# What, there's no constipation thread yet?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-theres-no-constipation-thread-yet/826197>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 15, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-theres-no-constipation-thread-yet/826197 "2018-12-15T20:36:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-theres-no-constipation-thread-yet/826197/21 "2018-12-18T15:54:09Z")

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Since I got IBS, probably from antibiotics for my autumn case of bronchitis, constipation has been part of my life, sadly.

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**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-theres-no-constipation-thread-yet/826197/22 "2018-12-18T17:36:42Z")

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Low Carb should not be low fat.

Most of your calories should come from fat.

Fat is gold.

LCHF = low carb, high fat.

I suggest reading up on the progression that low-carb diets have made, honed and revised over new studies… which result in the ‘high fat’’ part of it now.

Progress.

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**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-theres-no-constipation-thread-yet/826197/23 "2018-12-18T18:18:35Z")

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I keep a bag of flax seed meal in the fridge, and add it to various foods when necessary. Flax seeds are low carb and they’re a easy, relatively pleasant way to get fiber into your diet. Bran tastes like ground-up broom bristles to me, but flax seed meal tastes nutty and nice.

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**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-theres-no-constipation-thread-yet/826197/24 "2018-12-20T03:07:53Z")

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> [@Gatopescado](#):
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> This thread would not have been complete without a post from **Mama Zappa**.

Well, \*\*Lieu \*\*seems to have disappeared, so someone’s gotta do (doodoo) it!

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