<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I found some interesting websites with unique information you usually don't find on this diffucult subject. These sites offer solutions for those who with severe constipation that doesn't readily respond to conventional treatments. It's very interesting stuff. ~Valerie in Tacoma (1) http://www.constipated.com/index.html? The first one deals with an overview of the many causes & treatments for this problem. I highly recommend this website as it contains information that can't be found anywhere else. It also has some amazing full color illustrations. It's not one of those typical commercial sites selling herbal laxatives, "colon cleansers" & the like. It's full of solid information, explanations & recommendations given by an MD in N. Carolina who specializes in treating constipation. His very effective approach is refreshing, effective and unfortunately not well known or widely practiced. And guess what? this doctor doesn't label you a nut case because you are constipated! (2) http://www.dental.am/stuff.php?id=1855_0_1_0_M7 This site describes a promising new devise, a bowel pacemaker (same concept as heart pacemakers) that has shown promise in clinical trials in Egypt. (3) http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijs/vol3n2/hemicolect.xml This third & illustrated site describes a surgical procedure successfgully used in Russia. * Please remember some posters may be WHEAT-FREE, but not GLUTEN-FREE *