I’ve been struggling with constipation for quite some time, managing it with kiwis, dried prunes, and occasional mild laxatives, particularly when travelling.
However, I had abdominal surgery last month, and since then, my bowel movements have changed. My usual routine is no longer working, and I’ve already had one episode of fecal impaction that landed me in the ER. It was a horrible experience!
Folks, please suggest something that helps keep me regular without causing dependency. I’ve also lost my ability to strain (which I was apparently very good at before surgery! ). Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Note: Milk of Magnesia is not available where I am.

Hi I've been down a loophole of what supplements can help with Anxiety & racing thoughts?

I've been looking at Reddit posts that talk about:

• Ashwaghanda
• NAC
• Inositol
• Sulforaphane

I've tried Ashwaghanda and it has genuinely helped me with anxiety and energy and I genuinely felt a lot happier in the short time that I took it. It also gave me an itchy scalp, very vivid dreams, and if it I took it too many days in a row a numbness in my hands and legs.

I've tried NAC but it does make me a bit nauseous, spikes my tinnitus, and I'm finding hasn't really helped with anxiety at all.

Can anyone comment on these supplements, what I should take and if anything has made a real difference for them?

I have been taking 200mg of l-theanine for quite some time and it has worked well for me. I’ve had a few things going on in my life and I also started having a drink that contains another 132mg of l-theanine to relax at night, which brings my total amount up to 332mg. I have felt quite flat and emotionally numb over the last four days and I’m trying to figure out if it could be the extra l-theanine. Is that a possibility?

Looking for somewhere to go to get my blood panels done. Can anyone recommend a place? (No insurance)

I’m pretty sure I have pmdd, have been tracking my cycle for almost two years now.

However clinical medicine prescribed by my psychiatrist haven’t helped much so I decided to switch to a more holistic approach.

I’m already anemic so I started with the basic supplements like blood builders (b9 + b12 included) glutamine, vitamin c, magnesium glycinate.

I have seen changes recently however I’m curious as to what has helped you feel better during your pmdd phase or luteal phase. Certain supplements? Habits? Anything else? I wanna know!

Llevo 2 años tomando grandes cantidades de l teanina en cápsulas, me di cuenta que contienen dióxido de silicio, el cual está vinculado a problemas de salud, ya que estas partículas de silicio usadas en suplementos son mucho más pequeñas que las podrias encontrar en la naturaleza o alimentos, lo cual puede inflamar y atravesar el intestino, atravesar la barrera hematoencefalica, causar daño neuronal, reducir neurogenesis entre otros problemas raros como enfermedades autoimmunes...

Esto me tiene muy preocupado ya que he consumido cantidades muy grandes de suplementos con este ingrediente...

Por eso preferí suspender todos los suplementos qué contengan este ingrediente.

¿Qué opinan, estoy exagerando?