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Despite high fiber, healthy diet & lots of fluids, i get constipated with diarrhea. things down move.use miralax (polyethylene glycol) 2/day which helps but not enough?
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Food sensitivities: Consider food sensitivities. Consider alcat testing and igg and IgA food sensitivity testing.
Answered 1/12/2015
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