I could probably eat better…

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    11 hours ago

    Hydrate better, eat better, and move more. I eat mostly brown rice as my main carb in my big meal and a big salad (mostly cabbage) as my other meal most days. I’m not far behind you in age and I want to poop less

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      8 hours ago

      That’s me! Oatmeal in the mornings. Coffee.

      Lots of fiber foods. Not for any reason but because that’s just what I eat.

      I poop nonstop. I’m pooping right now.

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    10 hours ago

    All you gotta do is fill it, with more quinoa and millet. Then Robert’s your Dad’s brother! “Don’t eat that batter” leads to more fecal matter!

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    12 hours ago

    Beans, prunes, raspberries, metamucil, water. Bananas.

    Eat just that for 3 days. You’ll poop your pants.

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    19 hours ago

    So, story time. One of our dogs was having serious digestive issues, diarrhea, vomiting, just having a miserable time. Took him to the vet and the vet said that we should get some Science Diet food, the kind that you get from the refrigerated section in the grocery store. We said “fuck that” and just looked up what you should do to make your own dog food.

    Usual recipe: 1 cup brown rice 1/4 cup barley 1 lb ground turkey (the following are all rough chopped) 2 large yams / sweet potatoes 2 zucchini 2 carrots Then we also tend to add extra stuff like kale and broccoli (they love both of these).

    Super easy to make. Brown the turkey, throw in a couple cups of water, and all the ingredients, bring to a boil, simmer for a about 30 mins, stirring every 5-10 mins. Just make sure you didn’t use too much water, it shouldn’t be a soup.

    Let it cool, and for us, it’s about 10 days of food for 2 medium and 1 small dog.

    And their poops are perfection, and don’t even smell. It’s ridiculous. When my wife was gone for a week, I just made extra “dog” food and just ate that with them (with salt and pepper) of course.

    Doing some rough calculations, it’s about 2x cheaper than the cheapest dry dog food. It just takes a very very small amount of work.

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      11 hours ago

      That’s a very interesting recipe.

      I do mostly meat recipe, everything goes through the grinder.

      80/20 ground beef Chicken breast Chicken legs with bones Chicken feet Chicken liver, gizzards and heart Beef liver Salmon with skin on No salt added bone broth 3lbs blueberries

      I try to keep to 80% muscle meat. 10% organ, 5% bone and 5% blueberry.

      We adopted a senior obese dog heading to kidney failure and after a year on the raw food she reversed course and is now a very healthy old lady. I did try to cook and eat it once but the bone bits harden when cooked and it was very unpleasant.

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    17 hours ago

    Everyone’s boosting food with protein now, when every doctor on earth is screaming “eat some fucking grape nuts dawg.”

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    20 hours ago

    Legit get some Metamucil/psyllium husks in you diet, it’s so good

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      1 hour ago

      While they work amazing, they’re supposed to be temporary fixes (for instance, when medication affects your bowel movements). Your body, with the right nutrition, should not need anything extra to shit properly!

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        Just replace meat with some type of legume once, twice, or thrice a day.

        Save your colon, and the planet.

        Oh, and replace most of your carbs with whole grains.

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          When I went vegan I saw change in my shits within a week. Turns out animal products make shit shits!

          And I don’t even eat healthy. Just no animal products.

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        8 hours ago

        Every time I eat beets and asparagus, I forget about their effect and get horrified by the aftermath.

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      20 hours ago

      This, though if you start it start kinda slow. 1tbsp per day for a week, up it to 2, then 3. I tried starting at 3 and it had some wild symptoms (most people just get gassy/bloated though)

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      19 hours ago

      I just started psyllium husk about 3 weeks ago more for satiation, cholesterol and as a prebiotic but man, I don’t think I’ve ever had better poops, stuff is insane

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    17 hours ago

    Amateur suggestion: dried plums, flaxseed, wheat bran, plenty of water, a few walks and the bowl is your friend again.

  • can_you_change_your_username@fedia.io
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    17 hours ago

    I fixed both upper and lower GI problems by changing my diet to get at least forty grams of fiber a day. It’s crazy how much difference it made. Lentils, edamame, other beans, steamed or sauteed veggies, whole grains. If you want convenience foods then keto or carb smart.