Here's one for you....
Lady calls me on a weekend , (crying) she says Old Herb Lady, I'm having a big problem, I need your help. I say shoot, tell me. She says I can't move my bowels and I am very scared/nervous of what's going to happen to me. I said how long has it been. (she cries more) Finally after 10 minutes the truth comes out...she hadn't gone in like 2 weeks.
I said, well call your doctor because you could have an obstruction, how much pain are you in, I asked. No pain she says. She said her doctor's office is closed,
I said it doesn't matter....their is a doctor on call.....she said no she was too embarrassed to call. (crying) I said, maam, what caused the massive constipation ? Well, she proceeds, I have been eating alot of peanut butter out of the jar & also alot of chocolate. I tell her one more time to call her doctor....if you don't then here are some idears for you....I told her what foods & herbs, etc she needed to stimulate the bowel.......she calls me 2 days later.....pooping like crazy & happy as could be.
I said great ! I was so very happy to hear this because how AWFUL a situation for her !!!! UGh !!!!
So I tell her, now you know that you CANNOT eat that peanut butter & chocolate anymore, you know what will happen to you, OK.
Yes ! Yes ! I understand !! thank You so much !! she says.
I said, well the next time it happens, don't call me call your doctor because NOW you KNOW HOW TO FIX YOURSELF &
you have to respect that your body does NOT want that chocoate & peanut butter, OK ?
Fast forward like 2 years later.....she calls crying.......
I said, yes, I remember, what have you been eating ? Oh she got into the chocolate & PB again. yiiiiikes !!!!!!
I said, well call your doctor because I can't make you stop eating what your bowels keep getting blocked up with.
This time she says.....I DID CALL MY DOCTOR cause you told me not to call you if I get constipated again !!!! But this time she didn't poop for a MONTH !!!!!!
He gave me a laxative, she says. ( It was in a HUGE bottle/liquid stuff)
I said well what is the problem, Did it help you to go
? Yes ! It helped me to go but now I cannot have bowel movement without it, I have to take it everyday or my bowels won't move without it ......It gave her massive CHRONIC diarrhea. I told her that she has probably more than likely become laxative dependant now.
She said her doctor says she has to just keep taking it.
I told her what to eat & what not to eat & what herbs to take, she quit taking the laxative, she now has beautiful bowel movements
& quit eating foods that block her up and is happy, happy happy .
People are their own worst enemy and many a times people discuss their poopin' issues with me RIGHT OUT IN PUBLIC !!!!! TMI, TMI people.
So I keep sendin' 'em to you,Doc, but they keep callin' me , !
Happy Poopin ' !!!