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It’s interesting that both groups had their number of bowel movements double or more. Perhaps a lot of constipation is actually dehydration.

mirekrusin 2y ago
Like this magic pill to loose weight that you need to take before every meal with large glass of water, where pill is optional.
- tyre 2y ago
  or Emegen-C or hangover cures
  - jeltz 2y ago
    If they contain some salt they are better than just water.
Nifty3929 2y ago
If you take one of these little pills with a large glass of water for every alcoholic beverage you drink, then it will prevent hangovers.
datavirtue 2y ago
Bingo. These finding probably aren't much of a surprise to many. Hydration is huge, as is having a well functioning and diverse biome that you feed regularly with raw fruits and vegetables. I have had my biome die back to the point of medical emergency and had to restore it. Keifer, various Greek yogurts, etc did nothing to help. I took half a bottle of a few pills that were loaded with different strains. Not only did it restore bowel function to its former glory, it improved my health overall and I feel like a teenager again (46). I was deficient and suffering for decades and just thought it was normal. It dawned on me that most people are likely suffering. I'm far too overweight for my liking but now I don't feel fat. Restoring the biome made me stronger and more resilient (my muscles stay stronger between workouts). I just feel good all the time now. Before this I had psychologically written myself off as dying and was ready to accept my fate.
- lukevp 2y ago
  This sounds super interesting. The pills you are talking about are probiotics? Have some links to which ones you took and maybe some research you did about this?
  - datavirtue 2y ago
    Check my other replies for the brands. I don't think it matters as long as the quality is assured. I had known about probiotics for decades but never realized how fundamental they were to overall health. When I was going through this I just thought about my symptoms and took a hail Mary with this treatment. Bowel movements were extremely stressful at that stage. I was depriving myself of anything solid to alleviate the issues but overall I was not getting better. Previous to that I was doing fine, or so I thought. I never ate out, rarely ate meat or anything processed. You will know when it's restored, you can even eat garbage (meat, processed foods) and your gut will process it and move on. You should be able to notice the subtle changes when you eat something that does not digest readily. It's not the acid and body mechanics, it's mostly the bacteria giving you life by breaking down nutrients and solids. Feed it what it needs and it will sustain itself. Raw and fermented vegetables.
    - maxerickson 2y ago
      Meat is nutritious and very satisfying per calorie, it is not "garbage". To think it is garbage is to have a very confused view of nutrition.
      - consteval 2y ago
        Ultra processed red meats are garbage. They contain far too much saturated fats and not nearly enough nutrients. Even their protein per calorie is not particularly good. Humans of the past ate game meat. Very low fat, and almost all unsaturated fat. Closer to an avocado than a steak.
- calf 2y ago
  Wait what. I am 99% convinced my gas and bowel problem, an impairment at this point, is IBS or SIBO that started 12 years ago. I never thought a about just taking a half bottle of pills to see what would happen, I am going to have to look into this.
gus_massa 2y ago
I agree, and that's why they used a "randomized triple-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial".
MostlyStable 2y ago
That's plausible, but also, could be the frequent things just getting better on their own over time.
MilnerRoute 2y ago
I actually thought it was misleading of the headline to say the probiotic crapped out... A lot of people take probiotics to improve their general digestion (and not specifically for constipation). But it sounds like the study didn't even look at any of the other uses at all...

mirekrusin 2y ago

Like this magic pill to loose weight that you need to take before every meal with large glass of water, where pill is optional.

tyre 2y ago
or Emegen-C or hangover cures
- jeltz 2y ago
  If they contain some salt they are better than just water.

Nifty3929 2y ago

If you take one of these little pills with a large glass of water for every alcoholic beverage you drink, then it will prevent hangovers.

datavirtue 2y ago

Bingo. These finding probably aren't much of a surprise to many. Hydration is huge, as is having a well functioning and diverse biome that you feed regularly with raw fruits and vegetables. I have had my biome die back to the point of medical emergency and had to restore it. Keifer, various Greek yogurts, etc did nothing to help. I took half a bottle of a few pills that were loaded with different strains. Not only did it restore bowel function to its former glory, it improved my health overall and I feel like a teenager again (46). I was deficient and suffering for decades and just thought it was normal. It dawned on me that most people are likely suffering. I'm far too overweight for my liking but now I don't feel fat. Restoring the biome made me stronger and more resilient (my muscles stay stronger between workouts). I just feel good all the time now. Before this I had psychologically written myself off as dying and was ready to accept my fate.

lukevp 2y ago
This sounds super interesting. The pills you are talking about are probiotics? Have some links to which ones you took and maybe some research you did about this?
- datavirtue 2y ago
  Check my other replies for the brands. I don't think it matters as long as the quality is assured. I had known about probiotics for decades but never realized how fundamental they were to overall health. When I was going through this I just thought about my symptoms and took a hail Mary with this treatment. Bowel movements were extremely stressful at that stage. I was depriving myself of anything solid to alleviate the issues but overall I was not getting better. Previous to that I was doing fine, or so I thought. I never ate out, rarely ate meat or anything processed. You will know when it's restored, you can even eat garbage (meat, processed foods) and your gut will process it and move on. You should be able to notice the subtle changes when you eat something that does not digest readily. It's not the acid and body mechanics, it's mostly the bacteria giving you life by breaking down nutrients and solids. Feed it what it needs and it will sustain itself. Raw and fermented vegetables.
  - maxerickson 2y ago
    Meat is nutritious and very satisfying per calorie, it is not "garbage". To think it is garbage is to have a very confused view of nutrition.
    - consteval 2y ago
      Ultra processed red meats are garbage. They contain far too much saturated fats and not nearly enough nutrients. Even their protein per calorie is not particularly good. Humans of the past ate game meat. Very low fat, and almost all unsaturated fat. Closer to an avocado than a steak.
calf 2y ago
Wait what. I am 99% convinced my gas and bowel problem, an impairment at this point, is IBS or SIBO that started 12 years ago. I never thought a about just taking a half bottle of pills to see what would happen, I am going to have to look into this.

gus_massa 2y ago

I agree, and that's why they used a "randomized triple-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial".

MostlyStable 2y ago

That's plausible, but also, could be the frequent things just getting better on their own over time.

MilnerRoute 2y ago

I actually thought it was misleading of the headline to say the probiotic crapped out... A lot of people take probiotics to improve their general digestion (and not specifically for constipation). But it sounds like the study didn't even look at any of the other uses at all...