Regularly high doses fishoil for constipation

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TO BEGIN WITH, I AM SUFFERING FROM TIME TO TIME FROM CONSTIPATION. OR BETTER SAID I AM SUFFERING FROM INCOMPLETE EVACUATION .... I GO TO TOILET ALMOST EVERY DAY ....BUT OVER TIME STOOL ACCUMULATES AND I GET KIND OF CONSTIPATED... I ALREADY HAVE INCREASED MY FIBER INTAKE AND DRINKING LOTS OF WATER ... THINGS HAVE IMPROVED ... ANYWAY I BELIEVE LACK OF PHYSICAL MOVEMENT PLAYS ALSO A ROLE ... BUT UNFORTUNATELY THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I CANNOT ALWAYS CONTROL ... ANYWAY I STARTED TAKING FISH OIL AND FLAXSEED OIL WHICH FOR SURE HELPS . I TAKE REGULARLY 6 GRAM OF FISH OIL AND 2 GRAM OF FLAXSEED OIL IN THE MORNING ... SINCE I DO THAT THINGS HAVE IMPROVED AND I DONT FEEL ANY SIDE EFFECTS BUT IT STILL CAN HAPPEN THAT DUE TO INCOMPLETE EVACUATION I GET CONSTIPATED ... IF THAT HAPPENS I INCREASE THE FISH OIL INTAKE TREMENDOUSLY LIKE 10 GRAMM MORNINGS AND 10 GRAMM EVENING + 8 gramm FLAXSSED OIL. WELL I HAVE NO SIDE EFFECTS ... EVENTUALLY I CAN COMPLETLY EVACUTATE ... MY WORRIES ARE THAT SUCH HIGH DOSES MIGHT CAUSE ANY SERIOUS HEALTH EFFECT .... SO FAR I COULD NOT NOTICE ANY SIDE EFFECTS ... IS THERE ANYBODY WHO KNOW ABOUT THE RISKS OF REGULARLY TAKING HIGH DOSES ( 2 -3 days EVERY FORTHNIGHT ) ... WELL I AM AWARE OF MANY OTHER LAXATIVE LIKE SENNA AND BYSACOLDYL WHICH I TAKE FROM TIME TO TIME .... BUT ACTUALLY WANNA AVOID THAT ... I AM HAPPY FOR ANY ADVICE .CHEERS BEN

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