On Wed, 19 May 1999 20:26:19 -0700, Bernard Lischer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Susan Kline writes:
>
>>It hasn't been that severe a laxative for me. Also, so many of their foods
>>were high-fiber that I imagine they developed a good tolerance for these
>>things.
>
>
>Hi Susan,
>
>I was under the impression that the laxative effect of flax is brought about
>in part by some chemical mechanism (in addition to it's high fiber content),
>because, again in my experience, a small amount seems to bring on a
>gastrointestinal phenomenon that is disproportionate to its fiber content.

Consumption of fish oil also tends to move the body towards a more laxative end
of the spectrum.

So, it would seem more likely that it is the omega-3 content.

Sears claims that the eicosanoid balance affects the constipation-laxative
spectrum...


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Cheers,

Ken                         <*>
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