Thursday, July 19, 2012

Diatomaceous Earth And Constipation

I keep getting search queries about whether you get constipation when you take diatomaceous earth. The short reply is, "Yes!" It can be quite bad. I therefore assume it will happen when I plan to take it myself or give it to my cats.


I eat extra fiber when I take diatomaceous earth. When I give it to my cats, I give them a dose of petromalt shortly afterwards. I watch the cats carefully on their elimination and if they have any signs of constipation at all they get more petromalt and I dose them daily for the next week.


My cats get to eat oat grass when they want to. I rotate containers in and out of my greenhouse for them, so they get much more fiber than most indoor cats do, so they do not often get constipated. If your cats don't get oat grass regularly, then you should probably just dose them daily with petromalt for the next week, as a matter of course after diatomaceous earth.


I am a vegetarian, so my diet is higher in fiber than the diet of most people. Diatomaceous earth does not bother me much because of that. If your diet is not very high in fiber, you will need to prepare for constipation after taking diatomaceous earth.


I dislike taking laxatives, and have not had any for many years because of my high fiber diet. You may need to take laxatives after a dose of diatomaceous earth. If you plan to take diatomaceous earth on a regular basis, I think it would be a good idea to consider increasing the fiber in your diet a lot.


People who eat meat are much more likely to get parasites and need diatomaceous earth than vegetarians. This is because when you eat a piece of meat, you are essentially sharing everything that animal ate during it's life. That includes parasites.


If I ate meat, I would certainly want to take diatomaceous earth every day. Taking diatomaceous earth is definitely an alternative health treatment. Regular, or allopathic doctors do not generally use diatomaceous earth much or even know much about it.


When you use alternative health methods, it can be very hard or impossible to find someone who is knowlegeable about them. If that is the case for you, it will be necessary for you to know what you are doing. If you choose to use alternative health methods for your preparedness, study and research is part of that preparedness.


Using alternative health methods for preparedness works much better if you start using them now. Alternative health methods work much better when you are using them regularly in your life and you get a feeling for what is normal in your own body and in others.


Allopathic doctors are much more oriented towards fixing problems after they really get going and they are serious. Alternative health is much more oriented towards prevention of health problems in the first place. 


If you have noticed that you seem to become constipated after you took a dose of diatomaceous earth, you are doing something right. You knew what was normal for your elimination. You noticed that you had a problem with constipation that may have been connected with taking diatomaceous earth. You looked to find out if the dose of diatomaceous earth was causing the problem. You looked for a solution.


Now you need to start looking for potential problems and know about them ahead of time. If you are aware of those, you can be ready for them. You probably already have laxatives in your preparedness supplies. If you are using diatomaceous earth for your preparedness health care, you might want extra laxatives or you may want to adjust your preparedness diet. I think sprouts are the best solution there.


Sprouts seeds are small, light and don't require anything special equipment like refrigerators and freezers to keep them on the shelf. The volume of sprouted seeds compared to the volume of unsprouted ones in a container on your shelf is good. That will be a lot of food when the sprouts are ready to eat.


Sprouts are full of good nutrients and lots of fiber. That fiber can head off constipation problems, so you won't need laxatives, or at least as much, even if you take diatomaceous earth.


If I have any tendency towards constipation, I like to use prunes or bran. Since I don't like to take laxatives, that works for me. You will have to decide what works for you.

37 comments:

  1. Fiber causes constipation and many other digestive problems. It is evil.
    http://www.gutsense.org/fibermenace/about_fm.html

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  2. Thank you for your information. I gave up d.e because of constipation problems when I took. I never have this problem so I knew it was the d.e. my hair got horribly dry when I was taking it. I know that sounds crazy because everyone days how much their hair improved. Mine grew fast but dried out terribly. Have you any idea why this would happen. I will give your sprout suggestion a go and have another shot at the d.e. thanks from N.Z Tins

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    1. I think you took too much too fast. Start with very little. I mix it with psyllium husk.

