JoAnn Betten wrote:
>
> >Does anybody know what will help if a person suffers from severe constipation?
>
> some suggestions:
> --drink lots of water, more than you think you need to, probably.
> --try not to drink as much tea.
> --aim for 25-30 grams of fiber/day - nuts have lots of fiber, as do
> vegetables.  have salads, vegetable soup, celery sticks in nut butter.
> --eat figs!
> --get enough exercise.
I would also add 'eat enough fat' especially polyunsaturated essential fats.
A mix of fiber rich food with, say, flax oil will 'unplug' just about anything :)

Ilya