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Reviewer: Feelin' Great, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year
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I have suffered from constipation my entire adult life, at 59 I started making flax seed granola and eating 1 cup each day, I now have no constipation, I am regular, I feel so much better, words cannot describe. The only advice I would give is to find the amount that works for you, I am starting to cut back to a 1/2 cup a day because I have so many bowel movements and I am a bit gassy. My bowel
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Reviewer: GRD, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months
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Reviewer: Mentorpro, 45-54 Male (Consumer)
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I have suffered with IBS and chronic constitpation for years. I have tried a variety of laxatives with varying success. My Gastroenterologist recently put me on Mira Lax twice a day and it worked for a couple of weeks. When it stopped working I went back to taking a tbsp of ground Napolina Flax Seed mixed with 1 Simply Apple Juice warmed up for 1 min 30 seconds in the microwave and by the next mor
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Reviewer: MizKarin, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Consumer)
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Calcium supplements prescribed by my doc caused constipation. Using flaxseed has eliminated that problem.
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Reviewer: Maemie smith w., 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Consumer)
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