Uhhhh, what food keeps you "regular"???

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Uhhhh, what food keeps you "regular"???

Posted: 5/19/2003 9:52:21 AM EDT

Besides drinking a 12 pack of beer, what food should a person be eating to keep one "regular"? I eat a lot of bananas......is this part of the problem?

I expect to get totally humilitated on this subject, but I was wondering what food to eat that would be helpful. If I can come up with the right foods, the humiliation will have been worth it. Thanks.

vmax84

Posted: 5/19/2003 9:54:50 AM EDT

[#1]

Eat one large orange (not the peel or the seeds) before bed every night.

Posted: 5/19/2003 9:55:55 AM EDT

[#2]

Salads with every dinner...

Cole Slaw...

Scott

Posted: 5/19/2003 9:58:33 AM EDT

[#3]

Eat an apple a day. Thats what momma always said.

Posted: 5/19/2003 9:59:54 AM EDT

[#4]

You need to be drinking about a gallon of water every day, the more fresh fruits and veggies, the better.

Posted: 5/19/2003 10:03:20 AM EDT

[#5]

Cabbage [fart]

Posted: 5/19/2003 10:04:31 AM EDT

[#6]

Monkey meat......

[:D]

Posted: 5/19/2003 10:05:58 AM EDT

[#7]

I've virtually eliminated fried foods out of my diet and have been drinking quite a bit of water as well. I do eat quite a few apples, celery, bananas, fruits and vegtables, Grape Nut Cereal (I love that stuff), but haven't tried oranges in a while.

Still running, lifting, bike riding, and really watching the garbage I put in my mouth....ie, try to stay away from fried foods, sugar, pop, etc. But do slip on occassion and have a beer or two.

What about eating cereals such as "all bran" or something like that? Isn't bran suppose to be good for ya?

Thanks again.

vmax84

Posted: 5/19/2003 10:18:07 AM EDT

[#8]

Papa Johns Pizza
Better ingredients=major case of the squirts

Posted: 5/19/2003 10:20:47 AM EDT

[#9]

fruit

Posted: 5/19/2003 10:34:15 AM EDT

[#10]

Taco Bell
"Run for the Border"
[toilet]

Posted: 5/19/2003 10:39:22 AM EDT

[#11]

Gravy shakes.

Posted: 5/19/2003 10:43:42 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:

What about eating cereals such as "all bran" or something like that? Isn't bran suppose to be good for ya?

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For something with some flavor, try raisin bran. I like the Total brand personally.

Posted: 5/19/2003 10:44:12 AM EDT

[#13]

YOu need to get more fiber in your diet. The one food which I enjoy for the aformentioned task is the potato. I eat them with the skin. I found that really does the job.

Posted: 5/19/2003 10:48:36 AM EDT

[#14]

I'm on a see food diet.

Posted: 5/19/2003 11:06:10 AM EDT

[#15]

Lots of leafy green vegetables.

If you're lucky you won't even have to whipe........One of lifes little triumphs[beer]

Posted: 5/19/2003 11:32:26 AM EDT

[#16]

bananas

Posted: 5/19/2003 11:56:49 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
Taco Bell
"Run for the Border"
[toilet]

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I'll second that one. I don't even make it out of the restaurant and I'm lettin loose!

Posted: 5/19/2003 12:05:24 PM EDT

[#18]

i drink tang flavored fiber every morning and every night. if i dont i go back and forth depending on what food i ate that day. but the fiber guarantees that i wont take off into space after i just downed some after death sauce.

Posted: 5/19/2003 12:32:02 PM EDT

[#19]

Chinese food. All the vegetables will make you like the Energizer Bunny....You'll keep going, and going, and going.......

Posted: 5/19/2003 12:37:22 PM EDT

[#20]

Recently had a trip to the proctologist with telephone poles for fingers [shock]. He said that in order to avoid anymore trips to see him, I needed to eat Fiber One cereal. 1/2 cup till you get used to it, then 1 cup a day. Made a believer out of me? [bounce]
L'man

Posted: 5/19/2003 12:39:12 PM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
Taco Bell
"Run for the Border"
[toilet]

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I believe you mean...
Taco Hell
Run for the toilet!!

Posted: 5/19/2003 12:56:21 PM EDT

[#22]

It changes with age. The older you get your body changes and needs different things.

