Re: Senna/Janet

From: marianne bolding (ojowojo@yahoo.com)
Fri Jul 20 01:27:51 2001


Yes, it does help. If it's herbal...does that mean there are no chances of laxative dependency? A new fear I have and yet trying to find a safe product for regular use(I've been using a stool softener). And when you say loose stool...is that what I sound like in this description... where you go and it's easy to come out and sort of comes out all day...a little here...a little there...you eat, you gotta go...but they're small and soft. I didn't know how to describe the problem to my doctor and was a little ambarrassed to only be able to come up with Mushy throughout the day...No...I'm not joking...I've been healthy all my life so I have a very hard time describing or titling these symptoms...other than literalness...which can come off to drs. as naivety...then they don't take me seriously.Don't you get up early...shouldn't you be sleeping? Love, marianne --- Janet Karam <janetk7@earthlink.net> wrote: > Dear Marianne,
>
> Senna is an herbal laxative. Traditional Medicinals
> makes a tea called
> "Smooth Move", or you can get senna
> tablets/capsules. I alternate between
> the tea and capsules(I don't really know why...maybe
> just to make life more
> interesting). I sometimes get loose stool, sometimes
> have to use
> suppositories additionally just to get things going.
>
> If you try the senna, be careful at first, it can
> cause some severe
> cramping. I don't eat much solid food...the most
> solid being something like
> rice, bread or olives.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Love,
>
> Janet
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Marianne bolding <ojowojo@yahoo.com>
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
> <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
> > Date: 7/19/01 11:50:58 PM
> > Subject: RE: I need your help!
> >
> > Janet..this is Marianne...what is senna? a tea?
> > --- Janet Karam <janetk7@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > Dear Lesa,
> > >
> > > Good luck with the doc tomorrow. I have tried
> many
> > > different pain meds.
> > > Oxycontin is so different, in that it provides
> > > relief, but I still feel
> > > like Janet...though at times I may need to sleep
> or
> > > rest more than a
> > > "normal" person. It does not leave me pain free,
> but
> > > the pain is
> > > manageable, in my mind, I can put it aside, and
> go
> > > on with my daily
> > > activities. Constipation is the worst side
> effect, I
> > > manage that my taking
> > > senna.
> > >
> > > I'll be praying for you tomorrow...please let us
> > > know how your appointment
> > > goes.
> > >
> > > Love,
> > >
> > > Janet
> > >
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