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Overcoming Constipation While Traveling

Q. I have been using an applesauce-fiber mixture I learned about from you. It works well to combat constipation.

Now I have to go abroad for two weeks. Do you have any suggestions on how to take this mixture with me? Constipation while traveling is a big problem, starting with the long flight.

A. Dehydration is a frequent result of air travel. It complicates constipation, so make sure you get lots of liquids. Sugarless gum can also help.

The mixture of applesauce, bran and prune juice you have found helpful needs refrigeration and will be too difficult to take with you. Instead, try something like psyllium cookies (Metamucil brand for example). Magnesium supplements are also easy to carry and should help with regularity.

We are sending you our Guide with Ten Tips to Controlling Constipation. It also includes the recipes for Power Pudding made of bran, applesauce and prune juice and dynamite pumpkin-bran muffins.

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About the Author
Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies..
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