In my teens and twenties, I could eat anything but was too damn paticular to do it. In my 30'
s, I started needing more ruffage, salads.

Now I'm slightly lactose intolerant and my body seems to work better on low residue rather than high residue diet.

It's all a matter of speed. Bananas are very low residue and go through you fast. Increasing your ruffage, will slow everything down a bit. Too slow and you constapate and too fast you run. If you don't eat regular with a constant flow, you will really get screwed up. Eating once a day is not good. You are better off eating four times a day just alot less.

So I guess my answer is it depends!

One thing I know for sure, no one knows your body especially your intestine better than you do. If you are not right, change things till you find what makes you right.

Posted: 5/19/2003 1:06:33 PM EDT

[#23]

Get a large bag of dried mixed fruit. Eat it and call me in the morning. [8D]

Posted: 5/19/2003 1:25:44 PM EDT

[#24]

LOL!

The old guys at work swear by Metamucil.

As to your question about bananas, have you ever heard of the BRAT diet?

Bananas, Rice, Apples and Toast. Use it when your little kids have diarrhea.

So bananas might not be the direction to go in.

Might be different for older people though.

Posted: 5/19/2003 1:53:30 PM EDT

[#25]

"They" now recommend that men eat at least nine different servings of fruit or vegetables a day. I believe that the article that I read was referring to raw fruits & vegetables because they are much better for your digestive system as roughage. The roughage also apparently "carries" excess fats out of your system which keeps your heart healthy.

There is nothing wrong with bananas but they do not have any fiber to speak of. Bran cereals have a lot of fiber, usually 5 to 7 grams per serving & they are the gold standard. Wheaties have 3 grams so they are OK.

Don't suddenly go on a high fiber diet or you will be spending all of your time in the john. Ease into it with a little more fiber each day or every other day.

A little known piece of trivia: Some "no sugar" candies use sorbitol as a sweetner & the sorbitol acts as a laxative.

Every morning I eat Corn Flakes for the corn, Wheaties for the wheat & Cheerios for the cheer!

Posted: 5/19/2003 2:05:34 PM EDT

[#26]

Yeah, bananas can be a killer; they seem to stop me up. Lately, I've been following the "Warrior Diet":

[url]http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0938045350/qid=1053380964/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_2/002-4662103-6924868?v=glance&s=books&n=507846[/url]

In this diet, you don't eat anything but "live" foods during the day (raw fruits & veggies, and fresh juices). Then you load up on the fat & protein (and processed carbs, if you need them) at dinner. It keeps you [b]very[/b] regular, because you digestive tract isn't getting stuffed during the day; it has lots of time to process what's in your intestines. # of BMs > 1/day [;)]

Posted: 5/19/2003 2:09:05 PM EDT

[#27]

Try Uncle Sam cereal. Besides its physical benefits, it actually tastes pretty good.

Posted: 5/19/2003 2:11:21 PM EDT

[#28]

This thread is the shits...!

Posted: 5/19/2003 2:12:16 PM EDT

[#29]

habaneras keep me pretty regular.

Posted: 5/19/2003 8:09:50 PM EDT

[#30]

Thanks for all the good info. I've decided to try a few Labatt's tonight for my new diet. Thanks again.

vmax84

Posted: 5/19/2003 8:25:07 PM EDT

[#31]

I expect to get totally humilitated on this subject, but I was wondering what food to eat that would be helpful. If I can come up with the right foods, the humiliation will have been worth it. Thanks.

vmax84[/quote]

"the humiliation will have been worth it. Thanks."

We'll see as this thread progresses.

Dates,Dates or prune juice.

Stay close to the Head.

Posted: 5/19/2003 9:49:19 PM EDT

[#32]

its always good to have some ruffage in your diet!

Posted: 5/19/2003 10:03:27 PM EDT

[#33]

Broccolli, cabbage, cereal, and onions. And not all together or your gonna bust!

Posted: 5/20/2003 12:10:35 AM EDT

[#34]

Throw some prunes in your cereal. They taste great! And you WILL be regular.

Posted: 5/20/2003 1:58:02 AM EDT

[#35]

Plantains.

Boiled, fried, it's all good.

Also boiled yucca and ~name work well too.

And a combination of all three...
Well...you'll just have to find that one out on your own...

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