can you get a bowel obstruction from being on the atkins diet?

Answer 1

No. I have been on the Atkins diet for almost 3 years. You can get constipated but if you add flax to your diet this will give you the fiber you need. Also you can take metamucil too. I take on a regular basis, Magnesium, calcium zinc, and potassium. These supplements keep me regular and I do not get many colds either.

For fun try this for breakfast.
Banana nut muffins

2 cups milled flax
1 cup chopped walnuts (or your nut of choice)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup granulated splenda

1/3 cup cooking oil
1/2 cup davinci vanilla syrup (available at Walmart)
4 eggs
1 tbl banana extract


Mix and spray a 12 muffin pan with pam. This makes 12 perfect muffins. Bake 350 for 15 minutes.

With granular Splenda:
Per Serving: 221 Calories; 19g Fat; 8g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber; 3g Net Carbs

Wonderful tasty and takes care of the fiber we need in our diets.