Flax Seed

[kendalls_mom]

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone knows anything about Flax Seed.

A woman that I work with says, that it works wonders for p. I'm hesitant to try it (she gave me a bag of the powder).

Has anyone tried it?

Thanks,
Cody

[Kimbercat]

Hi, and welcome to the boards. Although I've heard of flax seed helping for lots of things, I don't have any personal experience. You might check the Alternative Treatments thread, or do a search on flax. Good luck.

[ARL]

hi,,,,,I was told by a nurse her father had P and was taking flax seed iol gel caps,,,,,,amazing it helped him,,,I bought it and started taking it,,,,,I guess I didn't take it long enough,,,but it's also good for the arteries and heart,,,I'm sure it can't hurt to try.....Let me know!!!!!!

[hkowalczyk]

Well flax seed is a source of omega 3 and there are some studies that have shown some improvement in p with fish oil, also on healthtalk.com there is some stuff about p and diet that talks about taking fish oil.

-henri

[bonnie25]

Hello, I have taken flax seed meal everyday for about 2 mos. and it just kept me regular. I didn't really notice an improvement in my p but what doesn't work for someone can work for others.
Try it cause you never know!
Bonnie

[egr4999]

I tried flax seed in a pill form a few months back. Showed a slight improvement very quickly but then no advance over that. But I would certainly not rule it out as a possibility for others.

[Jor-EL]

You can get flax seed oil in liquid form as you would buy any other digestible oil, such as olive oil or corn oil. Flax seed oil has a nutty taste and can be poured over food like salads. Don't cook your oil, though because that will destroy the EFAs (Essential Fatty Acids) in it.
I buy Spectrum Essentials, organic, cold pressed flax oil in the 24 ounce bottle at the local health food market. It normally sells for about 20 bucks, but I found it on sale recently for 17 dollars. I take a large Tablespoon-3 times a day. I also take a scary amount of vitamins, minerals, herbs and enzymes, but I am carefull not to overdose on any one of them though. Particularly, vitamin A. I keep A under 25,000 mg per day.