Re: essential fatty acids - linseed or evening primrose?
03/27/03 12:31 PM
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Heather
Reged: 12/09/02
Posts: 7799
Loc: Seattle, WA
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Hi - I'm not sure about linseed, but flax seed and evening primrose and fish oils are all great sources of omega fatty acids. You can get all of these in capsule form, or grind the flax seed or drizzle flax oil on soluble fiber (like rice or pasta). Don't take the capsules on an empty stomach - they are fat -but taken with a meal they should be fine.
You can also eat fatty fish like salmon or tuna. Lots of recipes in Eating for IBS.
Psyllium is soluble fiber, with insoluble in there too. Psyllium tends to be more likely to cause gas and bloating than other supplements. I'd try Citrucel, Benefiber, Equalactin, or Fibercon instead. There's no essential fatty acids in the supplements (or in psyllium), but they are crucial for stabilizing the GI tract. Ignore the fact that they're marketed as laxatives - they're not.
I'll try to find out about linseed...
Best,
Heather
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