Wellness

[Hopein24]

Talk to your Doctor about the OTC  cholesterol you are taking. The most important part of lowering cholesterol, in my opinion is to increase your fiber. You can do this by taking Benefiber or Metamucil daily and both of these are available at any pharmacy without a prescription. What many don't  realize is that cholesterol sticks to the lining of the colon, and it can stay stuck there for a long, long time unless you either eat enough fiber in your diet, or take a fiber supplement. The fiber helps scrape it from the colon wall so you can expel it when you have a bowel movement. Otherwise, it sits there, stuck to your colon and your body just keeps absorbing it back into your bloodstream. And you know, as we age, everything slows down and the colon is no exception! In my opinion, the best thing you can do is get on one of these fiber supplements, take it faithfully every day and increase your water intake, even if you only drink an extra 8 to 12 ounces per day on top of what you normally drink, you will see a change in your numbers next Doctor visit! 

[Tinkrbl44]

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@beckyb1012 wrote:

Mine went up 18 months ago and my provider only emailed to say to start eating Cheerios with no medications at all.  There was a drop the next time I had labs done and still just eating dry Cheerios at my desk 5 days a week.  No other dietary changes have been made and still no medication. 

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@beckyb1012 

Dry Cheerios?  Why?   

Is this like eating oatmeal several times a week?

[Hopein24]

@Tinkrbl44 Again, dry Cheerios goes back to an increase in fiber, which is scraping that stuck cholesterol from the walls of the colon.

[mrshckynut]

@Tinkrbl44 Again, dry Cheerios goes back to an increase in fiber, which is scraping that stuck cholesterol from the walls of the colon.

@Tinkrbl44   when one gets a colonoscopy the doctors are not looking to "scrape stuck cholesterol from the walls of your colon"  they are concerned about benign polyps they can remove before they become malignant and cause colon cancer

for most with high cholesterol readings the doctors are usually more concerned about ones main coronary arteries than anything to do with a persons possible colon polyps 

mrshckynut 

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[qbetzforreal]

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

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@beckyb1012 wrote:

Mine went up 18 months ago and my provider only emailed to say to start eating Cheerios with no medications at all.  There was a drop the next time I had labs done and still just eating dry Cheerios at my desk 5 days a week.  No other dietary changes have been made and still no medication. 

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@beckyb1012 

Dry Cheerios?  Why?   

Is this like eating oatmeal several times a week?

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@Tinkrbl44- Oats and oat products aid in lowering the LDL cholesterol levels.

Dry Cheerios maybe easier than preparing oatmeal.  Dry because cow's milk has varying levels of cholesterol.

[beckyb1012]

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

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@beckyb1012 wrote:

Mine went up 18 months ago and my provider only emailed to say to start eating Cheerios with no medications at all.  There was a drop the next time I had labs done and still just eating dry Cheerios at my desk 5 days a week.  No other dietary changes have been made and still no medication. 

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@beckyb1012 

Dry Cheerios?  Why?   

Is this like eating oatmeal several times a week?

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Even as a baby I did not and do not now do milk.  YUCK