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Dear Moneesha, Miralax does the same thing. It's a white powder that produces like clockwork if dissolved in a glass of juice each day. Pam On May 30, 2008, at 1:38 AM, Moneesha Sharma wrote: > My husband, who was diagnosed nearly 7 years ago, has had a > constipation > problem from almost the start. Apart from drinking a lot of water and > eating papaya (a fruit with very good laxative properties), he also > has a > couple of teaspoons of a natural product called 'isabgol', which he > finds > very helpful. He has the isabgol at night with some milk and honey. > > > Isabgol is the husk obtained from the Psyllium plant. It is obtained > from > the seeds by milling and is mainly used as a bowel regulator. Isabgol > absorbs water and swells up to give increased bulk in the intestine. > It also > increases the moisture content of the stools. It has been used in > India for > centuries. > > Moneesha > > > 2008/5/30 Ting YJ <[log in to unmask]>: > >> Hi, >> >> I was dx PD 4 yrs , Now in-take Sinemet /Comtan / Requip. In >> the past >> 1/2 yrs, >> I was sufferring from the constipation. Are all PD patients always >> sufferring from the >> constipation ? Is caused by PD progress or PD meds ? I tried my >> best to >> maintain food (high fiber....) /water-drink / excersie. But,not big >> help. >> >> I am 51 yrs old. Anyone give me suggestions or advice ?? thanks! >> >> YJ. >> >> 付費才容量無上限？Yahoo!奇摩電子信箱2.0 >> 免費給你，信件永遠不必刪！ - 馬上體驗！ >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: >> [log in to unmask] >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn