this is slowly but surely curing me
#97160 - 08/10/04 12:44 PM
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I suffered from daily d and bloating back ache etc etc. until I ate cress-sprouted seeds. I have only been eating 1 big handful of cress every dinner time on a sandwich and I am amazed at the results, bloating subsided for 3 days, 1 bm per day-formed, no pain, I dont know whats going on but the only thing that has changed in my diet etc. is the addition of cress.
I really hope this is the cure for everyone, throw the pills away and start munching. this is no joke. please give me feedback after you have tried this.
good luck.
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HI- can you tell me exactly what "cress-sprouted" seeds are??? Where do you purchase them and how did you hear about them? thanks
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Hi - I have the same question, what are cress sprouted seeds and where can you get them?
you might be on to something here, please share with us.
Lene 
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hi, sprouted seeds are exactly that, they are seeds eg. broccoli, alfalfa, rape, etc. that have sprouted after about 3-5 days, they look like watercress, but I can tell you for the 4 days I have been eating them, I felt different on the second day, I have only been eating them for 4 days but bloating has subsided, pains are gone, no urgency, 1 bm per day for 3 days, and like I say no other changes just these sprouted seeds, I purchase mine from wal-mart/asda for 19p per tub, just called cress, and I have been eating one tub per day, at lunchtime in a sandwich. I must also say that nothing and I mean nothing else has worked for me , ive tried everything, so as you can imagine this was a very welcoming surprise, and I truly hope it works for everyone else also.
good luck all.
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Careful on eating sprouts in the states, they've been known to carry salmonella lately...
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Are you located in the USA?
Lene 
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I think ASDA's in the UK.
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I thought that sprouts were on the "NO" list along with most other raw vegetables.
Is that right?
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Yep 19 pence would be UK and they have a lot of water cress there and you can't find it here(I didn't know they had walmart though). But one could buy the seeds from a mail order nursery and start them on your own. Maybe cress is a beneficial herb like fennel but then again maybe they are just high in fiber and getting him regular. I can't say.
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"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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walmart owns asda now I think, yes im in the uk, I dont think its the fibre as I have taken fibre supplements before with no success, as I said in a precious post, there is nothing I havent tried, natural/chemical, in fact the last thing I tried was digestive advantage-ibs , which were about as useful as a one legged man in a butt kickin' contest.
anyway at 19p per tub everyone can afford to at least try it for a week.
hopefully you will feel much better as I did.
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that sprouts (of any kind) are one of the least tolerable veggies for me. I'm really surprised they're not making your diarrhea much worse - they can bring on diarrhea for me if I have more than a teeny tiny bit with a lot of soluble fiber. They're just so high in insoluble fiber they race right through me practically whole. Unpleasant, to say the least. 
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HI Paul--of course, watercress--DUH!!!! Don't know if that will be a good thing or not, but I love sprouts in general and will give it a try--altho, I understand Heather's point about the high insoluble fiber--but, it is worth a try--will look for them next time I am in the market. thanks for sharing!
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When it comes to veggies, it is the same for me. Luckly, it helps you.
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Paul, I sure hope it continues to work! Sometimes making a change like that would make me think OK, It's all better now! Then a few weeks later, I'd be back in "trouble" again when I got used to it! lol missyb
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