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(Debbie ) #1

I have started and stopped Keto 3 times due to constipation issues :cry: any advice on how to do Keto without it? Please help! :disappointed:

#2

Lots and lots of H20!

(Debbie ) #3

I try to get enough H2O I have some issues with constipation anyway but it’s unbearable on Keto :neutral_face:

#4

Salt, and electrolytes seem to help me

(Debbie ) #5

I am new to Keto and have read some about salt… so how do you add salt and how much?

(Empress of the Unexpected) #6

We are all different. I would kill to have your problem. I did my first 24 hour fast and spent the whole time in the bathroom!!

(Debbie ) #7

Oh my! A happy medium would be great :confused:

(Empress of the Unexpected) #8

I wish!

(Empress of the Unexpected) #9

I’m a special snowflake!!!

#10

I put 1/8 tsp in my coffee, salt my food heavily (according to other people) and I put a large pinch under my tongue 2-3 times per day. If I am working outside especially. For me I need about 1-2tsp above and beyond my food salt to feel well. I had the same problems when I started out, and still do sometimes. But it has gotten much better. I think some people use psyllium to help also.

Check out “the salt fix”

(Debbie ) #11

Thanks! :+1:t2:

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #12

Since constipation is a symptom of low sodium, and we know that we need more salt on a ketogenic diet than on a high-carb diet, I would urge you to try to get a total of 2.5 tsp of salt per day, including the salt naturally presnt in your food.

Recent studies, including the PURE study out of McMaster University, indicate that people are at their healthiest when they consume around 5000 mg of sodium a day. Dr. Phinney recommends homemade bone broth as a tasty way of increasing one’s salt intake.

(Debbie ) #13

Thanks! I will be sure to up the salt intake :blush:

(bulkbiker) #14

If you get really “Stuck” then try some magnesium (I use citrate) goes through you very quickly!

(Diane) #15

A little MCT oil supplementation can help. Start with a small amount (1 tsp, maybe), as it can have a strongly laxative effect.