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Originally Posted by Nathans_Dad
Fiber will help with the straining which can cause or worsen hernias but won't fix a hernia that is already there.
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Always wondered if the peritonium was self-healing.
Brain, skin, and tendons are regenerative, but supposedly heart muscles and ligaments are not.
(the following not medical advice)
Fiber helps with the"straining". I've heard quite a few heart attacks happen on the toilet, just like Elvis at 42. Different foods contribute to or negate peristolyic action(physical transportation of material).
Fiber moves it all.
Without fiber, it all becomes gummy, immovable sludge.
It was rumored at his autopsy, John Wayne had 45 pounds of undigested beef in his gut. Watch the movies again. That's a big baby to be carrying around.
When the colon is blocked, it can blow up like a ballon and cause diverculitis and pockets of rotting bacteria. Even young athletes with protein-only diets can get this(once read of some guy who ate 12 eggs with steak per day).