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<blockquote data-quote="Winnie53" data-source="post: 804071" data-attributes="member: 160246"><p>Well, after spending a lot of time learning about flax, I didn't find adequate explanation for my symptoms, so I don't think flax is the problem.</p><p></p><p>Here's a one-page overview of the many health benefits of flax from the McKinley Health Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the US... <a href="http://www.mckinley.illinois.edu/handouts/flax_seeds_nutritional_needs.htm" target="_blank">http://www.mckinley.illinois.edu/handouts/flax_seeds_nutritional_needs.htm</a></p><p></p><p>While flax has lots of health benefits, milled flaxseed is an "illegal" food on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) due to its high lignin content, though flaxseed <em>oil </em>is "legal". Because of my strong family history of ulcerative colitis, I've decided switch from eating milled flax daily to 2 - 3 times a week to be on the safe side. </p><p></p><p>I now think the symptoms I've been having are due to intermittent constipation resulting in irritation, which would explain the white, cloudy mucus and bright red blood in my stool. In response, I'm making sure I'm drinking water throughout the day and have upped my fiber intake by increasing the amount of lightly steamed vegetables I have with each meal. For the moment, this strategy seems to working. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Sustained high blood glucose levels have really taken their toll on my body. My hope is that by significantly lowering my blood glucose with the LCHF diet and exercise, in addition to taking high quality nutritional supplements, I'll be able to reverse some of the damage I've done to my body. My husband continues to remind me that I need to continue what I'm doing and give my body the time it needs to heal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Winnie53, post: 804071, member: 160246"] Well, after spending a lot of time learning about flax, I didn't find adequate explanation for my symptoms, so I don't think flax is the problem. Here's a one-page overview of the many health benefits of flax from the McKinley Health Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the US... [URL]http://www.mckinley.illinois.edu/handouts/flax_seeds_nutritional_needs.htm[/URL] While flax has lots of health benefits, milled flaxseed is an "illegal" food on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) due to its high lignin content, though flaxseed [I]oil [/I]is "legal". Because of my strong family history of ulcerative colitis, I've decided switch from eating milled flax daily to 2 - 3 times a week to be on the safe side. I now think the symptoms I've been having are due to intermittent constipation resulting in irritation, which would explain the white, cloudy mucus and bright red blood in my stool. In response, I'm making sure I'm drinking water throughout the day and have upped my fiber intake by increasing the amount of lightly steamed vegetables I have with each meal. For the moment, this strategy seems to working. :) Sustained high blood glucose levels have really taken their toll on my body. My hope is that by significantly lowering my blood glucose with the LCHF diet and exercise, in addition to taking high quality nutritional supplements, I'll be able to reverse some of the damage I've done to my body. My husband continues to remind me that I need to continue what I'm doing and give my body the time it needs to heal. [/QUOTE]
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