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    2. How much water were you drinking? If you don't consume more that normal it will be very drying. I already drink nearly a gallon a day and was instructed to even up it more when consuming DE.

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  3. I experienced glowing skin while taking DE and many other benefits, however, it did constipate me. What is the best most natural thing to do about that? Is it normal?

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    1. Start with taking a little bit with some fibre like psyllium.

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    2. How long were u taking it for? Did it eventually stop?

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  4. Hi anonymous. I am glad you experienced glowing skin from using DE. Constipation from DE is the whole point of this post. I can't help thinking you need a brain transplant, or you didn't read the post. Try reading it this time and if you have any more questions after that, feel free to comment. Yvonne

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    1. Anonymous did speak on the subject, and did ask for advice, after she mentioned the benefits she got from using DE. I'm not sure what Yvonnes reply is pertaining to.

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  5. So it appears that Yvonne thinks she is quite versed on DE, and is also a rude and nasty person. Yvonne, you need a heart transplant so maybe you can figure out how to treat people with kindness. Just saying..............

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    1. Hi Anonymous. I suppose you wrote the previous anonymous post where you didn't read my blog post before you commented. I am sorry for offending you by insulting you for not reading the post you were commenting on.

      I thought when I wrote it, that the title might be a clue about what I was posting about. I was writing about constipation and diatomaceous earth.

      In answer to your comment about me thinking that I am quite versed in DE: I do know enough about DE to handle it okay when I take it or give it to my animals. I think that every person is different and must take responsibility for paying attention to what works for them. I was trying to help people be able to do that more easily, especially in regards to taking DE.

      I apologize for offending you by saying you need a brain transplant. Please slow down and read my post again, and maybe it will make more sense to you. I probably put too much different information in it. I will try to do less complicated posts as much as possible.

      If I didn't have a lot of concern for others (a heart), I would not be writing this blog at all. I hope this comment helps you.

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  6. Wow. You sure do come off as somewhat of a jerk. Not to brag but I'm something of an expert in the matter, so am able to notice such things.

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  7. Yvonne needs some serious people skills. If anyone ever spoke to me in that manner they could should expect a broken nose

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  8. Wow"anonymous" looks like you really are full of poo!! Quite the feral behaviour..you should learn to read properly before you open your pie hole.as your question had been sufficiently answered in the post!!!

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  9. Dear Yvonne. I came to this site to ask a question about DE but I can see that it is not a good place to be open or vulnerable. I hope that whatever is hurting in your heart will soon be soothed. I care. Patty

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  11. His horse they feed to got so constipated they had to shoot oil by syringe in its intestines. It's a rock fossil, don't give this to your kids and pets.

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  12. Good post, I always tend to use the bathroom a lot but the DE has me feeling slowed down. I will try and up my fiber intake, its just the DE also causes some die off inflammation in my gut and fiber isn't great when my gut is sore. Guess the answer is back off on the DE :)

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  13. Good post, I always tend to use the bathroom a lot but the DE has me feeling slowed down. I will try and up my fiber intake, its just the DE also causes some die off inflammation in my gut and fiber isn't great when my gut is sore. Guess the answer is back off on the DE :)

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    1. Hi Kalo. I am sorry you are having so much trouble with your digestion and elimination. Have you consulted a naturopath, or herbal specialist for your problem? I hope you are feeling better soon.

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  14. For natural ways to help pass your bowels when taking D.E. try drinking herbal teas made with the following:
    Marshmallow Root (To lubricate the intestines)
    Dandelion leaves (To encourage water being moved to intestines)
    Fennugreek Seeds (To Settle Stomach and promote healthy bowel movements)
    Senna Leaves (Natural laxative)

    I make a lot of homemade herbal teas because I have an abundance of herbs and love tea. I'm doing a D.E Detox to help kill any possible parasites and remove toxins from my body that may be causing me to go irregularly and feel awful.
    I have noticed in the past 3 days I have been taking it, it has turned my stools Greenish/Blackish

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  15. Thank you for sharing your experiences. I am trying DE right now... I have high blood pressure that three different medications can't control, and I believe I have a worm infestation. Hopefully this will help!

