plants is a great thing, I agree, which is why I do. Perhaps not the variety that you eat, but I do eat a variety in varying amounts, and enjoy them all.

Sep 4, 2020 at 2:51 pm #3674738

Pedestrian
BPL Member

@pedestrian

” (if taken properly)”

Let’s just leave it at that! ;)

Sep 30, 2020 at 7:39 pm #3677998

Steve Thompson
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@stevet
Locale: Southwest

I carry a few Bisacodyl tabs just in case, but haven’t needed a laxative at home or on the trail for 30 years. Eating better seemed to fix things.
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