I have all 3 things in my house. I eat apples everyday. I have prunes in the fridge. My Dad use to eat them a lot for constipation and I have bran flakes. You sound like my PCP. He pretty much tells me what to eat. I have eaten apples everyday for years. I buy them by the bushel in the summertime.

Mrs. D. you are right about the fiber. That's why Metamucil doesn't work for me. I just started the Nexium a couple of months ago so I am wondering if thats not causing some of my problems. I have to be on a stomach med though and a lot of them don't work for my GERD.

i am not on any pain meds. I only take them when I need to.

My nurse was just telling me she is trying the Magnesium and she is getting awlful joint pain from it.

I just took a walk and sometimes that helps me. The weather won't cooperate enough for me to walk as much as I like.

Thanks for the advice. I might try the Magnesium

Ada