Because I am borderline anemic someone suggested I drink prune juice which is a good source of iron. I also tend to have low blood sugar, though I'm not a diabetic.
At noon lunch I drank an 8 oz glass of prune juice (first time I've ever had it). Nausea started at 2pm. Diarhhea at 3pm. I felt pretty sick and miserable until 9 o'clock that night. Thought I had a stomach virus but could this actually have been the juice? Can it make you feel that sick??
I feel ok this morning, by the way.
2007-01-22 03:03:37 · 6 answers · asked by Veritas 7 in Health ➔ Other - Health
That would probably be par for the course. Don't drink that again.
Maybe you could buy a bag of dried prunes and have a couple before bed. There are also iron supplements you can get anywhere (Target, Walgreens) for your needs. Find out exactly how much iron you need to supplement each day, per info from your doc. Iron is also constipating if you take supplements, so you may end up with the opposite situation which may then require a stool softener.
2007-01-22 03:12:27 · answer #1 · answered by Lake Lover 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
oh dear, sorry to tell you but the best laxative is...yup! prune juice, as you found out!
did you eat anything or just have the juice? nausea is,nt usual side effect as i know.
unless you are vegetarian? eat some red meat, or spinach, broccoli, or even take , a good multivitamin. borderline would,nt really be a reason for iron tablets. they have ukky side effects too, black stools, smelly too.
if you want to use prunes ,well ,have half a glass , to acclimatise!
or just eat them 2 or 3 is plenty, maybe every second day. and they are nice soft dried,also other dried fruits. try for ones without sulphur, sodium metabisulphite though, read the labels!!
low blood sugar, hmm cos you dont eat often or much? do the diabetics trick of a dry biscuit at least every two or three hours, to keep the wobblies and dizzy feelings away.
2007-01-22 03:22:03 · answer #2 · answered by amicus curiae 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prune juice and dried prunes artwork properly as organic laxatives. Prunes are truthfully dried plums; in 2001 the FDA replaced their call from "prunes" to "dried plums". Prunes artwork as laxatives by way of fact they incorporate sorbitol, that's oftentimes used as a sweetner and that could reason unfastened stools. Prunes additionally incorporate diphenylisatin, a organic laxative. Sorbitol is likewise contemporary in apple and pear juice, even however in smaller quantities. Many physicians evaluate prunes and prune juice the main soft, organic laxative. A serving of prunes is seen 4-6 prunes. a common serving of prune juice is 8 oz.. sure, prunes and prune juice artwork. provide them a minimum of 8-12 hours to artwork. in case you have been constipated, and you abruptly have unfastened stools (i.e., diarrhea), your stools could be green. don't be alarmed; it extremely is unprocessed bile. Bile is vivid green, yet turns into brown because it passes by your intestines. If it passes by too promptly, it does not have time to alter into brown.
2016-12-16 10:38:33 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prune juice has laxative type properties. It just did what it is supposed to do. Yes it was the prune juice that did this to you. We use it all the time in the nursing home for people who have trouble with constipation.
2007-01-22 03:07:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be a shock to the digestive system. Any change in the osmotic balance will leave you feeling horrible. Try a different mode of getting your iron. Green leafy vegitables, maybe. Stay away from "the juice", unless you are constipated.
2007-01-22 03:13:39 · answer #5 · answered by rex_rrracefab 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yup it was the prune juice sorry it does work that way sandy glad your much better
2007-01-22 03:19:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