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M28, psyllium husk (if taken after soaking in water for 8 hrs) would help internal hemorrhoids or hurt them? thanks
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Psyllium will help: No need to soak psyllium for 8 hours. Just mix with glass of water and slug it down. Follow with another glass of water. Take enough psyllium that you are having a bowel movement each day, stool should be 10 inches long, and it should float. If you're not meeting those conditions, take more psyllium. Magnesium (500-1000 mg/day) will also help your constipation, Blood Pressure and diabetes.
Answered 3/16/2017
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