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  16. Thank you for sharing your experiences. I am trying DE right now... I have high blood pressure that three different medications can't control, and I believe I have a worm infestation. Hopefully this will help!

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  17. Hi Michelle. I hope the DE helps you. Have you considered herbal treatments for the high blood pressure? Sometimes that can help when conventional meds don't help.

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  18. Hi Michelle. I hope the DE helps you. Have you considered herbal treatments for the high blood pressure? Sometimes that can help when conventional meds don't help.

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  19. Alkolosis IMO. It will cause heart failure eventualy IMO, as pottasium is used up, in the megz doses rec. It is like with those people that rec sulfur in large IMO ,,- a silent killer, that will not show up in a post mortum

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  20. I am eating pears now and again to dissolve the silicon , it has acetone in them, too many put a strain on my liver however, coconut water helped with that for potassium

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  22. Follow up your DE dose with a glass of water. It helps a lot to prevent constipation.

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  23. Yes, constipation. Started it yesterday. Candida issues in groin area and neck. This is the second afternoon I took 1 tablespoon. Itching is subsiding. I am starting to take in more liquid. We will see

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  24. I know this blog is all about constipation with DE but I feel I need to submit an ongoing story from day 1. Been a health conscience for maybe close to 15 years but fanatically for past year and a half.. Am 56 now. Genetically I have alot of things going against me. I'll save the details. Look great. Could pass for 10+ years younger. Heart rate been as low as ever. There aren't probably many that go to the extreme as I do regarding the things I put in my mouth. Even essential oils in the bath, no soap, shampoo, deodorant, regular toothpaste, ect. I've noticed though the toe nail with fungus for 10 years actually almost gone. But cannot get past the Candida. It has a grip.... A tight one.
    So here goes.... Day 1. One level tablespoon late afternoon. Maybe should of drank more afterwards. Had 2 glasses of red wine which is actually normal or maybe below normal. I love my evenings and my Margaritas and such. (I know, doesn't help the Candida! Noticed something in middle of night. Woke up staggering almost and the worst inching in a while. Woke up later than usual. Noticed my groin area have foul smell although I scrubbed in my essential oils bath just the night before. That was this morning and less itching..... But constipation but able to go a little. Day 2 1 level tbsp, this afternoon, neck rash subsiding and groin area subsiding. Less itching. Still smelled the weird smell in groin area. Just took the essential oils bathed and scrubbed. This is where I am. Hope I poop tomorrow! Ha! This is a constipation blog!

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  25. And so just wondering (and it seems so) with the foul smell and staggering episode whether it is s part of Candida die off. Let's hope so

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  26. I have used this stuff on my cat twice in the past 3 weeks. Half a tsp rubbed in his tail area. Tonight he is at the vets, with a drip in his arm. He's been constipated, not eating and a racing heart all weekend. I thought this stuff was too good to be true.

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    1. It's the only thing that removes solids or obstructions. It works because it dehydrates the bowels which causes friction. Therefore, it scrubs the intestines of anything clinging on. Gotta use in moderation

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  27. I took de once for a partial obstruction in my colon. I felt the empty pocket it created which means it's the cure, but of course there was constipation. The problem is that gas can't leave my chest without food pushing through the colon. The gas is too light I guess. With the extreme constipation the gas caused an artery on the right side of my heart to balloon. I don't want to go thru that again so I may need to try a laxative unless someone knows how to neutralize gas in the chest. De is the only hope unless I want a colon resection. Thanks and good health to all....an infected gallbladder pushed bile thru my as usual and my body created mucus to protect itself...it's mucoid plaque. Is there an easier way to get rid of it?

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  28. when you take DE you should eat and eat well. it needs must be churned like a rolling river sweeping everything in it's path. never, ever take DE during a fast. it will damn you up something fierce. for your pets, it is always best to put it in their food. thanks for the forum -

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