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[quote=Anonymous]For the past few years, I've been dealing with a family member with severe health issues, and not taking care of myself at all.  I was grabbing food on the run, and eating tons of junk, such as diet soda and donuts every day.  Unfortunately, that isn't an exaggeration.

Late spring, the stress and demands on me decreased, and I began to make some changes in my diet.  Basically, I did the following.

Almost completely cut out sugar and super processed carbs (e.g. no donuts, no snickers bars)

Increased fruits and vegetables

Cut back on other carbs substantially, (e.g. not much rice, wheat, quinoa, potatoes)

Limited myself to about 1200 - 1500 calories most days.

Added yogurt to my diet

Cut way back on the diet soda, and substituted water with occasional drops of Mio  (not good, but I figure at least better?)

Overall, the results have been great.  Weight loss, less pain from my arthritis, more energy.  I've been thrilled.

But I'm constipated.

So, I'd like to make just enough changes to my diet to deal with the constipation, without losing the benefits.  Any suggestions?  More fruit for soluble fiber? (but I'm already eating way more than I was when I was going fine).  More whole grains for insoluble fiber?  Specific fruits?  Prunes?

I often hear that one should drink more water, but I drink a ton.  On a typical day, I might drink 4 liters of calorie free liquid, maybe 1/2 water, and the rest either water with Mio drops, or iced unsweetened herbal tea.   So, I don't think more water is the answer.  [/quote]

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