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Posted 3/22/2024 2:28 PM (GMT -5)
I use a 1.5L bottle of water where i mixed all my binders inside (activated charcoal, zeolite, bentonite clay, chlorella and modified citrus pectin) with water it makes taking binders much easier than doing a small batch each time that being said i already had this issue before and usually i do enema or just go a day without bowel movement and sometimes it goes on its own.

But since ideally it should be 1 time per day and i dont want to use enema all the time, do you know any strategies or anything that can make bowel movement while taking binders, i already tried some of the laxatives and they didnt seem to work very well maybe due to taking binders maybe some of them work even with that.
Posted 3/22/2024 3:01 PM (GMT -5)
A few ideas for keeping things moving:

Vitamin C (increase dose until you have a bowel movement)
Magnesium citrate (or oxide, carbonate, gluconate, chloride)
Eating a diet in which half of every plate/bowl is vegetables
Psillium powder or ground husk
Ground flax seeds
Probiotics
Hot tea or coffee
Exercise (mechanical digestion)
Yoga poses for elimination
Abdominal massage (clockwise circles around colon especially)
Ensuring times of day with your nervous system in "rest and digest" instead of "fight or flight"
Acupuncture
Sweet potatoes or pumpkin
Dried fruit (especially prunes)
Beans, brown rice, or other high-fiber foods
Prune juice
Raw fruit and vegetable smoothies

Personally I found that not having a thorough bowel movement every day made me feel way worse than not taking binders. Herxes were terrible for me, but binders were not something I tolerated, so I just kept my doses of antimicrobials low. (To me, not having a bowel movement = not tolerating binders, but I know not everyone feels that way.) Vegetables have binding properties, so I let them do the work!

Are you taking binders to lower herxes from antimicrobials? Or to treat mold toxicity? If you're addressing mold, then you might find this chart helpful: https://neilnathanmd.com/detoxification-of-mycotoxins/
Posted 3/22/2024 4:49 PM (GMT -5)
There’s a few “bowel mover” products out there.

I’ve found taking a digestive enzyme that contains ox bile, or just taking ox bile keeps things flowing faster.

Also a cup of black coffee before breakfast keeps things on track for me regardless. But honestly it’s probably not an issue for me at this point either way.
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