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Old 07-17-2013, 03:49 PM
Heatherr Heatherr is offline
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Instead of liquid - how about just a vegan diet - or a plant based diet so your eating LOTS of fiber and not having to increase that pressure? They also make stool softeners (not laxatives). Those might be easier/safer than a liquid diet for the nutritional demands of your healing brain.


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Originally Posted by Halfnelson View Post
It is not that I have trouble going to the bathroom. This is easy.

Instead I find that the increase in intracranial blood pressure accompanied by going to the bathroom exacerbates my symptoms. So even if I rest physically and cognitively I still cannot escape aggravating my symptoms.

This is why I am thinking of trying a liquid diet for a few weeks to see if that allows my brain enough time to heal to a point where I can safely go to the bathroom without causing a relapse.

I would be keen to hear more thoughts from anyone who has experienced something similar.
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